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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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volcano
Astronomy; Planetary science
Mountain formed from the eruption of igneous matter through a source vent.
ilmenite
Astronomy; Planetary science
Opaque mineral found in basalt; nearly pure iron-titanium oxide (FeTiO 3 . )
primitive meteorite
Astronomy; Planetary science
A primitive meteorite is a chondrite that experienced minimal heating and aqueous alteration on its parent asteroid. Primitive meteorites have the highest concentrations of presolar grains.
monomict
Astronomy; Planetary science
Adjective used to describe a breccia formed from a single rock type.
tidal stresses
Astronomy; Planetary science
Force per unit area acting on a planetary body resulting in periodic bulging (of the crust and, in the case on Earth, oceans) caused by the gravitational attraction of another object such as the Sun, ...
calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAI)
Astronomy; Planetary science
Calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions are found in chondritic meteorites. CAIs are primitive objects that formed in the solar nebula before the planets formed. CAIs are light-colored objects rich in ...
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