Planetary Science

  1. Comparative Planetology and Planetary Processes
    1. Planetary Interiors and Differentiation
      1. Core-Mantle-Crust Structure
        1. Layered Structure
          1. Composition Differences
            1. Density Stratification
            2. Heat Sources
              1. Primordial Heat from Accretion
                1. Radiogenic Heating
                  1. Tidal Heating
                    1. Gravitational Energy
                    2. Heat Transfer
                      1. Conduction
                        1. Convection
                          1. Radiation
                            1. Phase Changes
                          2. Planetary Geology
                            1. Impact Cratering
                              1. Process and Mechanics
                                1. Crater Morphology
                                  1. Simple Craters
                                    1. Complex Craters
                                      1. Multi-Ring Basins
                                      2. Using Craters for Surface Dating
                                        1. Crater Degradation
                                        2. Volcanism and Tectonics
                                          1. Magma Generation
                                            1. Eruption Styles
                                              1. Effusive Volcanism
                                                1. Explosive Volcanism
                                                2. Volcanic Landforms
                                                  1. Shield Volcanoes
                                                    1. Stratovolcanoes
                                                      1. Cinder Cones
                                                      2. Tectonic Stress
                                                        1. Compression
                                                          1. Extension
                                                            1. Shear
                                                            2. Faulting and Folding
                                                            3. Erosion and Surface Modification
                                                              1. Aeolian Processes
                                                                1. Fluvial Processes
                                                                  1. Glacial Processes
                                                                    1. Mass Wasting
                                                                      1. Space Weathering
                                                                    2. Planetary Atmospheres
                                                                      1. Atmospheric Composition and Origins
                                                                        1. Primary Atmospheres
                                                                          1. Secondary Atmospheres
                                                                            1. Outgassing
                                                                              1. Delivery by Impacts
                                                                                1. Biological Processes
                                                                              2. Vertical Structure
                                                                                1. Troposphere
                                                                                  1. Stratosphere
                                                                                    1. Mesosphere
                                                                                      1. Thermosphere
                                                                                        1. Exosphere
                                                                                        2. Weather and Climate
                                                                                          1. Global Circulation Patterns
                                                                                            1. Greenhouse Effect
                                                                                              1. Clouds and Hazes
                                                                                                1. Seasonal Changes
                                                                                                  1. Climate Evolution
                                                                                                  2. Atmospheric Escape
                                                                                                    1. Thermal Escape
                                                                                                      1. Non-Thermal Escape
                                                                                                        1. Sputtering
                                                                                                          1. Charge Exchange
                                                                                                            1. Photodissociation
                                                                                                        2. Planetary Magnetospheres
                                                                                                          1. Generation of Magnetic Fields
                                                                                                            1. Dynamo Theory
                                                                                                              1. Requirements for Dynamo Action
                                                                                                                1. Magnetic Field Geometry
                                                                                                                2. Interaction with the Solar Wind
                                                                                                                  1. Magnetopause
                                                                                                                    1. Bow Shock
                                                                                                                      1. Magnetotail
                                                                                                                        1. Plasma Sheet
                                                                                                                        2. Auroras
                                                                                                                          1. Formation Mechanisms
                                                                                                                            1. Observations on Different Planets
                                                                                                                              1. Particle Precipitation

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