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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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Glass beads
Earth science; Geology
Small, rounded pieces of silicate glass, thought to have become airborne during terrestrial impact events, also, tektites.
Globular cluster
Earth science; Geology
A spherical group of up to hundreds of thousands of stars, found in the halo at the margin of galaxies.
Gravitational potential energy
Earth science; Geology
Stored energy in a system resulting from the force of gravity.
Glacial systems
Earth science; Geology
The formation, movement and recession of glaciers or ice sheets.
Impact glass
Earth science; Geology
Glassy material produced by a complete or partial fusion of target rock by the heat generated from the impact of a large meteorite and occurring in and around the resulting crater.
Impact events
Earth science; Geology
An individual bolide (comet, meteorite, or asteroid) impact and the associated geological, biological and climatic changes that result.
Intercrater plains
Earth science; Geology
Mercury was larger and closer to the Sun, therefore its surface cooled more slowly. For a long time after the crust started forming, meteoric debris was able to break through the soft crust and allow ...
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