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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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JUN 16, 2017Space & Astronomy
If we ever put astronauts on Mars, we’ll need to be careful in doing so, planning every little detail for their sa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 13, 2017Space & Astronomy
There’s usually a pretty distinct difference between planetary and stellar temperatures, but one exoplanet some 65 ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 05, 2017Space & Astronomy
Of all the planets orbiting the Sun, perhaps Mars is one of the most interesting. Not only is it more like Earth than an ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 04, 2017Videos
Jupiter is a huge planet, and while we can gaze upon it from the Earth's surface with powerful space observation telesco ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2017Space & Astronomy
One of Jupiter’s natural satellites, which goes by the name Io, is perhaps one of the Solar System’s most vo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 19, 2017Space & Astronomy
There’s no doubt that there’s interest in sending a probe to Europa, one of the 67+ known moons that orbit J ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 18, 2017Videos
The Cassini mission is currently carrying out its Grand Finale, during which it slingshots in between Saturn and its rin ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 12, 2017Space & Astronomy
While studying distant exoplanets from other systems, astronomers sometimes come across surprising discoveries about the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 11, 2017Space & Astronomy
As a part of the Cassini probe’s Grand Finale, it’s tasked with whizzing in between Saturn and its rings and ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 08, 2017Space & Astronomy
The formation of our Solar System leaves a lot of unanswered questions, but as we continue to study it in more detail wi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 05, 2017Space & Astronomy
Stephen Hawking is known for his sometimes-adventurous remarks, but the latest in his observational comments involves th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 04, 2017Space & Astronomy
Over the last few days, NASA has been sharing bits and pieces of what the Cassini spacecraft experienced when it dove in ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 30, 2017Videos
The world has a ton of salt water, but humans can really only drink fresh water. Obviously, something has to give; we ha ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 28, 2017Space & Astronomy
Cassini went through with the first of many risky dives in between Saturn and its rings this week to get more detailed i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 27, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Mars 2020 mission will be one the most extensive searches for life on the red planet yet. It will be equipped with b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 24, 2017Space & Astronomy
Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt, and because it’s so large, it’s not particularly difficult ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 20, 2017Space & Astronomy
The search for life in our universe, anywhere else besides Earth, continues to be a long and drawn-out process. So far, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 19, 2017Space & Astronomy
There’s renewed interest in a distant planetary body residing in our own Solar System called DeeDee (short for &ls ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 17, 2017Space & Astronomy
This April, Jupiter is in the midst of a stage known as opposition, during which it’s as close to Earth as it ever ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 16, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Kepler Space Telescope helps astronomers locate distant exoplanets, but they still appear fuzzy in the viewfinder be ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 14, 2017Space & Astronomy
The question of whether or not we’ll ever find other traces of life in our Solar System has so far remained unansw ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 13, 2017Space & Astronomy
Our Solar System is vast, and while there are a handful of planets, but there are also numerous Moons and other space ro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 12, 2017Space & Astronomy
Most are probably familiar with the Northern Lights on Earth, which are known to the scientific community as the Aurora ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 09, 2017Space & Astronomy
Planet Nine is something that astronomers can’t do much more than predict at this point in time. While we’re ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUN 16, 2017
Space & Astronomy
If we ever put astronauts on Mars, we’ll need to be careful in doing so, planning every little detail for their sa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 13, 2017
Space & Astronomy
There’s usually a pretty distinct difference between planetary and stellar temperatures, but one exoplanet some 65
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 05, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Of all the planets orbiting the Sun, perhaps Mars is one of the most interesting. Not only is it more like Earth than an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 04, 2017
Videos
Jupiter is a huge planet, and while we can gaze upon it from the Earth's surface with powerful space observation telesco
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 22, 2017
Space & Astronomy
One of Jupiter’s natural satellites, which goes by the name Io, is perhaps one of the Solar System’s most vo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 19, 2017
Space & Astronomy
There’s no doubt that there’s interest in sending a probe to Europa, one of the 67+ known moons that orbit J
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 18, 2017
Videos
The Cassini mission is currently carrying out its Grand Finale, during which it slingshots in between Saturn and its rin
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 12, 2017
Space & Astronomy
While studying distant exoplanets from other systems, astronomers sometimes come across surprising discoveries about the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 11, 2017
Space & Astronomy
As a part of the Cassini probe’s Grand Finale, it’s tasked with whizzing in between Saturn and its rings and
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 08, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The formation of our Solar System leaves a lot of unanswered questions, but as we continue to study it in more detail wi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 05, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Stephen Hawking is known for his sometimes-adventurous remarks, but the latest in his observational comments involves th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 04, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Over the last few days, NASA has been sharing bits and pieces of what the Cassini spacecraft experienced when it dove in
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 30, 2017
Videos
The world has a ton of salt water, but humans can really only drink fresh water. Obviously, something has to give; we ha
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 28, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Cassini went through with the first of many risky dives in between Saturn and its rings this week to get more detailed i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 27, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Mars 2020 mission will be one the most extensive searches for life on the red planet yet. It will be equipped with b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 24, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt, and because it’s so large, it’s not particularly difficult
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 20, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The search for life in our universe, anywhere else besides Earth, continues to be a long and drawn-out process. So far,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 19, 2017
Space & Astronomy
There’s renewed interest in a distant planetary body residing in our own Solar System called DeeDee (short for &ls
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 17, 2017
Space & Astronomy
This April, Jupiter is in the midst of a stage known as opposition, during which it’s as close to Earth as it ever
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 16, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Kepler Space Telescope helps astronomers locate distant exoplanets, but they still appear fuzzy in the viewfinder be
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 14, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The question of whether or not we’ll ever find other traces of life in our Solar System has so far remained unansw
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 13, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Our Solar System is vast, and while there are a handful of planets, but there are also numerous Moons and other space ro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 12, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Most are probably familiar with the Northern Lights on Earth, which are known to the scientific community as the Aurora
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 09, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Planet Nine is something that astronomers can’t do much more than predict at this point in time. While we’re
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard