Earth science

Earth science

Any of several geological sciences that are concerned with the earth, its origins, and all of its various structures and physical forms and phenomena.

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moons

Earth science; Geology

Any of the 63 (so far known) smaller objects that revolve around the planets.

moraines

Earth science; Geology

A mound or ridge of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly till, deposited by direct action of glacial ice.

morphology

Earth science; Geology

The study of structure or form.

mountain belts

Earth science; Geology

A group of mountain ranges exhibiting certain unifying features, such as similarity in form, structure, and alignment, and presumably originating from the same general causes. Cf: ...

multiring basins

Earth science; Geology

Multiring basins have diameters over 300 kilometers and often contain mare lava flows that filled the crater floor after the crater formation. These craters look like a bulls-eye, ...

muscovite

Earth science; Geology

A mineral of the mica group: KAl 2 (AlSi 3 )O 10 (OH) 2 . It is colorless to pale brown, and is a common mineral in gneisses and schists, in granites and pegmatites, and in may ...