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Comparative planetary science or comparative planetology is a branch of space science and planetary science in which different natural processes and systems are studied by their effects and phenomena on and between multiple bodies. The planetary processes in question include geology, hydrology, atmospheric physics, and interactions such as impact cratering, space weathering, and magnetospheric physics in the solar wind, and possibly biology, via astrobiology. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Comparative planetary scienceA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Proceedings of the 30th International Geological CongressThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Go sideways: Outline of the Solar SystemA closely related topic
- Go sideways: AtmosphereA closely related topic
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Proceedings of the 30th International Geological CongressInternational Geological Congress (30th 1996 Beijing, China) · 1997- 📕The Channeled ScablandVictor R. Baker, Dag Nummedal · 1978
One of ten billion earthsKarel Schrijver · 2018
PlanetologyFred Schaaf · 1996
The outer planets and their moonsT. Encrenaz, R. Kallenbach · 2005- 📕Exploring the Origin, Extent, and Future of LifeConnie Bertka · 2008
Comparative planetologyCollege Park Colloquium on Chemical Evolution (3rd 1976) · 1978- 📕Extrasolar planets and astrobiologyCaleb A. Scharf · 2008
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