"The discipline concerned with the geology of celestial bodies such as planets and their moons, asteroids, comets, and meteorites."
The study of the geology of planets and other bodies in space.
Astronomy: The study of celestial objects including stars, planets, and galaxies.
Geology: The study of the earth and its composition, structure and processes.
Planetary Science: The study of planets and their properties, including their formation, evolution, and surface features.
Mineralogy: The study of minerals and their properties, including their physical and chemical properties.
Geochemistry: The study of the chemistry of the earth, including the composition and behavior of rocks and minerals.
Astrobiology: The study of the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the universe.
Remote Sensing: The acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with it.
Image processing: The manipulation of digital images using mathematical algorithms and techniques.
Planetary mapping: The process of creating a detailed, accurate map of a planet's surface features.
Geological mapping: The process of creating a detailed, accurate map of a terrain's geological features.
Planetary Geology: It is the study of the geological features of celestial bodies like planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and other objects within our solar system.
Astrochemistry: It is the study of chemical compositions and their reactions in celestial bodies like stars, planets, moons, and other objects.
Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems: It is the study of the formation and evolution of planetary systems, including our own solar system, focusing on the physical and chemical processes involved in the formation of planets and their impact on their environments.
Remote Sensing: It is the study of the properties of celestial bodies by measuring the radiation they emit or reflect, using techniques such as radar, infrared, and ultraviolet spectroscopy.
Geophysics: The study of the physical properties of celestial bodies like their internal structure, composition, gravity, and magnetic fields.
Mineralogy: It is the study of minerals found on celestial bodies and their characteristics, such as their atomic structure, physical properties, chemistry, and crystallography.
Meteoritics: It is the study of meteorites and their impact on the formation and evolution of celestial bodies.
Planetary Atmospheres: It is the study of atmospheric conditions, including temperature, pressure, and chemical composition, on celestial bodies like planets, moons, and asteroids.
Paleontology of Planetary Bodies: It is the study of the history of life on planets, moons, and asteroids based on the fossils available on these celestial bodies.
Astrobiology: It is the study of the origin, evolution, and distribution of life forms in the universe as well as the prospects for future life or civilizations beyond Earth.
"...planets and their moons, asteroids, comets, and meteorites."
"Planetary geology is named as such for historical and convenience reasons."
"...due to the types of investigations involved, it is closely linked with Earth-based geology."
"These investigations are centered around the composition, structure, processes, and history of a celestial body."
"Determining the properties and processes of the internal structure of the terrestrial planets, planetary volcanism, and surface processes such as impact craters, fluvial and aeolian processes."
"The structures and compositions of the giant planets and their moons are also examined."
"Minor bodies of the Solar System, such as asteroids, the Kuiper belt, and comets."
"Planetary geology largely applies concepts within the geosciences to planetary bodies in the broadest sense."
"Applications derived from fields in the geological sciences, such as geophysics and geochemistry."
"The geology of celestial bodies such as planets and their moons, asteroids, comets, and meteorites."
"These investigations are centered around the composition, structure, processes, and history of a celestial body."
"Due to the types of investigations involved, it is closely linked with Earth-based geology."
"Impact craters, fluvial and aeolian processes."
"The structures and compositions of the giant planets and their moons."
"Asteroids, the Kuiper belt, and comets."
"Applications derived from fields in the geological sciences, such as geophysics and geochemistry."
"Composition, structure, processes, and history."
"The terrestrial planets are the inner planets of the Solar System, including Earth itself."
"Volcanism on planets."