Planetary science, the Glossary

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1. 168 relations: Academic journal, American Astronomical Society, American Geophysical Union, Ames Research Center, Ammonia, Analytical mechanics, Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Antarctica, Apollo program, Areography, Arrakis, Asteroid, Asteroid belt, Astrobiology, Astronomical object, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Atmosphere, Atmosphere of Earth, Atmosphere of Mars, Atmosphere of Triton, Atmosphere of Venus, Atmospheric science, Biosphere, Canadian Space Agency, Celestial mechanics, China National Space Administration, CNES, Comet, Computer simulation, Cosmochemistry, Democritus, Division for Planetary Sciences, Dune (novel), Earth, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Earth science, Earth, Moon, and Planets, Equatorial bulge, European Space Agency, Europlanet, Exoplanet, Exoplanet orbital and physical parameters, Figure of the Earth, Frank Herbert, Galileo Galilei, Gas giant, Geochemistry, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Geodesy, ... Expand index (118 more) »

2. Astronomical sub-disciplines

Academic journal

An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published.

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American Astronomical Society

The American Astronomical Society (AAS, sometimes spoken as "double-A-S") is an American society of professional astronomers and other interested individuals, headquartered in Washington, DC.

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American Geophysical Union

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of Earth, atmospheric, ocean, hydrologic, space, and planetary scientists and enthusiasts that according to their website includes 130,000 people (not members).

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Ames Research Center

The Ames Research Center (ARC), also known as NASA Ames, is a major NASA research center at Moffett Federal Airfield in California's Silicon Valley.

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Ammonia

Ammonia is an inorganic chemical compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula.

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Analytical mechanics

In theoretical physics and mathematical physics, analytical mechanics, or theoretical mechanics is a collection of closely related formulations of classical mechanics.

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Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences is an annual peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Annual Reviews, which broadly covers Earth and planetary sciences, including geology, atmospheric sciences, climate, geophysics, environmental science, geological hazards, geodynamics, planet formation, and solar system origins.

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Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent.

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Apollo program

The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the United States human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which succeeded in preparing and landing the first men on the Moon from 1968 to 1972.

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Areography

Areography, also known as the geography of Mars, is a subfield of planetary science that entails the delineation and characterization of regions on Mars.

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Arrakis

Arrakis—informally known as Dune and later called Rakis—is a fictional desert planet featured in the ''Dune'' series of novels by Frank Herbert.

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Asteroid

An asteroid is a minor planet—an object that is neither a true planet nor an identified comet— that orbits within the inner Solar System.

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Asteroid belt

The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, centered on the Sun and roughly spanning the space between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars.

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Astrobiology

Astrobiology is a scientific field within the life and environmental sciences that studies the origins, early evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe by investigating its deterministic conditions and contingent events. Planetary science and Astrobiology are astronomical sub-disciplines.

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Astronomical object

An astronomical object, celestial object, stellar object or heavenly body is a naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists within the observable universe.

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Astronomy

Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos. Planetary science and Astronomy are space science.

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Astrophysics

Astrophysics is a science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena. Planetary science and Astrophysics are astronomical sub-disciplines.

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Atmosphere

An atmosphere is a layer of gasses that envelop an astronomical object, held in place by the gravity of the object.

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Atmosphere of Earth

The atmosphere of Earth is composed of a layer of gas mixture that surrounds the Earth's planetary surface (both lands and oceans), known collectively as air, with variable quantities of suspended aerosols and particulates (which create weather features such as clouds and hazes), all retained by Earth's gravity.

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Atmosphere of Mars

The atmosphere of Mars is the layer of gases surrounding Mars.

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Atmosphere of Triton

The atmosphere of Triton is the layer of gases surrounding Triton.

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Atmosphere of Venus

The atmosphere of Venus is the very dense layer of gasses surrounding the planet Venus.

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Atmospheric science

Atmospheric science is the study of the Earth's atmosphere and its various inner-working physical processes.

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Biosphere

The biosphere, also called the ecosphere, is the worldwide sum of all ecosystems.

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Canadian Space Agency

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA; Agence spatiale canadienne, ASC) is the national space agency of Canada, established in 1990 by the Canadian Space Agency Act.

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Celestial mechanics

Celestial mechanics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the motions of objects in outer space. Planetary science and Celestial mechanics are astronomical sub-disciplines.

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China National Space Administration

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) is a government agency of the People's Republic of China headquartered in Haidian, Beijing, responsible for civil space administration and international space cooperation.

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CNES

CNES is the French national space agency.

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Comet

A comet is an icy, small Solar System body that warms and begins to release gases when passing close to the Sun, a process called outgassing.

