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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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JUL 10, 2025Space & Astronomy
What steps can be taken to safeguard future human missions to Mars? This is what a recent study presented at the Royal A ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 09, 2025Space & Astronomy
How geologically active was the Moon when it first formed and shortly after? This is what a recent study presented at th ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 24, 2025Space & Astronomy
What are the most ideal landing sites on Mars for the first human missions that can provide maximum survivability while ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 19, 2025Space & Astronomy
How do terrestrial planets like Earth form and evolve to enable life to exist? This is what a recent study published in ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 18, 2025Space & Astronomy
What landing sites on Jupiter’s moon, Europa, would be the most ideal for searching for life on the small moon? Th ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 17, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can glass beads collected from the lunar surface more than 50 years ago teach scientists about the Moon’s vol ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 11, 2025Space & Astronomy
What stage of a star’s life do planets start forming? This is what a recent study published in Nature Communicatio ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 10, 2025Space & Astronomy
What specific processes are responsible for planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 28, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can the surface activity on Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, teach scientists about its subsurface ocean? This is ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 28, 2025Space & Astronomy
A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) might have solved a decades-old mystery regar ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 21, 2025Earth & The Environment
While the scientific fields of planetary geology and archaeology don’t initially seem like a natural pairing, thei ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 20, 2025Space & Astronomy
The planet Mars has many similar features to Earth, but one unique feature stands out given the abundance of craters acr ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 19, 2025Space & Astronomy
How much water did Mars have in its ancient past and when did it disappear? This is what a recent study published in Geo ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 19, 2025Space & Astronomy
What new methods can be developed to study the Martian subsurface? This is what a recent study published in the Journal ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 16, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can 30-year-old data teach scientists about Venus’ geological activity? This is what a recent study published ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 12, 2025Space & Astronomy
How can imaging Mars in infrared help NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft be better prepared as it continues its jour ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 06, 2025Earth & The Environment
Scientists long wondered whether there were places on Earth where extremely hot material from the core of the Earth move ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2025Space & Astronomy
Asteroid Vesta is currently the second largest asteroid in the solar system, having been studied in-depth by NASA’ ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 25, 2025Space & Astronomy
How common are super-Earth exoplanets throughout the universe? This is what a recent study published in Science hopes to ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 22, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can a planet that’s shedding its material teach astronomers about planetary formation and evolution? This is ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 21, 2025Space & Astronomy
Was Mars a dry and cold planet billions of years ago like we see today, or was it warmer, wetter, and possibly having th ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 21, 2025Space & Astronomy
What processes could be responsible for Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, lacking river deltas as seen on Earth despit ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 18, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can carbon deposits on Mars tell scientists about whether life could have once existed on the Red Planet? This is w ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 15, 2025Space & Astronomy
How do the water vapor plumes on Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, contribute to the interaction between the moon’ ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 10, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What steps can be taken to safeguard future human missions to Mars? This is what a recent study presented at the Royal A
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 09, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How geologically active was the Moon when it first formed and shortly after? This is what a recent study presented at th
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 24, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What are the most ideal landing sites on Mars for the first human missions that can provide maximum survivability while
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 19, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How do terrestrial planets like Earth form and evolve to enable life to exist? This is what a recent study published in
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 18, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What landing sites on Jupiter’s moon, Europa, would be the most ideal for searching for life on the small moon? Th
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 17, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can glass beads collected from the lunar surface more than 50 years ago teach scientists about the Moon’s vol
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 11, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What stage of a star’s life do planets start forming? This is what a recent study published in Nature Communicatio
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 10, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What specific processes are responsible for planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 28, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can the surface activity on Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, teach scientists about its subsurface ocean? This is
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 28, 2025
Space & Astronomy
A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) might have solved a decades-old mystery regar
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 21, 2025
Earth & The Environment
While the scientific fields of planetary geology and archaeology don’t initially seem like a natural pairing, thei
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 20, 2025
Space & Astronomy
The planet Mars has many similar features to Earth, but one unique feature stands out given the abundance of craters acr
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 19, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How much water did Mars have in its ancient past and when did it disappear? This is what a recent study published in Geo
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 19, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What new methods can be developed to study the Martian subsurface? This is what a recent study published in the Journal
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 16, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can 30-year-old data teach scientists about Venus’ geological activity? This is what a recent study published
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 12, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How can imaging Mars in infrared help NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft be better prepared as it continues its jour
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 06, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Scientists long wondered whether there were places on Earth where extremely hot material from the core of the Earth move
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2025
Space & Astronomy
Asteroid Vesta is currently the second largest asteroid in the solar system, having been studied in-depth by NASA’
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 25, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How common are super-Earth exoplanets throughout the universe? This is what a recent study published in Science hopes to
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 22, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can a planet that’s shedding its material teach astronomers about planetary formation and evolution? This is
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 21, 2025
Space & Astronomy
Was Mars a dry and cold planet billions of years ago like we see today, or was it warmer, wetter, and possibly having th
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 21, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What processes could be responsible for Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, lacking river deltas as seen on Earth despit
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 18, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can carbon deposits on Mars tell scientists about whether life could have once existed on the Red Planet? This is w
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 15, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How do the water vapor plumes on Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, contribute to the interaction between the moon’
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc