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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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MAR 01, 2024Earth & The Environment
It's thought that about 700 MYA, Earth experienced its most dramatic ice age climate, in which the entire planet was com ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2024Space & Astronomy
What was the driving force behind volcanism on ancient Mars if the Red Planet does not exhibit plate tectonics? This is ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 16, 2024Space & Astronomy
Can planetary bodies that orbit in the far reaches of the solar system be geologically active? This is what a recent stu ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 02, 2024Space & Astronomy
A mission more than a decade in the making, NASA’s Europa Clipper is slated to greatly expand our understanding of ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 26, 2024Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Perseverance (Percy) rover has been exploring Jezero Crater on Mars since it landed there in February 2021. ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 26, 2024Space & Astronomy
How do solar systems form, and are these formation mechanisms similar across the universe? This is what a recent study p ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 25, 2024Space & Astronomy
Objects expand and contract from heating and cooling, and planetary objects are no different, which includes our nearest ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 16, 2024Space & Astronomy
Does the Moon’s crust have more water than previously thought? This is what a recent study published in Nature Ast ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 08, 2024Space & Astronomy
How did our solar system form and is this process similar in other solar systems throughout the universe? This is what a ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 20, 2023Space & Astronomy
Could Saturn’s icy moon, Enceladus, hold the ingredients for life as we know it? This is what a recent study publi ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 19, 2023Space & Astronomy
Could Earth end up with a runaway greenhouse effect like Venus someday, and what could this mean for finding life on exo ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 14, 2023Chemistry & Physics
The Department of Defense (DoD) recently awarded a $6.25 million research grant to a collaborative research team from Ar ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 13, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal and presented at this week’s American Geophysical Union Annu ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 04, 2023Space & Astronomy
Can planets form under extreme conditions, such as high levels of ultraviolet radiation? This is something a recent stud ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 22, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study accepted for publication in The Astronomical Journal discusses how observations from NASA’s Hubble ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 17, 2023Space & Astronomy
56 years ago today, NASA’s Surveyor 6 lunar lander made history by conducting the first liftoff from the Moon&rsqu ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 08, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters discusses a groundbreaking discovery using the Mid-Infrare ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 07, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets examines the 39th drilling sample collected by ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 06, 2023Space & Astronomy
Two recent studies published in Icarus examine tectonic processes known as shear stresses which are also referred to as ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 06, 2023Space & Astronomy
Though NASA’s Kepler space telescope officially “retired” in October 2018, scientists are still pourin ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 26, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Nature attempts to examine a remarkable discovery regarding the existence of a molten silica ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 24, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Communications Earth & Environment examines how the Earth’s Moon could be the sour ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 23, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Geochemical Perspectives Letters examines how the official birthdate of the Earth’s Mo ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 13, 2023Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft successfully launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 10:19 am EDT (7:19 am PDT ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 01, 2024
Earth & The Environment
It's thought that about 700 MYA, Earth experienced its most dramatic ice age climate, in which the entire planet was com
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What was the driving force behind volcanism on ancient Mars if the Red Planet does not exhibit plate tectonics? This is
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 16, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Can planetary bodies that orbit in the far reaches of the solar system be geologically active? This is what a recent stu
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 02, 2024
Space & Astronomy
A mission more than a decade in the making, NASA’s Europa Clipper is slated to greatly expand our understanding of
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 26, 2024
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Perseverance (Percy) rover has been exploring Jezero Crater on Mars since it landed there in February 2021.
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 26, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How do solar systems form, and are these formation mechanisms similar across the universe? This is what a recent study p
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 25, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Objects expand and contract from heating and cooling, and planetary objects are no different, which includes our nearest
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 16, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Does the Moon’s crust have more water than previously thought? This is what a recent study published in Nature Ast
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 08, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How did our solar system form and is this process similar in other solar systems throughout the universe? This is what a
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 20, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Could Saturn’s icy moon, Enceladus, hold the ingredients for life as we know it? This is what a recent study publi
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 19, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Could Earth end up with a runaway greenhouse effect like Venus someday, and what could this mean for finding life on exo
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 14, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
The Department of Defense (DoD) recently awarded a $6.25 million research grant to a collaborative research team from Ar
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 13, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal and presented at this week’s American Geophysical Union Annu
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 04, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Can planets form under extreme conditions, such as high levels of ultraviolet radiation? This is something a recent stud
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 22, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study accepted for publication in The Astronomical Journal discusses how observations from NASA’s Hubble
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 17, 2023
Space & Astronomy
56 years ago today, NASA’s Surveyor 6 lunar lander made history by conducting the first liftoff from the Moon&rsqu
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 08, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters discusses a groundbreaking discovery using the Mid-Infrare
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 07, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets examines the 39th drilling sample collected by
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 06, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Two recent studies published in Icarus examine tectonic processes known as shear stresses which are also referred to as
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 06, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Though NASA’s Kepler space telescope officially “retired” in October 2018, scientists are still pourin
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 26, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Nature attempts to examine a remarkable discovery regarding the existence of a molten silica
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 24, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Communications Earth & Environment examines how the Earth’s Moon could be the sour
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 23, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Geochemical Perspectives Letters examines how the official birthdate of the Earth’s Mo
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 13, 2023
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft successfully launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 10:19 am EDT (7:19 am PDT
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc