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Geology
The science that comprises the study of the solid Earth and the processes by which it is shaped and changed.
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Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
Earth science; Geology
A 98 inch, Earth orbiting reflecting space telescope which is equipped with infrared, x-ray and other electromagnetic sensors. Named after famous American astronomer, Edwin Hubble.
hummocky
Earth science; Geology
Uneven; describing a terrain abounding in irregular knolls, mounds, or other small elevations.
hydrologic system
Earth science; Geology
Water cycling during past wet episodes on Mars would have had many components. A thick atmosphere most likely carried a substantial amount of water evaporated from lakes and seas. That water vapor ...
hydrosphere
Earth science; Geology
The waters of the Earth, including surface and subsurface water. All the oceans, snow, ice and glaciers.
hypersthene
Earth science; Geology
A common rock forming mineral of the orthopyroxene group, (Mg,Fe)SiO 3 . It is isomorphous with enstatite. It is an essential constituent of many igneous rocks.
ice age
Earth science; Geology
A loosely used synonym for glacial epoch, or time of extensive glacial activity.
ice shelves
Earth science; Geology
A sheet of very thick ice with a level or gently undulating surface, which is attached to the land along one side but most of which is afloat and bounded on the seaward side by a steep cliff (ice ...
