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Planetary Geology
Planetary Geology: a planetary science discipline concerned with the geology of the celestial bodies such as the planets and their moons, asteroids, comets, and meteorites. Planetary geology includes such topics as determining the internal structure of the terrestrial planets, and also looks at planetary volcanism and surface processes such as impact craters, fluvial and aeolian processes. The structures of the giant planets and their moons are also examined, as is the make-up of the minor bodies of the solar system, such as asteroids, the Kuiper Belt, and comets.
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NOV 13, 2018Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s New Horizons probe conducted its historic fly-by of Pluto in 2015, the American space agency received ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 07, 2018Space & Astronomy
If you followed along when NASA’s New Horizons probe flew past Pluto in July 2015, then you probably remember all ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 06, 2018Space & Astronomy
In May, an Atlas V rocket blasted off from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base and lofted NASA’s InSight ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 05, 2018Space & Astronomy
Last year, Oumuamua became the first-known interstellar object to be identified by astronomers as it passed through our ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 05, 2018Space & Astronomy
In 2007, NASA launched the Dawn mission to explore the Asteroid Belt between the planets of Mars and Jupiter. The Dawn s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 04, 2018Space & Astronomy
You might think that the weather can get nasty here on Earth, but it pales in comparison to the weather on other planets ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 28, 2018Space & Astronomy
Near the end of September, JAXA’s Hayabusa2 mission deployed two bouncing rovers on the surface of asteroid 162173 ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 22, 2018Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Science from scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) may change the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 21, 2018Earth & The Environment
The Earth rotates in a specific direction, from West to East. But have you ever wondered what would happen if our planet ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 15, 2018Space & Astronomy
When space agencies like NASA send landers and rovers to other places in the solar system to explore, one of the most ch ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 10, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Curiosity rover has been physically exploring the surface of Mars since 2012, but as it rolls along, it sen ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 01, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made history when it became the first spacecraft to fly past Pluto and capture stun ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 25, 2018Space & Astronomy
Dust storms aren’t particularly pleasant, but you should consider yourself lucky if you ever get to experience one ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 24, 2018Space & Astronomy
Astronomers restlessly search for distant exoplanets, not only because they can teach us more about the planet we live o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 16, 2018Space & Astronomy
A United Launch Alliance-branded Delta II rocket took to the skies from a Vandenberg Air Force Base, California-based la ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 09, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Curiosity rover currently sits at the forefront of the American space agency’s web page this week aft ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 03, 2018Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been paying any attention to NASA and SpaceX lately, then you might’ve caught wind about their mut ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 29, 2018Space & Astronomy
Sending missions to Mars isn’t as easy as it may seem at first glance. The solar system is continuously shifting a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 28, 2018Space & Astronomy
Mount Everest, which sports a height of approximately 29,000 feet, is the tallest mountain on Earth. But if you were to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 28, 2018Space & Astronomy
Jupiter is the largest-known planet in the solar system, and planetary scientists have been debating about how it formed ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 22, 2018Space & Astronomy
There are so many asteroids in the solar system that it’s challenging to keep track of them. In fact, many asteroi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 30, 2018Space & Astronomy
Mars is a bleak and lifeless place today, at least when compared to Earth’s standards. With that in mind, it&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 15, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Juno probe began orbiting Jupiter a little more than two years ago, and it has already returned heaps of va ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 10, 2018Space & Astronomy
The Moon is familiar territory to NASA and to a handful of other space agencies from around the globe, but not so much t ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
NOV 13, 2018
Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s New Horizons probe conducted its historic fly-by of Pluto in 2015, the American space agency received
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 07, 2018
Space & Astronomy
If you followed along when NASA’s New Horizons probe flew past Pluto in July 2015, then you probably remember all
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 06, 2018
Space & Astronomy
In May, an Atlas V rocket blasted off from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base and lofted NASA’s InSight
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 05, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Last year, Oumuamua became the first-known interstellar object to be identified by astronomers as it passed through our
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 05, 2018
Space & Astronomy
In 2007, NASA launched the Dawn mission to explore the Asteroid Belt between the planets of Mars and Jupiter. The Dawn s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 04, 2018
Space & Astronomy
You might think that the weather can get nasty here on Earth, but it pales in comparison to the weather on other planets
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 28, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Near the end of September, JAXA’s Hayabusa2 mission deployed two bouncing rovers on the surface of asteroid 162173
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 22, 2018
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Science from scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) may change the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 21, 2018
Earth & The Environment
The Earth rotates in a specific direction, from West to East. But have you ever wondered what would happen if our planet
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 15, 2018
Space & Astronomy
When space agencies like NASA send landers and rovers to other places in the solar system to explore, one of the most ch
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 10, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Curiosity rover has been physically exploring the surface of Mars since 2012, but as it rolls along, it sen
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 01, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made history when it became the first spacecraft to fly past Pluto and capture stun
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 25, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Dust storms aren’t particularly pleasant, but you should consider yourself lucky if you ever get to experience one
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 24, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers restlessly search for distant exoplanets, not only because they can teach us more about the planet we live o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 16, 2018
Space & Astronomy
A United Launch Alliance-branded Delta II rocket took to the skies from a Vandenberg Air Force Base, California-based la
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 09, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Curiosity rover currently sits at the forefront of the American space agency’s web page this week aft
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 03, 2018
Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been paying any attention to NASA and SpaceX lately, then you might’ve caught wind about their mut
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 29, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Sending missions to Mars isn’t as easy as it may seem at first glance. The solar system is continuously shifting a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 28, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Mount Everest, which sports a height of approximately 29,000 feet, is the tallest mountain on Earth. But if you were to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 28, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter is the largest-known planet in the solar system, and planetary scientists have been debating about how it formed
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 22, 2018
Space & Astronomy
There are so many asteroids in the solar system that it’s challenging to keep track of them. In fact, many asteroi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 30, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Mars is a bleak and lifeless place today, at least when compared to Earth’s standards. With that in mind, it&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 15, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Juno probe began orbiting Jupiter a little more than two years ago, and it has already returned heaps of va
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 10, 2018
Space & Astronomy
The Moon is familiar territory to NASA and to a handful of other space agencies from around the globe, but not so much t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard