Category: Planetary geology

December 30, 2022

Some terminology for planetary geology, the solar System, moons, asteroids, comets, meteorites, exploration, measurement, and

May 13, 2021

Companion glossaries Ablation: The removal of ice and snow by melting, evaporation, wind erosion, sublimation

October 5, 2019

The Lake District, sunlight glinting, ruffled by a thin breeze, guarded by icy ridges. Idyllic?

September 29, 2019

Asteroid Ceres has been promoted to dwarf planet There is a disturbance in the symmetry

November 9, 2018

The dinosaurs were snuffed out in a geological instant (well not exactly, but that is

September 28, 2018

How many stars are there in our own galaxy, the Milky Way? A number frequently

August 29, 2018

We are told that a tide waits for no one, the impatient cousin of time. In

June 29, 2018

Organic compounds (i.e. molecules that contain carbon bonded to hydrogen) are not the prerogative of

March 26, 2018

“Archeomagnetic Jerks”. This interesting phrase refers, not to people, but to our global magnetic field;

March 3, 2018

The Polar Vortex. Sounds like scenes from the apocalyptic movie The Day After Tomorrow; a