Planetary science

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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Hydrosphere

Astronomy; Planetary science

The portion of Earth, or other planet, that is water, including liquid water, ice, and water vapour on the surface, underground, or in the atmosphere.

Siderophile

Astronomy; Planetary science

An element that concentrates in iron or that forms alloys easily with iron. Siderophile means "iron loving. "

Spinel

Astronomy; Planetary science

MgAl 2 O 4 , magnesium aluminium oxide mineral, with Cr able to substitute for Al.

Pyroclastic eruption

Astronomy; Planetary science

Explosive eruption of lava producing and ejecting hot fragments of rock and lava.

Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS)

A precision measurement technique used to quantitatively analyse the elements and isotopes of materials at microscopic scales (with a typical spatial resolution of 1 micrometer). A SIMS instrument is ...

Celsius

Astronomy; Planetary science

A temperature scale that assigns the value 0° C to the freezing point of water and the value of 100° C to the boiling point of water at standard pressure. To convert Celsius to Fahrenheit: Multiply ...

Magnetic field

Astronomy; Planetary science

The region of "altered space" that will interact with the magnetic properties of a magnet. It is located mainly between the opposite poles of a magnet or in the energetic space about an electric ...