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Planetary science (2171 bytes)
1: ...y science may be considered a part of the [[Earth science]]s, or more logically, as its parent field. Rese...
3: Planetary science studies objects ranging in size from [[micrometeo...
60: [[Category:space science]]

Planetary (496 bytes)
1: #'''Planetary''' is an [[adjective]] meaning relating to a [[pl...
2: #A '''[[planetary nebula]]''' is an [[astronomical object]] that ap...
3: #'''Planetary gearing''' is a [[gear]] system also known as [[e...
4: #'''''[[Planetary (comics)|Planetary]]''''' is a [[comic book]] series by [[Warren Ell...

Planetary migration (532 bytes)
1: '''Planetary migration''' is the act of a stellar satellite al...
7: During this phase of planetary creation, planetessimals gravitationally interact...

Planetary nebula (17681 bytes)
3: A '''planetary nebula''' is an [[astronomy|astronomical]] [[astr...
5: ...ent]]s by [[nucleosynthesis]]. In other galaxies, planetary nebulae may be the only objects observable enough...
7: ...ubble Space Telescope]] images have revealed many planetary nebulae to have extremely complex and varied morp...
11: ...us (planet)|Uranus]], eventually coined the term 'planetary nebula' for them, although, as we now know, they ...
13: ...230px|left|Abell 39, a very regular and spherical planetary nebula]]

Planetary phase (837 bytes)
1: ...tion of a [[planet]]. Like [[lunar phase]]s, the planetary phase depends on the relative position of the [[s...

Planetary romance (1483 bytes)
1: ...planetary romance''' is particular sub-genre of [[science fiction]] that was heavily influenced by Eastern ...
3: ...'' stories in particular have also been sold as [[science fantasy]].
5: ...es. While both are space operas, Brackett's is a planetary romance.
7: '''Planetary Romances''' are usually set either on [[Mars (pla...
8: [[Category:Science fiction]]

Planetary Hours (1500 bytes)
1: The '''Planetary Hours''' are an ancient system in which one of th...
3: Each planetary day begins at [[sunrise]], and ends at the next d...
7: ...anetary hour of the day is always the same as the planetary day; so sunrise on Monday is the beginning of bot...
17: So the second planetary hour of the day of the Moon is the hour of Saturn...
20: ...ttp://chronosxp.sourceforge.net ChronosXP] - Free planetary hours software for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

Planetary engineering (3395 bytes)
1: '''Planetary engineering''' is the application of technology f...
3: .... Planetary engineering is largely the realm of [[science fiction]] at present, although some types of [[cl...
10: ...gg, Martyn J. (1995). ''Terraforming: Engineering Planetary Environments''. SAE International. Warrendale, PA...
11: ...'[http://www.well.com/user/davidu/domination.html Science, 277:5325]''.
14: [[Category:Planetary engineering]]

The Planetary Society (296 bytes)
1: '''The Planetary Society''' is a large organization that has many ...
4: *[http://planetary.org The Planetary Society official site]

Planetary differentiation (4470 bytes)
1: In [[cosmogony]], '''planetary differentiation''' is a process by which the [[de...

Planetary system (2554 bytes)
1: ...ral satellite|moon]]s, and [[planet]]s). Our own planetary system which contains the [[Earth]] and [[Sun]] i...
3: == Origin and evolution of planetary systems ==
5: ...viable model. Accepted theories today argue that planetary systems form from a [[solar nebula]].
7: ...in violent [[supernova]] explosions, and a normal planetary system could not possibly survive such a blast - ...
9: == Significant planetary systems ==

Planetary (comics) (4721 bytes)
1: ...y the [[Wildstorm]] imprint of [[DC Comics]]. '''Planetary''' also refers to the group portrayed in the seri...
3: ''Planetary'' was previewed in the [[September]] [[1998]] iss...
6: Planetary are an organization billing themselves as "Archae...
8: ...ty, and the two know each other. Despite this, ''Planetary'' intersects only a little with other Wildstorm s...
10: Planetary's field team travels the world investigating stra...

Planetary core (339 bytes)
1: The '''planetary core''' consists of the innermost layers of a [[p...

Planetary orbit (18242 bytes)
7: ...n his [[Kepler's laws of planetary motion|laws of planetary motion]]. He found that the orbits of the [[plan...
11: ==Planetary orbits==
13: ... gravitationally bound to one of the planets in a planetary system, either [[natural satellite|natural]] or [...
21: See also: [[Kepler's laws of planetary motion]]
71: ... also [[orbit equation]] and [[Kepler%27s_laws_of_planetary_motion#Kepler.27s_first_law|Kepler's first law]])

Planetary Nebula M2-9 (1103 bytes)
1: [[Image:Planetary Nebula M2-9.jpg|thumb|Planetary Nebula M2-9, the Twin Jet Nebula.]]
3: ...buted on [[December 17]], [[1997]]. The bipolar [[planetary nebula]] has a particular form of twin [[lobe]]s ...
7: * [[List of planetary nebulas]]
15: ...Sun-Like Stars]. Press release: ''Space Telescope Science Institute''. December 17, 1997.
18: [[Category:Planetary nebulae]]

Planetary ring (2739 bytes)
1: A '''planetary ring''' is a ring of dust and other small particl...
2: The most spectacular and famous planetary rings are those around [[Saturn (planet)|Saturn]]...
4: The origin of planetary rings is not precisely known, but they are though...
26: * [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/append8.html USGS/IAU Ring and R...
31: [[Category:Planetary rings]]

Planetary nomenclature (20276 bytes)
1: '''Planetary nomenclature''', like terrestrial nomenclature, i...
5: ... group are submitted to the IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Upon successful revi...
18: #Commemoration of persons on planetary bodies should not be a goal in itself but should ...
22: ...esting and meaningful nomenclature for individual planetary bodies.
26: Names for all planetary features include a descriptor term, with the exce...

Macula (planetary geology) (238 bytes)
1: ...is the [[Latin]] word for 'spot'. It is used in [[planetary geology]] to refer to unusually dark areas on the...

Planetary Observer program (356 bytes)
1: [[NASA]]'s '''Planetary Observer''' series was still birthed, resulting i...

Center for Planetary Research (1114 bytes)
1: ...]] and to provide a platform for the education of planetary researchers. It spans a broad range of disciplin...
4: * To gather and develop initiatives in Planetary Science
6: * To participate international in Planetary Science through development of instruments for [[ESA]] an...
13: ...//www.planetcenter.dk/ Website for the Centre for Planetary Research]

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