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.

Industry: Astronomy

Add a new term

Contributors in Planetary science

Become a Contributors

Planetary science

iron

Astronomy; Planetary science

An element with atomic number 26; symbol: Fe. Iron is one of the most abundant elements in the rocky planets. It is the most abundant element in the metallic cores of the inner planets.

spinel

Astronomy; Planetary science

MgAl 2 O 4 , magnesium aluminum oxide mineral, with Cr able to substitute for Al.

pyroclastic eruption

Astronomy; Planetary science

Explosive eruption of lava producing and ejecting hot fragments of rock and lava.

secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS)

A precision measurement technique used to quantitatively analyze the elements and isotopes of materials at microscopic scales (with a typical spatial resolution of 1 micrometer). A SIMS instrument is ...

Pre-Nectarian

Astronomy; Planetary science

The geologic history of Earth's Moon has been divided into five broad time periods, or systems. From oldest to youngest, these are pre-Nectarian, Nectarian, Imbrian, Eratosthenian, and Copernican. ...

Planck's constant

Astronomy; Planetary science

A constant value: 6. 626x10 -27 erg-seconds.

Noachian Epoch

Astronomy; Planetary science

The geologic history of Mars has been divided into three broad time periods, or Epochs. From oldest to youngest, these are Noachian, Hesperian, and Amazonian (named after places on Mars). These ...