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    Planetary science (or more rarely, planetology) is the scientific study of planets (including Earth), celestial bodies (such as moons, asteroids, comets)...
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    A planetary core consists of the innermost layers of a planet. Cores may be entirely solid or entirely liquid, or a mixture of solid and liquid layers...
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  • Comparative planetary science or comparative planetology is a branch of space science and planetary science in which different natural processes and systems...
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    interrelation, and past. Planetary science is an interdisciplinary domain, having originated from astronomy and Earth science, and currently encompassing...
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  • Meteoritics & Planetary Science is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Meteoritical Society. It specialises...
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  • In planetary science, any material that has a relatively high equilibrium condensation temperature is called refractory. The opposite of refractory is...
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  • Planetary and Space Science (P&SS), published 15 times per year, is a peer-reviewed scientific journal established in 1959. It publishes original research...
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    in this regard is a component of a number of natural sciences, such as astronomy, planetary science and the emerging discipline of astrobiology. An absolute...
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  • In astronomy and planetary science, a magnetosphere is a region of space surrounding an astronomical object in which charged particles are affected by...
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    celestial bodies in the field of planetary science. Geography has been called "a bridge between natural science and social science disciplines." Origins of many...
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    A planetary-mass moon is a planetary-mass object that is also a natural satellite. They are large and ellipsoidal (sometimes spherical) in shape. Moons...
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  • The Planetary Science Decadal Survey is a serial publication of the United States National Research Council produced for NASA and other United States...
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    atmosphere, and geosphere (or lithosphere). Earth science can be considered to be a branch of planetary science but with a much older history. There are reductionist...
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    Planetary romance (other synonyms are sword and planet, and (inter)planetary adventure) is a subgenre of science fiction in which the bulk of the action...
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  • Earth sciences, including hydrology and the atmospheric sciences, and so is treated as one major aspect of integrated Earth system science and planetary science...
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  • The Planetary Science Archive is the central repository for all scientific and engineering data returned by the European Space Agency's Solar System missions...
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    "Overview of the Regional Planetary Image Facility (RPIF) at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory" (PDF). 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2016. Archived...
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    political space advocacy for engineering projects related to astronomy, planetary science, and space exploration. It was founded in 1980 by Carl Sagan, Bruce...
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  • The Planetary Science Journal is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal of astrophysics and astronomy, established in 2020. It is published by...
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  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters (EPSL) is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on physical, chemical and mechanical processes...
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    Planetary geology, alternatively known as astrogeology or exogeology, is a planetary science discipline concerned with the geology of celestial bodies...
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    "Mineralogical records of early planetary processes on the HED parent body with reference to Vesta". Meteoritics & Planetary Science. 32 (6): 841–853. Bibcode:1997M&PS...
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    pressure-gradient force. In the planetary physics of Earth, the pressure-gradient force prevents gravity from collapsing the planetary atmosphere into a thin,...
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    In planetary science, planetary differentiation is the process by which the chemical elements of a planetary body accumulate in different areas of that...
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    Tubes on Olympus Mons in the Tharsis Region, Mars". 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1527. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2009/pdf/1527...
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    Earthquake sciences, and is arguably a special case in planetary science, the Earth being the only known life-bearing planet. Earth science is a branch...
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    framework. Planetary Science – study of planets, moons, and planetary systems. Atmospheric science – study of atmospheres and weather. Planetary geology...
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  • The Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC), jointly sponsored by the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) and NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), brings...
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  • The planetary equilibrium temperature is a theoretical temperature that a planet would be if it were in radiative equilibrium, typically under the assumption...
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    topography, geomorphology, atmospheric sciences, and astronomy. Land (or ground) is the term given to non-liquid planetary surfaces. The term landing is used...
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