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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Dark mantle deposits

Astronomy; Planetary science

Deposits of dark glass on the Moon, possibly products of volcanic fire fountaining.

Ion microprobe

Astronomy; Planetary science

A Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer (SIMS), a precision instrument used to quantitatively analyse the elements and isotopes of materials at microscopic scales.

Geomorphology

Astronomy; Planetary science

The study of the shape and form of the landscape, and how the nature of landforms relates to their origin, development, and change over time.

Electron volt

Astronomy; Planetary science

The energy given to an electron by accelerating it through 1 volt of electric potential difference.

Pixel

Astronomy; Planetary science

A term used in digital image processing to describe a unique, single picture element (or, a single data point on an image) which has a unique colour (or brightness) value.

Plate tectonics

Astronomy; Planetary science

Theory formulated in the late 1960s that states the Earth's crust and upper mantle (a layer called the lithosphere) is broken into moving pieces called plates. The formation of mountains and ...

Thousand electron volts (keV)

Astronomy; Planetary science

A unit of energy equal to a thousand electron volts (eV). According to the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures: "The electron volt is the kinetic energy acquired by an electron in passing ...