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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Astronomy; Planetary science

Fragments of older material (e. G. Minerals, rock) that have been enclosed within another rock.

Celestial coordinate which is equivalent to the longitude of an object on Earth. The starting point for longitude on Earth is at Greenwich England, whereas in the celestial coordinate system it is at ...

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Astronomy; Planetary science

Общ термин за описване на процеса на масово движение (или лавина) на материалните Низходящата линия от падане, плъзгащи се, или течаща, под силата на тежестта. Той също така описва вулканичното ...

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Astronomy; Planetary science

A fracture along which there has been movement or displacement.

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Astronomy; Planetary science

Ниско ъгъл отказ, в които над скалната повреда равнината се премества нагоре във връзка с рок по-долу.

мисията Галилео

Astronomy; Planetary science

U. S. Mission to study Jupiter's atmosphere, moons, and magnetosphere. The Galileo spacecraft was carried into space and released in 1989 by the shuttle Atlantis. It used its own rocket booster to ...