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Computer simulation

Computer simulation is the process of mathematical modelling, performed on a computer, which is designed to predict the behaviour of, or the outcome of, a real-world or physical system.

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Cosmochemistry

Cosmochemistry or chemical cosmology is the study of the chemical composition of matter in the universe and the processes that led to those compositions.

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Democritus

Democritus (Δημόκριτος, Dēmókritos, meaning "chosen of the people"; –) was an Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from Abdera, primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe.

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Division for Planetary Sciences

The Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) is a division within the American Astronomical Society (AAS) devoted to Solar System research.

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Dune (novel)

Dune is a 1965 science fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert, originally published as two separate serials (1963–64 novel Dune World and 1965 novel Prophet of Dune) in Analog magazine.

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Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

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Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Earth and Planetary Science Letters (EPSL) is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on physical, chemical and mechanical processes of the Earth and other planets, including extrasolar ones.

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Earth science

Earth science or geoscience includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth.

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Earth, Moon, and Planets

Earth, Moon, and Planets is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, published approximately ten times per year by Springer Science+Business Media.

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Equatorial bulge

An equatorial bulge is a difference between the equatorial and polar diameters of a planet, due to the centrifugal force exerted by the rotation about the body's axis.

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European Space Agency

The European Space Agency (ESA) is a 22-member intergovernmental body devoted to space exploration.

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Europlanet

Europlanet is a network linking planetary scientists from across Europe.

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Exoplanet

An exoplanet or extrasolar planet is a planet outside the Solar System.

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Exoplanet orbital and physical parameters

This page describes exoplanet orbital and physical parameters.

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Figure of the Earth

In geodesy, the figure of the Earth is the size and shape used to model planet Earth.

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Frank Herbert

Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (October 8, 1920February 11, 1986) was an American science-fiction author, best known for his 1965 novel ''Dune'' and its five sequels.

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Galileo Galilei

Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642), commonly referred to as Galileo Galilei or simply Galileo, was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath.

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Gas giant

A gas giant is a giant planet composed mainly of hydrogen and helium.

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Geochemistry

Geochemistry is the science that uses the tools and principles of chemistry to explain the mechanisms behind major geological systems such as the Earth's crust and its oceans.

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Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Geochemical and Cosmochemical Journal is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Elsevier.

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Geodesy

Geodesy or geodetics is the science of measuring and representing the geometry, gravity, and spatial orientation of the Earth in temporally varying 3D.

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Geodynamics

Geodynamics is a subfield of geophysics dealing with dynamics of the Earth.

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Geoid

The geoid is the shape that the ocean surface would take under the influence of the gravity of Earth, including gravitational attraction and Earth's rotation, if other influences such as winds and tides were absent.

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Geologic map

A geologic map or geological map is a special-purpose map made to show various geological features.

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Geology

Geology is a branch of natural science concerned with the Earth and other astronomical objects, the rocks of which they are composed, and the processes by which they change over time.

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Geomathematics

Geomathematics (also: mathematical geosciences, mathematical geology, mathematical geophysics) is the application of mathematical methods to solve problems in geosciences, including geology and geophysics, and particularly geodynamics and seismology.

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Geophysical fluid dynamics

Geophysical fluid dynamics, in its broadest meaning, refers to the fluid dynamics of naturally occurring flows, such as lava flows, oceans, and planetary atmospheres, on Earth and other planets.

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Geophysical survey

Geophysical survey is the systematic collection of geophysical data for spatial studies.

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Geophysics

Geophysics is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and physical properties of the Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis.

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German Aerospace Center

The German Aerospace Center (e.V., abbreviated DLR, literally German Center for Air- and Space-flight) is the national center for aerospace, energy and transportation research of Germany, founded in 1969.

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Giant planet

A giant planet, sometimes referred to as a jovian planet (Jove being another name for the Roman god Jupiter), is a diverse type of planet much larger than Earth.

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Glaciology

Glaciology is the scientific study of glaciers, or, more generally, ice and natural phenomena that involve ice.

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Goddard Space Flight Center

The Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is a major NASA space research laboratory located approximately northeast of Washington, D.C. in Greenbelt, Maryland, United States.

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Gravitational field

In physics, a gravitational field or gravitational acceleration field is a vector field used to explain the influences that a body extends into the space around itself.

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Gravity

In physics, gravity is a fundamental interaction which causes mutual attraction between all things that have mass.

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Gravity of Earth

The gravity of Earth, denoted by, is the net acceleration that is imparted to objects due to the combined effect of gravitation (from mass distribution within Earth) and the centrifugal force (from the Earth's rotation).

