Researchers did not believe that there were any processes that could renew the surface of a relatively small,
solid planetary body.
Not exact matches
Amalthea probably arose in Jupiter's youth as a
solid body near its current orbit, says
planetary formation theorist Robin Canup of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado.
«Pluto is the first
planetary body we know of where the atmospheric energy budget is dominated by
solid - phase haze particles instead of by gases.»
Review of Theories of Moon - Forming Impact (
Planetary Science Institute) Big Bang, New Moon (SwRI)
Planetary climatic and dynamic factors that convert
solid, airless
bodies into worlds suitable for life (Dr. Darren Williams - Penn State) Do We Know What Killed the Dinosaurs?