planetary science
Let an agent explain planetary science and its branches, relay methods, missions and major findings from scientific sources, describe body-specific subfields and their names, and distinguish planetary science from astronomy in general, astrobiology and Earth science.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain planetary science and its branches, relay methods, missions and major findings from scientific sources, describe body-specific subfields and their names, and distinguish planetary science from astronomy in general, astrobiology and Earth science.
The scientific study of planets, moons and planetary systems, including their formation, geology, atmospheres and potential for life, drawing on astronomy, geology, chemistry and physics and on spacecraft data, with body-specific branches sometimes named selenology for the Moon, areography for Mars and, more rarely, zenology, kronology, uranology and poseidology for the giant planets; planetary science includes the study of exoplanets.
What it is for: Understanding planets and planetary systems.
It can be explain the field and branches; relay methods and findings; describe missions; distinguish related fields.
Distinguishing features
Interdisciplinary
Spacecraft data
Body-specific branches
Comparative approach
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a scientific discipline.
Physical character
planets in the Solar System: 8 count
confirmed exoplanets: over 5500 count - 2020s
Apollo lunar samples: about 382 kg
How it is recognised
Science of planets and moons
Selenology, areography, zenology, kronology, uranology, poseidology
Astronomy is broader; astrobiology studies life; Earth science studies our planet specifically
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
overlaps with - and geology
is advanced by - missions
is contrasted with - focused on life
In practice
Families and kinds
planetary geology and geophysics
planetary atmospheres
lunar science or selenology
Mars science or areography
giant planet science with rarely used names such as zenology and kronology
small body science
exoplanet science
Standards and regulation
COSPAR planetary protection policy
IAU nomenclature for planetary features
Space agency data archiving standards
Failure modes and hazards
Treating rare branch names as standard
Stale mission information
Confusing with astrology
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What planetary science is.
Science.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is planetary science, and how does it differ from astronomy, astrobiology and Earth science? definition
- Is the question about the field, a body, a mission or a method? boundary
Branches
Branches.
Branches
Branches.
- What are selenology, areography and the rarer names for giant planet studies, and how standard are they? definition
- Which entry fits the specific branch? action
Methods Methods.
Science.
Observation
Observation and missions.
Observation
Observation.
- How do telescopes, orbiters, landers, rovers and sample returns study planets? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Modelling
Modelling and labs.
Modelling
Modelling.
- How do models, meteorite analysis and laboratory experiments contribute? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Findings Findings.
Science.
Solar
Solar System.
Solar
Solar.
- What have missions revealed about the Moon, Mars, the giant planets and small bodies? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific body? action
Exoplanets
Exoplanets.
Exoplanets
Exoplanets.
- What has exoplanet science discovered about planetary systems? provenance
- Which entry fits exoplanet? action
Context History and policy.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did planetary science develop from telescopic astronomy to the space age? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of planetary science? action
Policy
Planetary protection.
Policy
Policy.
- What is planetary protection, and how are missions planned and funded? provenance
- Which entry fits planetary protection? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should selenology and areography be separate primary entries?
- How should scientific sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming rarely used branch names; should they be annotated?