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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Taurus-Littrow

Astronomy; Planetary science

Landing site of Apollo 17 on the Moon on Dec. 11, 1972.

The fourth in NASA's Discovery program of low-cost spacecraft with highly focused science goals, Stardust was comprised of a spacecraft and capsule that completed a seven-year, 3-billion-mile journey ...

Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) Mission

Astronomy; Planetary science

A project of international collaboration between ESA and NASA to study the Sun from its deep core to the outer corona and the solar wind. SOHO was launched in December, 1995. SOHO website.

Shergottites, Nakhlites, and Chassignites (SNC) meteorites

Astronomy; Planetary science

General name for the three groups of meteorites with relatively young ages (slightly over 1 billion years old) that came from Mars. Another Martian meteorite that does not fall into one of these ...

Selenological and Engineering Explorer (SELENE)

Astronomy; Planetary science

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the SELENE (Kaguya) mission to the Moon in September 2007. Its instruments were designed to provide scientific data from a polar orbit of lunar ...