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Gravity of Mars

The gravity of Mars is a natural phenomenon, due to the law of gravity, or gravitation, by which all things with mass around the planet Mars are brought towards it.

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HED meteorite

HED meteorites are a clan (subgroup) of achondrite meteorites.

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Hippolytus of Rome

Hippolytus of Rome (Romanized: Hippólytos, –) was a Bishop of Rome and one of the most important second–third centuries Christian theologians, whose provenance, identity and corpus remain elusive to scholars and historians.

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Hydrocarbon

In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon.

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Hydrology

Hydrology is the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources, and drainage basin sustainability.

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Icarus (journal)

ICARUS is a scientific journal dedicated to the field of planetary science.

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Impact gardening

Impact gardening is the process by which impact events stir the outermost crusts of moons and other celestial objects with no atmospheres.

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Interdisciplinarity

Interdisciplinarity or interdisciplinary studies involves the combination of multiple academic disciplines into one activity (e.g., a research project).

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Interplanetary spaceflight

Interplanetary spaceflight or interplanetary travel is the crewed or uncrewed travel between stars and planets, usually within a single planetary system.

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Ionization

Ionization (or ionisation specifically in Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand) is the process by which an atom or a molecule acquires a negative or positive charge by gaining or losing electrons, often in conjunction with other chemical changes.

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Israel Space Agency

The Israel Space Agency (ISA; סוכנות החלל הישראלית, Sokhnut heKhalal haYisraelit) is a governmental body, a part of Israel's Ministry of Science and Technology, that coordinates all Israeli space research programs with scientific and commercial goals.

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ISRO

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is India's national '''space agency'''.

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Italian Space Agency

The Italian Space Agency (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana; ASI) is a government agency established in 1988 to fund, regulate and coordinate space exploration activities in Italy.

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JAXA

The is the Japanese national air and space agency.

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) in La Cañada Flintridge, California, Crescenta Valley, United States.

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Journal of Geophysical Research

The Journal of Geophysical Research is a peer-reviewed scientific journal.

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Jupiter

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.

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Laboratory

A laboratory (colloquially lab) is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific or technological research, experiments, and measurement may be performed.

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Law of superposition

The law of superposition is an axiom that forms one of the bases of the sciences of geology, archaeology, and other fields pertaining to geological stratigraphy.

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List of Dune characters

Dune is a science fiction media franchise that originated with the 1965 novel of the same name by American author Frank Herbert.

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Lithosphere

A lithosphere is the rigid, outermost rocky shell of a terrestrial planet or natural satellite.

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Luna programme

The Luna programme (from the Russian word "Luna" meaning "Moon"), occasionally called Lunik by western media, was a series of robotic spacecraft missions sent to the Moon by the Soviet Union between 1959 and 1976.

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Lunar and Planetary Institute

The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) is a scientific research institute dedicated to study of the solar system, its formation, evolution, and current state.

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Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

The Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC), jointly sponsored by the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) and NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), brings together international specialists in petrology, geochemistry, geophysics, geology, and astronomy to present the latest results of research in planetary science.

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Lunar mare

The lunar maria (mare) are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by lava flowing into ancient impact basins.

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Lunar Orbiter program

The Lunar Orbiter program was a series of five uncrewed lunar orbiter missions launched by the United States in 1966 and 1967.

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Magnetic field

A magnetic field (sometimes called B-field) is a physical field that describes the magnetic influence on moving electric charges, electric currents, and magnetic materials.

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Magnetosphere

In astronomy and planetary science, a magnetosphere is a region of space surrounding an astronomical object in which charged particles are affected by that object's magnetic field.

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Map

A map is a symbolic depiction emphasizing relationships between elements of some space, such as objects, regions, or themes.

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Mars

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.

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Martian meteorite

A Martian meteorite is a rock that formed on Mars, was ejected from the planet by an impact event, and traversed interplanetary space before landing on Earth as a meteorite.

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Mass concentration (astronomy)

In astronomy, astrophysics and geophysics, a mass concentration (or mascon) is a region of a planet's or moon's crust that contains a large positive gravity anomaly.

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Mathematical model

A mathematical model is an abstract description of a concrete system using mathematical concepts and language.

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Mercury (planet)

Mercury is the first planet from the Sun and the smallest in the Solar System.

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Meteorite

A meteorite is a rock that originated in outer space and has fallen to the surface of a planet or moon.

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Meteoritics & Planetary Science

Meteoritics & Planetary Science is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Meteoritical Society.

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Micrometeoroid

A micrometeoroid is a tiny meteoroid: a small particle of rock in space, usually weighing less than a gram.

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Mineral physics

Mineral physics is the science of materials that compose the interior of planets, particularly the Earth.

