Planetary Geology involves the origin and age of the solid bodies in the solar system (planets, satellites, asteroids, comets, and rings) and the geological evolution of their surfaces and interiors.

The team's hypothesis calls for a temporary ring around Earth, which would explain why impacts were constrained to a ...

This second edition of a now classic reference is brought up to date with fascinating new discoveries from 12 recent Solar System missions. Examples include water on the Moon, volcanism on Mercury's ...

Uranus’ moon Miranda, once thought to be a lifeless, frozen ball of ice, could actually be hiding vast oceans of liquid water ...

With a radius of 2,106 miles, Mars is the seventh largest planet in our solar system and about half the diameter of Earth. Its surface gravity is 37.5 percent of Earth’s. Mars rotates on its ...

The unique geology of this region could help answer lingering questions about the Moon's evolution and its broader role in the solar system. Studying Moon rocks isn't just about understanding the past ...

The Richard F. West Meteorite Collection was unveiled on Friday at JMU and includes everything from primitive chondrites to ...

Radebaugh also presented research at the conference, using computer models to hypothesize that Titan’s geology may be slightly more asymmetrical than previously ... “Titan is unlike any other place in ...