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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Streams of plasma--charged particles (mainly ionized hydrogen and some helium but actually a mixture of all electrons and protons in the Sun)-- ejected from the outer atmosphere (corona) of the Sun ...

solubility

Astronomy; Planetary science

The ability or tendency of one substance to dissolve into another at a given temperature and pressure.

mineralogy

Astronomy; Planetary science

The scientific study of minerals. This is the field within geology that focuses on the chemistry, structure, properties, and classification of minerals.

radiometric dating

Astronomy; Planetary science

Technique to determine the age of a rock by measuring the last time the rock being dated was either melted or disturbed sufficiently to rehomogenize its naturally-occurring radioactive elements. This ...

oort cloud

Astronomy; Planetary science

Vast spherical swarm of comets orbiting our Solar System from roughly 2,000 to 100,000 AU. The Oort cloud, while roughly spherical at the largest radius, is wedge-shaped where it merges with the ...