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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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Planetary science
atmosphere
Astronomy; Planetary science
Mixture of gases that surround and are gravitationally attached to a planet.
cosmic ray exposure age
Astronomy; Planetary science
The time interval that represents how long a surface of an airless body or a meter-sized or smaller asteroid traveled in space; based on measurements of accumulated radionuclides in the meteorite ...
carbon dioxide
Astronomy; Planetary science
A compound formed by combining one carbon atom with two oxygen atoms, making the molecule CO 2 . Carbon dioxide is an important part of the atmospheres of Venus and Mars. Carbon dioxide gas condenses ...
mineral
Astronomy; Planetary science
Naturally occurring inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and crystal structure.
find
Astronomy; Planetary science
A meteorite that was not observed falling through the Earth's atmosphere, but was found at some later date.
pressure ridges
Astronomy; Planetary science
Long, narrow wavelike folds in the surface of lava flows; formed where lava may have buckled up against slower moving or stationary lava downstream.
