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.

Rootless cones are small volcanic landforms ranging from several to several hundred meters in diameter, formed by continuous ...

Scientists developed advanced dating methods to track geological changes on the far side of the moon and found evidence of ...

Did the Moon’s geological activity stop billions of years ago after it formed, or has it been active since then? This is what ...

The 3.7-billion-year-old formations in the planet's Gale Crater suggest the presence of long-gone bodies of liquid water, with no ice covering the surface ...

Using syrup and baking soda, research at Niigata University has demonstrated the formation mechanism of rootless cones, small ...

Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Vol. 128, No. 964 (2016 June), pp. 1-20 (20 pages) Radar exploration of the Solar System changed dramatically during and beyond the period of ...

I typically build research efforts with teams of researchers that work together to apply a wide range of complementary techniques in structural and field geology, active tectonics, geomorphology, ...

26, 2024, in San Bernadino, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun) Jennifer Piatek, a planetary geologist at Central Connecticut State University, is helped off the bus during an accessible field trip to the San ...

The Planetary Geology Department studies the solid surfaces of planets, moons, and small bodies in the solar system. Geological mapping as well as morphological and spectral analyses provide a record ...