planetary science

collocation in English

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planetary
adjective
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/ˈplæn.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈplæn.ɪ.ter.i/
relating ...
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science
noun
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/ˈsaɪ.əns/us
/ˈsaɪ.əns/
(knowledge from) the careful study of the structure and behaviour of the physical world, especially by watching, measuring, and doing experiments, and the development of theories to describe the results of ...
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(Definition ofplanetaryandsciencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Along with the more widespread availability of meteorites and a better understanding of their importance toplanetaryscience, a lucrative market in meteorites has developed.
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Today, impact studies are an established, highly specialized branch ofplanetaryscience, and arguments have moved well beyond those of simple recognition.
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Although fields such as paleontology and archaeology provide the familiar examples, historical hypotheses are also common in geology, biology,planetaryscience, astronomy, and astrophysics.
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The study of other planets is usually calledplanetaryscience.
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Lebreton is specializing inplanetaryscience, particularly plasma physics.
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Since the telescope was primarily intended forplanetaryscience, this restriction was considered to be acceptable.
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This paper has become one of the most heavily cited papers inplanetaryscience.
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Polarimetry is used in remote sensing applications, such asplanetaryscienceand weather radar.
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The prize recognizes and encourages outstanding achievements inplanetaryscienceby a young scientist.
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New research fields flourished, including chemical biology,planetaryscience, nuclear astrophysics, and geochemistry.
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This concept is extensively used in radio astronomy andplanetaryscience.
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He is also a dedicated teacher ofplanetaryscienceat the undergraduate and graduate levels.
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It is arguably a special branch ofplanetaryscience, though with a much older history.
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In more modern times,planetarysciencebegan in astronomy, from studies of the unresolved planets.
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Current theories of their formation and evolution are relatively new to the field ofplanetaryscience.
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He is currently assistant study director of theplanetarysciencedecadal survey.
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He would later become professor emeritus ofplanetaryscienceand geology.
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Research and theory in this regard is a component ofplanetaryscienceand the emerging discipline of astrobiology.
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The conference features five full days of oral and poster sessions covering a variety of topics inplanetaryscienceresearch.
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This type of sample return, although having the most risks, is the most rewarding forplanetaryscience.
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Forplanetaryscience, the magnetopause is the boundary between the planets magnetic field and the solar wind.
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He built the modern department and especially recruited new faculty in geochemistry, tectonic geomorphology,planetaryscience, and field geology.
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It contains papers in astronomy, space science,planetaryscience, and biology that have a strong connection to astrobiology.
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Its subsequent development has interwoven a variety of scientific disciplines including astronomy, physics, geology, andplanetaryscience.
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It is involved in research and engineering projects related to astronomy,planetaryscience, exploration, public outreach, and political advocacy.
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