The Planetary Geology Department studies the solid surfaces of planets, moons, and small bodies in the solar system. Geological mapping as well as morphological and spectral analyses provide a record ...

In a paper published in National Science Review, a research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated impact ...

The chance of this impact rose to a high of 3.1 percent on Feb. 18. As a planetary geologist, my research focuses on meteorite impact craters, the scars of large asteroid and cometary impacts in ...

Before joining the Smithsonian, Stofan had more than 25 years’ experience in space-related organizations and a deep research background in planetary geology. She was chief scientist at NASA (2013–2016 ...

The Planetary Science Minor allows students interested in Astronomy or Geology to broaden their perspectives and to apply their knowledge to planets other than Earth. Here you have a unique ...

Planetary Geology involves the origin and age of the solid bodies in the solar system (planets, satellites, asteroids, comets, and rings) and the geological evolution of their surfaces and interiors.