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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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SEP 27, 2023Earth & The Environment
The outermost layer of the Earth is the crust. The continents sits on continental crust, which covers about 41 percent o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2023Space & Astronomy
An international team of researchers led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) recently traveled to Iceland to ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 18, 2023Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has been hard at work on the Red Planet since 2012 teaching us more and more about thi ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 06, 2023Space & Astronomy
NASA announced today that the Psyche spacecraft is still scheduled to begin its launch window on October 5th and spans t ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 24, 2023Space & Astronomy
Today is officially designated as Pluto Demoted Day, which commemorates when the International Astronomical Union (IAU) ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 09, 2023Space & Astronomy
While the batteries on NASA’s InSight lander officially ran out of juice in December 2022, scientists are still po ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 24, 2023Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope recently imaged debris from asteroid Dimorphos that was blasted away as a result of ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 11, 2023Space & Astronomy
The Moon is getting another instrument to explore its vast history as the Magnetic Anomaly Plasma Spectrometer (MAPS) in ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 07, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Nature Astronomy examines how a newly discovered exoplanet, MWC 758c, could be producing spi ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 14, 2023Space & Astronomy
Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, has long been known to possess an interior ocean of liquid water, but the question as to ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 14, 2023Space & Astronomy
While asteroids are the lesser-known populace of the solar system, they have possibly the greatest significance as these ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 13, 2023Earth & The Environment
For decades, scientists have accepted a particular theory regarding the evolution Earth’s plate tectonics, but a r ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 26, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Nature examines the discovery of an Earth-sized exoplanet, LP 791-18 d, located 86 light-yea ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 18, 2023Space & Astronomy
A new study published in Nature Geoscience shows that volcanic activity is actively resurfacing the planet Venus. This n ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.MAR 16, 2023Space & Astronomy
In a turn of unfortunate events, the science world was stunned to learn yesterday at the Lunar and Planetary Science Con ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 16, 2023Space & Astronomy
An astrophysicist from UC Riverside (UCR) recently examined "two notable gaps in planetary science", as noted by Dr. Ste ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 06, 2023Space & Astronomy
Ocean worlds are becoming a hot topic in the fields of planetary science and astrobiology, as Jupiter's moon, Europa, an ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 27, 2023Earth & The Environment
Planet Earth is a marvelous geological machine responsible for life to exist here. It is a machine that churns and spews ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 26, 2023Space & Astronomy
Labroots recently explored Saturn’s sponge-like moon, Hyperion, with its deep craters and non-spherical shape. Thi ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 23, 2023Space & Astronomy
Labroots has rich history of examining Mars in great detail, including its suite of awesome geologic formations, stunnin ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 17, 2023Earth & The Environment
Like a number of planetary bodies, the Earth is a very complex geological machine that is comprised of a layered mixture ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 04, 2023Space & Astronomy
Space has the ultimate element of surprise: we never know what we will learn from it next. Space and the potential for l ...Written By: Mandy WoodsFEB 02, 2023Space & Astronomy
Labroots recently explored the reflective and beautiful atmosphere of Venus that envelopes its hot and high-pressured su ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 31, 2023Space & Astronomy
Labroots recently explored one of Jupiter’s Galilean Moons, Ganymede,Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 27, 2023
Earth & The Environment
The outermost layer of the Earth is the crust. The continents sits on continental crust, which covers about 41 percent o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2023
Space & Astronomy
An international team of researchers led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) recently traveled to Iceland to
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 18, 2023
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has been hard at work on the Red Planet since 2012 teaching us more and more about thi
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 06, 2023
Space & Astronomy
NASA announced today that the Psyche spacecraft is still scheduled to begin its launch window on October 5th and spans t
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 24, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Today is officially designated as Pluto Demoted Day, which commemorates when the International Astronomical Union (IAU)
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 09, 2023
Space & Astronomy
While the batteries on NASA’s InSight lander officially ran out of juice in December 2022, scientists are still po
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 24, 2023
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope recently imaged debris from asteroid Dimorphos that was blasted away as a result of
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 11, 2023
Space & Astronomy
The Moon is getting another instrument to explore its vast history as the Magnetic Anomaly Plasma Spectrometer (MAPS) in
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 07, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Nature Astronomy examines how a newly discovered exoplanet, MWC 758c, could be producing spi
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 14, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, has long been known to possess an interior ocean of liquid water, but the question as to
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 14, 2023
Space & Astronomy
While asteroids are the lesser-known populace of the solar system, they have possibly the greatest significance as these
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 13, 2023
Earth & The Environment
For decades, scientists have accepted a particular theory regarding the evolution Earth’s plate tectonics, but a r
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 26, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Nature examines the discovery of an Earth-sized exoplanet, LP 791-18 d, located 86 light-yea
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 18, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A new study published in Nature Geoscience shows that volcanic activity is actively resurfacing the planet Venus. This n
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
MAR 16, 2023
Space & Astronomy
In a turn of unfortunate events, the science world was stunned to learn yesterday at the Lunar and Planetary Science Con
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 16, 2023
Space & Astronomy
An astrophysicist from UC Riverside (UCR) recently examined "two notable gaps in planetary science", as noted by Dr. Ste
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 06, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Ocean worlds are becoming a hot topic in the fields of planetary science and astrobiology, as Jupiter's moon, Europa, an
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 27, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Planet Earth is a marvelous geological machine responsible for life to exist here. It is a machine that churns and spews
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 26, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Labroots recently explored Saturn’s sponge-like moon, Hyperion, with its deep craters and non-spherical shape. Thi
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 23, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Labroots has rich history of examining Mars in great detail, including its suite of awesome geologic formations, stunnin
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 17, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Like a number of planetary bodies, the Earth is a very complex geological machine that is comprised of a layered mixture
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 04, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Space has the ultimate element of surprise: we never know what we will learn from it next. Space and the potential for l
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
FEB 02, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Labroots recently explored the reflective and beautiful atmosphere of Venus that envelopes its hot and high-pressured su
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 31, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Labroots recently explored one of Jupiter’s Galilean Moons, Ganymede,
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc