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Planetary science
The scientific study of planets including Earth, moons, and planetary systems of the Solar System in particular and the processes that form them.
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Planetary science
ocean of storms
Astronomy; Planetary science
Landing site of Apollo 12 on the Moon on Nov. 19, 1969; Oceanus Procellarum.
source
Astronomy; Planetary science
Location where igneous matter (lava and gases) erupts onto the surface; vent, fissure, volcano, etc.
iron meteorite
Astronomy; Planetary science
Iron meteorites are made, almost completely, of iron and nickel metal. They are chemically distinguished and grouped according to the abundances of the trace elements such as gallium and germanium, ...
lunar prospector
Astronomy; Planetary science
U. S. Discovery-class mission to the Moon launched on January 6, 1998. Its instruments were designed to provide global maps and data sets of the Moon's composition and magnetic and gravity fields ...
ultraviolet
Astronomy; Planetary science
Invisible part of the light spectrum where wavelengths are shorter than the visible spectrum and longer than X rays.
hydrosphere
Astronomy; Planetary science
The portion of Earth, or other planet, that is water, including liquid water, ice, and water vapor on the surface, underground, or in the atmosphere.
siderophile
Astronomy; Planetary science
An element that concentrates in iron or that forms alloys easily with iron. Siderophile means "iron loving. "
