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2 unusual facts about planetary science


Astromundus

Jonathan Lunine, an planetary scientist and physicist from the United States, is currently working here as a visiting professor who offers lectures in Planetology.

Master of Orion

#Planetology: reductions in the cost of pollution control; colonization of hostile planets; terraforming, which increases the maximum population of a planet; the ability to increase populations more efficiently; biological weapons and defenses against such weapons.


Isotopes of iron

Much of this work has been driven by the Earth and planetary science communities, although applications to biological and industrial systems are beginning to emerge.


see also

Alan Stern

He was Chair of NASA's Outer Planets Science Working Group (OPSWG) from 1991 to 1994 and served as a panel member for the National Research Council's 2003-2013 Decadal survey on planetary science.

Angioletta Coradini

Asteroid 4598 Coradini, shared with brother Marcello, for contributions given to the development of planetary science.

Asturian American

Walter Alvarez (b. October 3, 1940), professor in the Earth and Planetary Science department at the University of California, Berkeley.

Australasian strewnfield

Schnetzler C. C. and Mchone J.F. (1996) "Source of Australasian tektites: Investigating possible impact sites in Laos," Meteoritics and Planetary Science, Vol.

Ben-Aharon

Oded Aharonson (b. ?), American assistant professor of planetary science at the California Institute of Technology

Cassidy Glacier

The glacier was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1992 after William A. Cassidy, Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, who in 13 field seasons, 1976–90, led United States Antarctic Research Program teams in the investigation and collection of Antarctic meteorites from diverse sites through Victoria Land and southward to Lewis Cliff, adjacent to the Queen Alexandra Range.

David Stevenson

David J. Stevenson (born 1948), professor in planetary science at Caltech

EDRN

By leveraging technology development for planetary science at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the EDRN has been able to develop and deploy an infrastructure to support data sharing, knowledge management and collaborate research.

Mars sample return mission

According to Louis Friedman, Executive Director of The Planetary Society, a Mars sample return mission is often described by the planetary science community as the "holy grail" of robotic space missions, due to its high expected scientific return-on-investment.

New Frontiers

New Frontiers program, a series of NASA planetary science exploration missions

Paul Renne

Paul R. Renne (born 1957, San Antonio, Texas) is the director of the Berkeley Geochronology Center and also Professor in Residence of geology in the Department of Earth & Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley).

Planetary geology

Major centers for planetary science research include the Lunar and Planetary Institute, the Applied Physics Laboratory, the Planetary Science Institute, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Southwest Research Institute, and Johnson Space Center.

William Hartmann

William Kenneth Hartmann, planetary scientist and author at the Planetary Science Institute