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Planetary science or, more rarely, planetology, is the scientific study of planets (including Earth), moons, and planetary systems (in particular those of the Solar System) and the processes that form them. It studies objects ranging in size from micrometeoroids to gas giants, aiming to determine their composition, dynamics, formation, interrelations and history. It is a strongly interdisciplinary field, originally growing from astronomy and earth science, but which now incorporates many disciplines, including planetary geology (together with geochemistry and geophysics), cosmochemistry, atmos ...more

Planetary Science Books

Atmospheric Evolution on Inhabited and Lifeless Worlds
Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto
The Sirens of Mars: Searching for Life on Another World
Mapping Mars: Science, Imagination, and the Birth of a World
Lives of the Planets: A Natural History of the Solar System
The Planets
Lucky Planet: Why Earth is Exceptional-and What That Means for Life in the Universe
The Planet Factory: Exoplanets and the Search for a Second Earth
Planetary Climates (Princeton Primers in Climate)
Planetary Sciences
Introduction to Modern Climate Change
How to Find a Habitable Planet (Science Essentials)
The Planets
Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life
Oxygen: A Four Billion Year History (Science Essentials)
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The Third Horseman: Climate Change and the Great Famine of the 14th Century
Near-Earth Objects: Finding Them Before They Find Us
Oxygen: A Four Billion Year History (Science Essentials)

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ASTROBIOLOGY TEXTBOOKS
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Lunar and Planetary Institute Library The LPI Library collection contains more than 60,000 cataloged books, documents, maps and globes…more
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