Geology

Geology

The science that comprises the study of the solid Earth and the processes by which it is shaped and changed.

Contributors in Geology

Geology

An acronyum for a type of basaltic lunar rock first found by Apollo 12. The fines and breccia of this lunar basalt are characterised by an unusually high content of potassium (K), rare earth elements ...

Gerard Peter Kuiper

Earth science; Geology

(1905-1973) An American astronomer born in the Netherlands. He studied the origin of the solar system, planetary atmospheres and proposed the Kuiper Belt as the source of short period comets.

Kettle lake

Earth science; Geology

A body of water occupying a depression in glacial drift, esp. in outwash and a kame field, formed by the melting of a detached block of stagnant ice that was buried in the drift. Walden's Pond is and ...

Lag deposits

Earth science; Geology

A residual accumulation of coarse rock fragments on a surface after the finer material has been blown away by winds. Also, desert pavement.

Jovian

Earth science; Geology

Of or relating to the planet Jupiter. Also designating the outer, Jupiter-like gas giants which in addition to Jupiter, include Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.