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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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  • 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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  • 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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    A planetary core consists of the innermost layers of a planet. Cores may be entirely liquid, or a mixture of solid and liquid layers as is the case in...
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • The Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) is a division within the American Astronomical Society (AAS) devoted to Solar System research. It was founded...
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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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    interrelation, and past. Planetary science is an interdisciplinary domain, having originated from astronomy and Earth science, and currently encompassing...
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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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    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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    Planetary romance (other synonyms are sword and planet, and planetary adventure) is a subgenre of science fiction or science fantasy in which the bulk...
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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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  • The Planetary Science Institute (PSI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit research institute based in Tucson, Arizona, focusing on planetary science. As of 2018[update]...
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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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    A planetary-mass object (PMO), planemo, or planetary body (sometimes referred to as a world) is, by geophysical definition of celestial objects, any celestial...
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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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    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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    "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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    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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    Theoretical planetology, also known as theoretical planetary science is a branch of planetary sciences that developed in the 20th century. Scientific models...
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    A planetary-mass moon is a planetary-mass object. They are large and ellipsoidal (sometimes spherical) in shape. Moons may be in hydrostatic equilibrium...
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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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  • and moons other than Earth. Unlike other planetary sciences like astrobiology, astrochemistry, and planetary geology, it only began after the discovery...
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    Cambridge University Press, 2014, 474 p. $135, hardcover". Meteoritics & Planetary Science. 49 (6): 1139–1140. doi:10.1111/maps.12317. ISBN 978-0-521-19992-6...
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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. Geology is broadly...
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  • Planetary symbols are used in astrology and traditionally in astronomy to represent a classical planet (which includes the Sun and the Moon) or one of...
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  • In astronomy, planetary mass is a measure of the mass of a planet-like astronomical object. Within the Solar System, planets are usually measured in the...
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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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