Interplanetary bodies: asteroids asteroid-- rocky object in orbit around the sun includes: Main Belt asteroid Hilda and Thule asteroid near-Earth asteroid.
Volcanism The study of volcanoes and their activities.
I. Effusive eruptions: relatively quiet, non-explosive mostly basaltic lava, flows freely. A. Central Vent Eruptions— lava flows out (sometimes fountaining)
The Moon. Many of the discoveries on the moon were made possible as a result of the Russian-American Space Race.
Derek C. Richardson (U Maryland) Rubble Piles & Monoliths CD-VI Cannes PreshatteredRubble This online version does not include the movies. Please e-mail.
“Rummaging through Earth’s Attic for Remains of Ancient Life” John C. Armstrong, Llyd E. Wells, Guillermo Gonzalez Icarus 2002, vol. 160 December 9, 2004.
Planetary Science. Why? Since Astronomers find it difficult or impossible to visit most astronomical objects, nearby objects are examined and comparisons/extrapolations.
Surface Features on Mars
Just about everyone wanted to know about the circles on the Moon. In the 1960’s two distinguished geologists thought about the craters on the surface.
Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto Chapter 24. Uranus Chance discovery by William Herschel in 1781, while scanning the sky for nearby objects with measurable.
Earth Science: CST Review Day #2 CST Released Questions #16-27 1d, 1e, 1f, 2a, 2c, 2d YM 2010.
The Moon
