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Geology
The science that comprises the study of the solid Earth and the processes by which it is shaped and changed.
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Antipodes and hills of Mercury
Earth science; Geology
Weird terrain best describes this hilly, lineated region of Mercury. This area is at the antipodal point from the large Caloris basin. The shock wave produced by the Caloris impact was reflected and ...
Alluvial fan
Earth science; Geology
Land counterpart of a delta . An assemblage of sediments marking place where a stream moves from a steep gradient to a flatter gradient and suddenly loses transporting power. Typical of arid and ...
Albite
Earth science; Geology
A white or colorless, lower relative temperature, triclinic mineral of the feldspar group: (NaAlSi 3 O 8 ). It is a variety of plagioclase that commonly occurs in igneous and metamorphic rocks.
Alpine glaciers
Earth science; Geology
A glacier or body of compacted snow and ice, in mountainous terrain. It generally originates in a cirque and may flow down a valley previously made by a stream.
Accretionary heating
Earth science; Geology
Thermal energy resulting from bolide impacts upon the surface of an object.
Accretion disc
Earth science; Geology
A rotating disc of gas orbiting a star, formed by material falling toward the star.
