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As a renowned training site for astronaut expeditions to practice their lunar geology skills, Mistastin (Kamestastin) crater is a meteorite crater in northern Labrador.
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4743-4749:  Polygons in the Hollow Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images...

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4743-4749:  Polygons in the Hollow #Science #Space #PlanetaryScience #CuriosityRover #MarsExploration #PlanetaryGeology

How common is water on other worlds? 🌍🪐

In the new episode of the Geology Bites podcast, Anat Shahar from the Carnegie Institution for Science suggests water might be more common than we thought!

🎧 Listen now: geosociety.co/WaterWorlds

#WaterWorlds #PlanetaryGeology #Astrobiology

New Research Could Explain Why Earth has Active Tectonics and Venus Does Not An international team has made a significant breakthrough in understanding the tectonic evolution of terrestrial planets. Using advanced numerical models, the team systematically classified for the first...

New Research Could Explain Why Earth has Active Tectonics and Venus Does Not #Science #EarthSciences #Geology #Tectonics #EarthAndVenus #PlanetaryGeology

Visit Our Solar System’s Tallest Mountains If you’re an adrenaline junkie who chases breathtaking views, consider summiting these unprecedented peaks—but it’ll be quite the hike to get there. The solar system’s tallest mountains are found...

Visit Our Solar System’s Tallest Mountains #Science #Space #PlanetaryScience #SpaceExploration #PlanetaryGeology #SolarSystem

Congratulations to my undergraduate honors student, Leo Wible, who successfully defended his Senior Honors Thesis entitled: "Two Worlds, One Sun: What Hydrothermal Vents can Teach us about Life on Earth and Mars". 🧪 #MARS #CRISM #PlanetaryGeology

Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed https://arstechni.ca #planetarygeology #researchroundup #Foodscience #Archeology #geophysics #Science #snakes #Mars

When Fire Brought Ice to Mars Mars is a planet of mystery! Its surface today is cold and dry, yet evidence suggests it was once home to flowing water. Most of the planet's remaining ice sits locked away at the poles, but recent observations...

When Fire Brought Ice to Mars #Science #Space #PlanetaryScience #MarsExploration #PlanetaryGeology #SpaceScience

CO2 Ice Blocks Carve Sinuous Gullies Across Martian Dunes All the science news you can handle in a single feed

CO2 Ice Blocks Carve Sinuous Gullies Across Martian Dunes #Science #Space #PlanetaryScience #MarsResearch #CO2Ice #PlanetaryGeology

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Venus has lava tubes, and they're weird It has been suggested that lava tubes - underground tunnels carved out by molten rock - might be on Venus, and now we have direct evidence that this is the case

Venus has lava tubes, and they're weird #Science #Geology #Venus #LavaTubes #PlanetaryGeology

Marsquakes reveal a lumpy, viscous mantle and a large, solid inner core, with profound implications for Mars past, present, and future.
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Refractory (planetary science) (Volcanology 🌋)

In planetary science, any material that has a relatively high equilibrium condensation temperature is called refractory. The opposite of refractory is volatile. The refractory group includes elements and compounds like metals and silicates which […]

Ice in Space Isn't the Same as Ice on Earth Next time you're drinking a frosty iced beverage, think about the structure of the frozen chunks chilling it down. Here on Earth, we generally see it in many forms: cubes form, sleet, snow, icicles, slabs...

Ice in Space Isn't the Same as Ice on Earth #Science #Space #Astronomy #IceResearch #SpaceScience #PlanetaryGeology

Discovery of ancient riverbeds suggests Mars once wetter than thought Scientists spot traces of 10,000 miles of rivers in area where many believed ‘there wasn’t any evidence for water’ Thousands of miles of ancient riverbeds have been discovered in the heavily cratered...

Discovery of ancient riverbeds suggests Mars once wetter than thought #Science #Space #PlanetaryScience #MarsExploration #AncientRivers #PlanetaryGeology

An ancient Earth impact could help in the search for Martian life Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.

An ancient asteroid impact in Western Australia offers new clues for finding early Martian life. The 3.47Byo site mimics Mars-like conditions for comparison to help distinguish real fossils from impact-altered structures.
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It's Official: Scientists Confirmed What's Inside Our Moon The verdict is in.

It's Official: Scientists Confirmed What's Inside Our Moon #Science #Space #PlanetaryScience #MoonExploration #SpaceScience #PlanetaryGeology

#volcanoes #planets #planetarygeology #geology #mars #solarsystem

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From my Vintage Portfolio - Young Planet With Two Moons. Acrylic on canvas. #Art #Space #PlanetaryGeology #Sciart

Hold the syrup: Weirdly perfect 'pancakes' on Venus may prove the planet is buckling A study suggests that Venus' volcanic

Hold the syrup: Weirdly perfect 'pancakes' on Venus may prove the planet is buckling #Science #Space #PlanetaryScience #Venus #PlanetaryGeology #SpaceExploration

Sols 4547-4548: Taking in the View After a Long Drive Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images...

Sols 4547-4548: Taking in the View After a Long Drive #Science #Space #PlanetaryScience #MarsExploration #SpaceScience #PlanetaryGeology

False-color gravity map of Mercury overlaid on an image of its cratered surface. Red areas indicate higher gravity, suggesting denser subsurface material. Data from the MESSENGER spacecraft reveals gravitational anomalies, notably within the Caloris Basin.

Astronomy Picture from 05/05/2015

Gravitational Anomalies of Mercury

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150505.html


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A natural-color image of Rhea, Saturn's second-largest moon, captured by the Cassini spacecraft. The image highlights Rhea's heavily cratered leading hemisphere and intriguing wispy streaks, possibly long braided fractures, across its surface. The moon's tidally locked rotation is responsible for this surface asymmetry.

Astronomy Picture from 15/02/2005

Saturn's Moon Rhea from Cassini

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050215.html


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Craters That Reveal What Mars Is Hiding Debris blasted from Martian craters is revealing what's hidden beneath the surface — from glaciers to ancient lakebeds — using just satellite images.

Martian craters are more than scars — they're windows into buried glaciers and subsurface secrets. And we don’t even need to land to see it. #MarsScience #PlanetaryGeology #Craters

Sols 4534-4535: Last Call for the Layered Sulfates? (West of Texoli Butte, Headed West) Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images...

Sols 4534-4535: Last Call for the Layered Sulfates? (West of Texoli Butte, Headed West) #Science #Space #PlanetaryScience #MarsExploration #PlanetaryGeology #SulfatesOnMars

A high-resolution grayscale image of a Martian rock formation, dispelling the illusion of a "face" seen in lower-resolution images. The detailed texture and geological features of the mesa are clearly visible, showcasing the natural processes shaping the Martian landscape. The image highlights the beauty of natural formations and the ongoing exploration of Mars.

Astronomy Picture from 14/12/2003

Close-up of the Face on Mars

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap031214.html


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Striking Evidence of Water Imbalance on The Moon Hints at a Collision The water distribution inside the Moon appears to be somewhat lopsided.

New analysis of lunar samples from the Moon's far side reveals significantly less water than the near side, supporting the theory that a massive collision shaped the Moon's asymmetry.

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Relevant paper

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Striking Evidence of Water Imbalance on The Moon Hints at a Collision Maybe it just needs to moisturize?

Striking Evidence of Water Imbalance on The Moon Hints at a Collision #Science #EarthSciences #Geochemistry #MoonResearch #WaterImbalance #PlanetaryGeology

The low-Ti basalt samples returned by Chang'e-6 provide a new calibration point for lunar impact chronology models, offering critical data to improve our understanding of variations in lunar impact flux over the past ~2.8 billion years
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