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Moon

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite.

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Moon rock

Moon rock or lunar rock is rock originating from Earth's Moon.

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Multi-ringed basin

A multi-ringed basin (also a multi-ring impact basin) is not a simple bowl-shaped crater, or a peak ring crater, but one containing multiple concentric topographic rings; a multi-ringed basin could be described as a massive impact crater, surrounded by circular chains of mountains resembling rings on a bull's-eye.

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NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.

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Natural satellite

A natural satellite is, in the most common usage, an astronomical body that orbits a planet, dwarf planet, or small Solar System body (or sometimes another natural satellite).

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Neptune

Neptune is the eighth and farthest known planet from the Sun.

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Nicolas Steno

Niels Steensen (Niels Steensen; Latinized to Nicolas Steno or Nicolaus Stenonius); 1 January 1638 – 25 November 1686) was a Danish scientist, a pioneer in both anatomy and geology who became a Catholic bishop in his later years. Steensen was trained in the classical texts on science; however, by 1659 he seriously questioned accepted knowledge of the natural world.

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Oceanography

Oceanography, also known as oceanology, sea science, ocean science, and marine science, is the scientific study of the ocean.

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Olympus Mons

Olympus Mons (Mount Olympus) is a large shield volcano on Mars.

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Optical resolution

Optical resolution describes the ability of an imaging system to resolve detail, in the object that is being imaged.

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Optical telescope

An optical telescope is a telescope that gathers and focuses light mainly from the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum, to create a magnified image for direct visual inspection, to make a photograph, or to collect data through electronic image sensors.

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Orogeny

Orogeny is a mountain-building process that takes place at a convergent plate margin when plate motion compresses the margin.

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Pallasite

The pallasites are a class of stony–iron meteorite.

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Physics

Physics is the natural science of matter, involving the study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force.

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Planet

A planet is a large, rounded astronomical body that is generally required to be in orbit around a star, stellar remnant, or brown dwarf, and is not one itself.

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Planetary and Space Science

Planetary and Space Science (P&SS), published 15 times per year, is a peer-reviewed scientific journal established in 1959.

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Planetary cartography

Planetary cartography, or cartography of extraterrestrial objects (CEO), is the cartography of solid objects outside of the Earth.

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Planetary coordinate system

A planetary coordinate system (also referred to as planetographic, planetodetic, or planetocentric) is a generalization of the geographic, geodetic, and the geocentric coordinate systems for planets other than Earth.

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Planetary differentiation

In planetary science, planetary differentiation is the process by which the chemical elements of a planetary body accumulate in different areas of that body, due to their physical or chemical behavior (e.g. density and chemical affinities).

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Planetary geology

Planetary geology, alternatively known as astrogeology or exogeology, is a planetary science discipline concerned with the geology of celestial bodies such as planets and their moons, asteroids, comets, and meteorites. Planetary science and planetary geology are space science.

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Planetary oceanography

Planetary oceanography, also called astro-oceanography or exo-oceanography, is the study of oceans on planets and moons other than Earth. Planetary science and Planetary oceanography are space science.

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Planetary system

A planetary system is a set of gravitationally bound non-stellar objects in or out of orbit around a star or star system.

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Plastic

Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient.

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Polar motion

Polar motion of the Earth is the motion of the Earth's rotational axis relative to its crust.

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Pressure

Pressure (symbol: p or P) is the force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area over which that force is distributed.

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Radio telescope

A radio telescope is a specialized antenna and radio receiver used to detect radio waves from astronomical radio sources in the sky.

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Redox

Redox (reduction–oxidation or oxidation–reduction) is a type of chemical reaction in which the oxidation states of the reactants change.

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Regolith

Regolith is a blanket of unconsolidated, loose, heterogeneous superficial deposits covering solid rock.

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Remote sensing

Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object, in contrast to in situ or on-site observation.

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Rille

Rille (German for 'groove') is typically used to describe any of the long, narrow depressions in the surface of the Moon that resemble channels.

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Rings of Saturn

The rings of Saturn are the most extensive and complex ring system of any planet in the Solar System.

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Roscosmos

The State Corporation for Space Activities "Roscosmos" (Государственная корпорация по космической деятельности «Роскосмос»), commonly known simply as Roscosmos (Роскосмос), is a state corporation of the Russian Federation responsible for space flights, cosmonautics programs, and aerospace research.

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Saturn

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter.

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Scientific instrument

A scientific instrument is a device or tool used for scientific purposes, including the study of both natural phenomena and theoretical research.

