Geology

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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Devana Chasma

Earth science; Geology

A north-south trough located in the Beta Regiones highland regions in the equatorial zone of Venus.

Deposit

Earth science; Geology

Material of any kind that has accumulated through the activities of water, wind ice or other agents.

Desert pavement

Earth science; Geology

A lag accumulation of pebbles or boulders that cuts off further deflation.

A long, more or less continuous cliff or relatively steep slope of global proportions, facing in one general direction, separating two level or gently sloping surfaces, and produced by erosion and/or ...

Geologic history of Mercury

Earth science; Geology

1. Initial planetary material coalesced form the solar nebula. 2. Heating from accretion of planetesimals and other space debris. 3. Planetary differentiation into layers of increasingly denser ...

Golubkina

Earth science; Geology

A 30.1 kilometre (19 mile) diameter crater on Venus characterised by terraced inner walls and a central peak, typical of large impact craters on the Earth, the Moon and Mars. The terraced inner walls ...

Great Red Spot

Earth science; Geology

A complex storm moving in a counter-clockwise direction on Jupiter. At the outer edge, material appears to rotate in four to six days; near the center, motions are small and nearly random in ...