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Geomorphology & Planetary Geology

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Geomorphology

The science that deals with the relief features of the earth or of another celestial body (as the moon) and seeks a genetic interpretation of them.

Planetary Geology

Alternatively known as astrogeology or exogeology, is a planetary science discipline concerned with the geology of the celestial bodies such as the planets and their moons, asteroids, comets, and meteorites.

Articles

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A Thing of Beauty: Space Sands

November 12, 2021 02:42 PM
NASA's Dragonfly Mission will reach Saturn's moon Titan in 2034, and planetary scientist and BYU geology professor Jani Radebaugh cannot wait to see what Dragonfly finds. Her most anticipated find? A handful of sand. While she waits, Radebaugh is studying the sand dunes of Earth to get a handle on the potential environment of Titan.
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Basaltic fissure types on Earth

November 09, 2021 10:30 AM
Linear or curvilinear eruptive fissures, the surface expressions of steeply-dipping pressurized feeder dikes, are the dominant volcanic vents through which relatively low viscosity basaltic magma reaches the surface of a planet.
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