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Seismology

Seismology (from Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós) meaning "earthquake" and -λογία (-logía) meaning "study of") is the scientific study of earthquakes (or generally, quakes) and the generation and propagation of elastic waves through the Earth or other planetary bodies.

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Selenography

Selenography is the study of the surface and physical features of the Moon (also known as geography of the Moon, or selenodesy). Planetary science and Selenography are space science.

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Solar System

The Solar SystemCapitalization of the name varies. Planetary science and Solar System are space science.

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Solar wind

The solar wind is a stream of charged particles released from the Sun's outermost atmospheric layer, the corona.

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Solid earth

Solid earth refers to "the earth beneath our feet" or terra firma, the planet's solid surface and its interior.

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Space exploration

Space exploration is the use of astronomy and space technology to explore outer space.

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Space physics

Space physics, also known as space plasma physics, is the study of naturally occurring plasmas within Earth's upper atmosphere and the rest of the Solar System. Planetary science and space physics are space science.

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Space weathering

Space weathering is the type of weathering that occurs to any object exposed to the harsh environment of outer space. Planetary science and space weathering are space science.

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Stratigraphic column

A stratigraphic column is a representation used in geology and its subfield of stratigraphy to describe the vertical location of rock units in a particular area.

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Stratigraphy

Stratigraphy is a branch of geology concerned with the study of rock layers (strata) and layering (stratification).

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Stratum

In geology and related fields, a stratum (strata) is a layer of rock or sediment characterized by certain lithologic properties or attributes that distinguish it from adjacent layers from which it is separated by visible surfaces known as either bedding surfaces or bedding planes.

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Sun

The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System.

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Surveying

Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial two-dimensional or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them.

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Sybil P. Seitzinger

Sybil P. Seitzinger is an oceanographer and climate scientist at the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions.

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Taiwan Space Agency

Taiwan Space Agency (short as TASA), formerly the National Space Organization from 1991 to 2023, is the national civilian space agency of the Republic of China (Taiwan), under the auspices of the National Science and Technology Council.

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Tectonophysics

Tectonophysics, a branch of geophysics, is the study of the physical processes that underlie tectonic deformation.

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Telescope

A telescope is a device used to observe distant objects by their emission, absorption, or reflection of electromagnetic radiation.

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Terraforming

Terraforming or terraformation ("Earth-shaping") is the hypothetical process of deliberately modifying the atmosphere, temperature, surface topography or ecology of a planet, moon, or other body to be similar to the environment of Earth to make it habitable for humans to live on.

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Terrestrial planet

A terrestrial planet, telluric planet, or rocky planet, is a planet that is composed primarily of silicate, rocks or metals.

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The Meteoritical Society

The Meteoritical Society is a non-profit scholarly organization founded in 1933 to promote research and education in planetary science with emphasis on studies of meteorites and other extraterrestrial materials that further our understanding of the origin and history of the Solar System.

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The Planetary Science Journal

The Planetary Science Journal is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal of astrophysics and astronomy, established in 2020.

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Theoretical planetology

Theoretical planetology, also known as theoretical planetary science is a branch of planetary sciences that developed in the 20th century.

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Timeline of Solar System exploration

This is a timeline of Solar System exploration ordering events in the exploration of the Solar System by date of spacecraft launch.

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Titan (moon)

Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and the second-largest in the Solar System.

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UK Space Agency

The United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA) is an executive agency of the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for the United Kingdom's civil space programme.

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Uncrewed spacecraft

Uncrewed spacecraft or robotic spacecraft are spacecraft without people on board.

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Van Allen radiation belt

Van Allen radiation belt is a zone of energetic charged particles, most of which originate from the solar wind, that are captured by and held around a planet by that planet's magnetosphere.

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Venus

Venus is the second planet from the Sun.

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Volcano

A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.

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Weathering

Weathering is the deterioration of rocks, soils and minerals (as well as wood and artificial materials) through contact with water, atmospheric gases, sunlight, and biological organisms.

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4 Vesta

Vesta (minor-planet designation: 4 Vesta) is one of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, with a mean diameter of.

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See also

Astronomical sub-disciplines

• Archaeoastronomy
• Astrobiology
• Astrochemistry
• Astrometry
• Astrophysics
• Celestial mechanics
• Cultural astronomy
• Extragalactic astronomy
• Forensic astronomy
• Galactic astronomy
• Gamma-ray astronomy
• Geodetic astronomy
• Gravitational-wave astronomy
• Historical astronomy
• Multi-messenger astronomy
• Neutrino astronomy
• Observational astronomy
• Physical cosmology
• Planetary science
• Radio astronomy
• Stellar astronomy
• Theoretical astronomy
• Ultraviolet astronomy
• X-ray astronomy

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_science

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