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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.
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Stardust Mission
Astronomy; Planetary science
The fourth in NASA's Discovery programme of low-cost spacecraft with highly focused science goals, Stardust was comprised of a spacecraft and capsule that completed a seven-year, 3-billion-mile ...
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) Mission
Astronomy; Planetary science
A project of international collaboration between ESA and NASA to study the Sun from its deep core to the outer corona and the solar wind. SOHO was launched in December, 1995. SOHO website.
Shergottites, Nakhlites, and Chassignites (SNC) meteorites
Astronomy; Planetary science
General name for the three groups of meteorites with relatively young ages (slightly over 1 billion years old) that came from Mars. Another Martian meteorite that does not fall into one of these ...
Selenological and Engineering Explorer (SELENE)
Astronomy; Planetary science
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the SELENE (Kaguya) mission to the Moon in September 2007. Its instruments were designed to provide scientific data from a polar orbit of lunar ...
Sea of Tranquillity
Astronomy; Planetary science
Landing site of Apollo 11 on the Moon on July 20, 1969; Mare Tranquillitatis.
Sea of Serenity
Astronomy; Planetary science
One of the maria on the Moon's nearside; Mare Serenitatis.
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. ...
