Planetary science: Going downhill

Galactic planetary science

Planetary science beyond the boundaries of our Solar System is today in its infancy. Until a couple of decades ago, the detailed investigation of the planetary properties was restricted to objects orbiting inside the Kuiper Belt. Today, we cannot ignore that the number of known planets has increased by two orders of magnitude nor that these planets resemble anything but the objects present in o...

Lunar and Planetary Science

Planetary Science: A Lunar Perspective

Monumenti, Musei e Gallerie Pontificie. This illustrates the state of planetary observation at the beginning of the eighteenth century. Most of the succeeding advances in this field have occurred in the past decade. Preface The technical triumph of manned landings on the Moon and the return of samples from the lunar surface has provided scientists with a unique opportunity to advance our unders...

Lunar and Planetary Science XXll

s of papers submitted to the Twenty-Second Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

New indivisible planetary science paradigm

A new, indivisible planetary science paradigm, a wholly self-consistent vision of the nature of matter in the Solar System, and dynamics and energy sources of planets is presented here. Massivecore planets are formed by condensing and raining-out from within giant gaseous protoplanets at high pressures and high temperatures. Earth’s complete condensation included a ~300 Earth-mass gigantic gas/...