Planetary science

Planetary science

Planetary science or, more rarely, planetology, is the scientific study of planets, moons, and planetary systems and the processes that form them. It studies objects ranging in size from micrometeoroids to gas giants, aiming to determine their composition, dynamics, formation, interrelations and history.

Planetary Science People (First 18 people) - Page 0

Stewart Nozette

Stewart Nozette


Carolyn Porco

Carolyn Porco

American planetary scientist

Heidi Hammel

Heidi Hammel

Astronomer

Alan Stern

Alan Stern

American engineer

Kirill Florensky

Kirill Florensky

Pavel Florensky's son

Stanton J. Peale

Stanton J. Peale

American planetary scientist

Joseph Veverka

Joseph Veverka

Professor

Ted Ringwood

Ted Ringwood

Australian geophysicist

Mark Showalter

Mark Showalter


Janet Akyüz Mattei

Janet Akyüz Mattei

Turkish-American astronomer

Zita Martins

Zita Martins


Amanda Hendrix

Amanda Hendrix

American scientist

Laurie Leshin

Laurie Leshin

Planetary scientist

Nancy Chabot

Nancy Chabot

Planetary scientist

David J. Stevenson

David J. Stevenson

Planetary scientist

Alessandro Morbidelli

Alessandro Morbidelli

Italian astronomer

Anil Bhardwaj

Anil Bhardwaj

Indian physics researcher

Peter H. Schultz

Peter H. Schultz

Professor