planetologists
Celestial body researchers
Planetologists are scientists who study planets—their formation, composition, atmospheres, and geological processes.
The field encompasses bodies throughout the solar system and beyond, from Mars geology to exoplanet atmospheres.
Planetologists analyzed the data from the rover to understand the planet's ancient water systems.
Subterranean magma expulsion process
- tectonicsStudy of crustal deformation
- erosionGradual wearing away
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
- magnetosphereCelestial body's protective field
geysers · dunes · canyons · outgassing
Study of celestial bodies' surfaces
- astrobiologyStudy of cosmic organisms
- exobiologyStudy of cosmic life
- geomorphologyStudy of terrain formation
- volcanologyStudy of erupting mountains
glaciology · sedimentology · tectonics · mineralogy · spectroscopy · geochemistry · paleoclimatology · astrochemistry
Purpose-driven task
- probeThorough examination or tool
- roverDrifter or space explorer
- landerSpacecraft for surface arrival
- orbiterBody circling another
satellite · spacecraft · flyby · Mars · Venus · Titan · Europa · Enceladus
Research conducted on location
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- experimentsTests of a hypothesis
- publicationsWorks issued to readers
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
simulations · mapping · survey · hypothesis · observations · instrumentation · calibration · imaging
volcanism
Subterranean magma expulsion process
- tectonicsStudy of crustal deformation
- erosionGradual wearing away
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
magnetosphere · geysers · dunes · canyons · outgassing
astrogeology
Study of celestial bodies' surfaces
- astrobiologyStudy of cosmic organisms
- exobiologyStudy of cosmic life
- geomorphologyStudy of terrain formation
volcanology · glaciology · sedimentology · tectonics · mineralogy · spectroscopy · geochemistry · paleoclimatology · astrochemistry
mission
Purpose-driven task
orbiter · satellite · spacecraft · flyby · Mars · Venus · Titan · Europa · Enceladus · Ceres
fieldwork
Research conducted on location
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- experimentsTests of a hypothesis
- publicationsWorks issued to readers
modeling · simulations · mapping · survey · hypothesis · observations · instrumentation · calibration · imaging · measurements
minerals
Inorganic natural solids
silicates · ice · sediment · magma · volatiles · organics · sulfur · mantle · crust · meteorites
planetologistsgeologists
Rock and mineral researchers
geophysicists · oceanographers · seismologists · volcanologists · mineralogists
planetologistsgeologists
Rock and mineral researchers
oceanographers · microbiologists · marine biologists · ecologists