planetary surface

collocation in English

meaningsofplanetaryandsurface

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planetary
adjective
uk
/ˈplæn.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈplæn.ɪ.ter.i/
relating ...
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surface
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.fɪs/us
/ˈsɝː-/
the outer or top part or layer ...
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(Definition ofplanetaryandsurfacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The mechanical energy administered to aplanetarysurfaceby the impact of a comet or asteroid is another source of deformation.
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For moderate surface pressures, some of these particles can reach theplanetarysurface.
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Nevertheless, the smaller objects do transfer intact, minimally processed material from planetarysurfacetoplanetarysurfaceon relatively short timescales.
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This relative abundance information, therefore, can be used to infer the source of organic material detected on aplanetarysurface.
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They do not depend on chemical processes on theplanetarysurface.
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We propose two survey experiments forplanetarysurfaceexploration for seeking life-related species, water, and carbonate, particularly on the martian surface.
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The habitable zone is determined by the limits of photosynthetic life on theplanetarysurface.
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Habitability in the conventional definition relies onplanetarysurfacetemperatures lying within a specified range, usually estimated as a global average.
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Habitability is linked to the photosynthetic activity on theplanetarysurface.
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In the case of polychromatic light, like in space or on aplanetarysurfacethat is unprotected by an ozone layer, the two processes run in parallel.
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In analogy to current terrestrial processes the larger of these bubblesol-generated objects (in their hydrated state) could easily have transported such bacteria across a mostly aridplanetarysurface.
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Theplanetarysurfaceundergoes reshaping over geological time periods due to tectonics and erosion.
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Forests cover most of theplanetarysurface, growing up the sides of immense mountains and inside the deep valleys.
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Many processes that operate at aplanetarysurfacehave the potential to create a record of sedimentary rocks.
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Rovers are generally capable mobile platforms, but they are incapable of exploring multiple distant sites on aplanetarysurface.
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The ship carries numerous fighters and can also land directly on aplanetarysurface.
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In a planetary simulation work we use testfields which are analog to a selectedplanetarysurface.
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Approximately 70 percent of theplanetarysurfacewas to be covered, and temporal as well as spatial variations would be observed.
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These reactants were chosen because they can be related to fundamental processes believed to occur inplanetarysurfaceenvironments, comets, and the interstellar medium.
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It is used to deliver troops (or space marines) and equipment onto aplanetarysurface.
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