Planetary science

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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A temperature scale that assigns the value 0° C to the freezing point of water and the value of 100° C to the boiling point of water at standard pressure. To convert Celsius to Fahrenheit: Multiply ...

magnetic field

Astronomy; Planetary science

The region of "altered space" that will interact with the magnetic properties of a magnet. It is located mainly between the opposite poles of a magnet or in the energetic space about an electric ...

near-infrared mapping spectrometer (NIMS)

Astronomy; Planetary science

An instrument carried to Jupiter on the Galileo planetary spacecraft, imaging in regions of the energy spectrum that humans cannot see. NIMS website at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

angrite

Astronomy; Planetary science

A type of achondrite meteorite consisting of pyroxene, olivine, and plagioclase.

voyager

Astronomy; Planetary science

U. S. Mission consisting of two spacecraft launched in 1977 to explore Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and their moons, rings, and magnetic environments. It took 2 years for the crafts to reach ...

solar elongation

Astronomy; Planetary science

The angle between the lines of sight to the Sun and to the celestial body in question.

hydrogen

Astronomy; Planetary science

An element with atomic number 1; symbol: H. It is the most abundant element in the Solar System, making up 90 percent of the Sun. Hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen are essential for life.