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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геоморфология

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.

земетресение

Astronomy; Planetary science

Внезапно движение или треперене на земята предизвикани от внезапното освобождаване на бавно натрупани еластична енергия в ...

Fine-grained, dark-colored extrusive igneous rock with less than about 52 weight percent silica (SiO 2 ). Because of its low silica content, basalt has a low viscosity (resistance to flow. ) Basalt ...

силикат

Astronomy; Planetary science

A variety of minerals that always contain silicon (Si) and oxygen (O).

пироксен

Astronomy; Planetary science

A silicate mineral common in basalt and composed mostly of iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), calcium ( Ca), and silicon (Si). Composition varies as a mixture among FeSiO 3 , MgSiO 3 , and CaSiO 3 .

термодинамика

Astronomy; Planetary science

Раздел от физиката, занимаващ се с изучаването на топлинните процеси и трансформацията на топлината в механична или друга ...

радиовъглерод

Astronomy; Planetary science

Radiocarbon, or 14 C, is the unstable, radioactive isotope of carbon having atomic number 6 and atomic mass 14. It is continuously produced in Earth's upper atmosphere by cosmic ray bombardment. In ...