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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 07, 2022Space & Astronomy
Triton, the largest moon of Neptune—The Cantaloupe Moon, with its literal cantaloupe-like terrain and active geyse ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 03, 2022Earth & The Environment
We often affiliate plate tectonics with earthquakes, as we are all taught in school that the shifting of plates leads to ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 24, 2022Earth & The Environment
Volcanic eruptions are one of the most awe-inspiring spectacles to witness. You are literally watching Earth at work as ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 22, 2022Space & Astronomy
I’m going to get right to it: “Earth’s Moon” or simply “The Moon” isn’t a real ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 19, 2022Space & Astronomy
Io, the first Galilean moon of Jupiter—The Volcano World, with its molten silicate lava lakes and hundreds of acti ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 16, 2022Space & Astronomy
Fans of the show The Expanse will undoubtedly know about Ceres Station, with its six million inhabitants, artificial gra ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 06, 2022Space & Astronomy
On November 26, 2018, NASA’s InSight Mars Lander touched down on the Red Planet with the purpose of studying the i ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 18, 2022Space & Astronomy
Neptune, the eighth planet from the Sun – The Distant Planet. This bright blue orb hanging out near the edge of th ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 14, 2022Space & Astronomy
Who doesn’t like to zap things, even if only imaginary? Nearly everyone at some point in their life has yelled, &l ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 03, 2022Space & Astronomy
Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun – The Ringed Planet, as curious, young sky watchers might often ask, “ ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 31, 2022Space & Astronomy
Asteroids might look like boring balls of rock, but these fossils often hold many clues about the evolution and formatio ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 28, 2022Space & Astronomy
"The cosmos is also within us, we're made of star stuff," Carl Sagan famously stated on his original award ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 21, 2022Space & Astronomy
Jupiter, the fifth planet from the Sun – The Majestic Planet, with its massive size, swirling multi-colored clouds ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 17, 2022Space & Astronomy
Venus, the second planet from the Sun – The Deceptive Planet. Often known as the “morning star” and &l ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 08, 2022Space & Astronomy
Dr. Alyssa Rose Rhoden is a Principal Scientist within the Planetary Science Directorate at the Southwest Research Insti ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 07, 2022Space & Astronomy
Recently, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover snapped a photograph of a flower-like rock artifact on the surface of Mars. ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 28, 2022Space & Astronomy
The search for life beyond Earth has reached a fever pitch, with possible locations to find even microbial life being Ma ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 23, 2022Space & Astronomy
16 Psyche, a heavy metal asteroid hanging out in the asteroid belt, was once thought to be worth $10 quintillion USD in ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 20, 2022Space & Astronomy
Thanks to continuing technological advancements in exoplanet detection methods, their discoveries are becoming a common ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 18, 2022Space & Astronomy
February 18, 1930, is a truly historic day for science, as this was the day Pluto was officially discovered by Clyde W T ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 14, 2022Space & Astronomy
Recently, we explored our history of wonder for Mars and humanity’s fascination with the Red Planet dating back to ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 06, 2022Space & Astronomy
The planet Venus is a hellish and inhospitable world. It has an average surface temperature of 737 K (464 ËšC, 867 ËšF) an ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 28, 2021Space & Astronomy
The Apollo Moon missions not only succeeded in landing the first humans on the surface of our nearest planetary neighbor ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 26, 2021Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made a historic fly-by of the dwarf-planet Pluto on July 14, 2015, but even after s ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 07, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Triton, the largest moon of Neptune—The Cantaloupe Moon, with its literal cantaloupe-like terrain and active geyse
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 03, 2022
Earth & The Environment
We often affiliate plate tectonics with earthquakes, as we are all taught in school that the shifting of plates leads to
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 24, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Volcanic eruptions are one of the most awe-inspiring spectacles to witness. You are literally watching Earth at work as
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 22, 2022
Space & Astronomy
I’m going to get right to it: “Earth’s Moon” or simply “The Moon” isn’t a real
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 19, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Io, the first Galilean moon of Jupiter—The Volcano World, with its molten silicate lava lakes and hundreds of acti
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 16, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Fans of the show The Expanse will undoubtedly know about Ceres Station, with its six million inhabitants, artificial gra
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 06, 2022
Space & Astronomy
On November 26, 2018, NASA’s InSight Mars Lander touched down on the Red Planet with the purpose of studying the i
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 18, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Neptune, the eighth planet from the Sun – The Distant Planet. This bright blue orb hanging out near the edge of th
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 14, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Who doesn’t like to zap things, even if only imaginary? Nearly everyone at some point in their life has yelled, &l
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 03, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun – The Ringed Planet, as curious, young sky watchers might often ask, “
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 31, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Asteroids might look like boring balls of rock, but these fossils often hold many clues about the evolution and formatio
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 28, 2022
Space & Astronomy
"The cosmos is also within us, we're made of star stuff," Carl Sagan famously stated on his original award
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 21, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter, the fifth planet from the Sun – The Majestic Planet, with its massive size, swirling multi-colored clouds
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 17, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Venus, the second planet from the Sun – The Deceptive Planet. Often known as the “morning star” and &l
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 08, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Dr. Alyssa Rose Rhoden is a Principal Scientist within the Planetary Science Directorate at the Southwest Research Insti
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 07, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Recently, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover snapped a photograph of a flower-like rock artifact on the surface of Mars.
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 28, 2022
Space & Astronomy
The search for life beyond Earth has reached a fever pitch, with possible locations to find even microbial life being Ma
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 23, 2022
Space & Astronomy
16 Psyche, a heavy metal asteroid hanging out in the asteroid belt, was once thought to be worth $10 quintillion USD in
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 20, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Thanks to continuing technological advancements in exoplanet detection methods, their discoveries are becoming a common
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 18, 2022
Space & Astronomy
February 18, 1930, is a truly historic day for science, as this was the day Pluto was officially discovered by Clyde W T
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 14, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Recently, we explored our history of wonder for Mars and humanity’s fascination with the Red Planet dating back to
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 06, 2022
Space & Astronomy
The planet Venus is a hellish and inhospitable world. It has an average surface temperature of 737 K (464 ËšC, 867 ËšF) an
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 28, 2021
Space & Astronomy
The Apollo Moon missions not only succeeded in landing the first humans on the surface of our nearest planetary neighbor
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 26, 2021
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made a historic fly-by of the dwarf-planet Pluto on July 14, 2015, but even after s
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc