Planetary Science Research Discoveries

Planetary scientists sharing ideas and discoveries.

Planetary Science Research Discoveries (PSRD) is an educational site sharing the latest research by NASA-sponsored scientists on meteorites, asteroids, planets, moons, and other materials in our Solar System. The website is supported by the Cosmochemistry Program of NASA's Science Mission Directorate and by Hawai'i Space Grant Consortium and is a vital link for planetary and space sciences, and for learning how science works.

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Space Science Resources

Finding out about meteorites from Royal Observatory Greenwich on Vimeo.



Meteorites: An Overview by Edward R. D. Scott (2011) Elements, v. 7(1), p. 47-48. Linked here by PSRD with permission.

Meteoritical Bulletin Database, searchable database with authoritative information about meteorite names with additional facts that include classification, place and year of discovery, photographs, and references for more details.

Lunar Meteorites, comprehensive site from Randy Korotev, Washington University in St. Louis.

Mars Meteorites, comprehensive site from Ron Baalke, Jet Propulsion Lab.

Meteorites and Their Properties, by David A. Kring, Lunar and Planetary Institute.

The Meteoritical Society.

Cosmochemistry Illustrated, slide presentations with extraterrestrial examples of topics covered in undergraduate geochemistry, petrology, and introductory geology courses.

SAO/NASA ADS Query Form, searchable database of technical references operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory under a NASA grant.

Fabulous Frozen Finds, descriptions and photos of newly classified meteorite samples collected by team members of the U.S. Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) program.

NASA Science Mission Directorate.

NASA National Space Grant Program.

NASA News and Events.

NASA Solar System Exploration.

NASA Lunar Science Institute.

Apollo Digital Image Archive, from Arizona State University.

Science@NASA from the Marshall Space Flight Center.

NASA's Mars Exploration Program.

Latest images from MOC: Mars Orbiter Camera on Mars Global Surveyor, from Malin Space Science System.

NASA Planetary Photojournal, comprehensive resource for publicly released images from Solar System exploration programs.

Discoveries in Planetary Science Slide Sets, from the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society.

Welcome to the Planets, from NASA's Planetary Data System.

Solar System Lithographs of asteroids, comets, moons, planets, Sun, plus background information for each.

Stardust Mission, NASA's Comet Sample Return Mission.

Intute Science, Engineering and Technology resources for education and research.

space.com, Space news, information, education, and resources.

Astronomy Today, astronomy, cosmology, space exploration, sky guide, and space news.

New Scientist, science and technology weekly magazine.

Earth and Sky, daily science radio service and web site with stories covering Earth Science, Astronomy, and Environmental Science.




Learning Activities for Earth and Space Sciences

Astronomy and Space Science Activities, compiled for Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

Cosmochemistry Illustrated, slide presentations with extraterrestrial examples of topics covered in undergraduate geochemistry, petrology, and introductory geology courses.

Exploring Planets in the Classroom, hands-on activities formatted in teacher-background pages and student sheets for K-12; from Hawaii Space Grant Consortium.

Galileo K-12 Educational Activities, for studying Jupiter and its moons.

INSPIRE, bringing the excitement of observing natural and manmade radio waves in the audio region to high school students.

LPI K-12 Education Resources Catalog, from the Lunar and Planetary Institute.

NASA Education and Public Outreach from the Science Mission Directorate.

NASA's Origins Program Education Forum classroom activities and tutorials.

NASA Space Science Education Resource Directory.

NASA Space Science Education/Public Outreach Sites.

NASA's Structure and Evolution of the Universe Education.

NASA's Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum classroom activities.

POETRY from NASA's Imager for Magnetosphere-to-Aurora Global Explorer (IMAGE) satellite program, for learning about Earth's magnetic field, aurora, and how solar storms cause disturbances in the Earth's space environment.

Science NetLinks resources for K-12 science education from Thinkfinity and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.




Planetary Geology and Meteoritics Books

Greeley, Ronald, 1994, Planetary Landscapes, Chapman and Hall, 286 p.

McSween Jr., Harry Y., 2000, Meteorites and Their Parent Planets, Cambridge University Press, 310 p.

McSween Jr., Harry Y. and Huss, Gary R., 2010, Cosmochemistry, Cambridge University Press, 549 p.




Technical Journals with Cosmochemistry Content

American Mineralogist

Chemie der Erde/Geochemistry

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Geophysical Research Letters

Icarus

Journal of Geophysical Research–Planets

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Nature

Nature Geoscience

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Science

The Astrophysical Journal




How Science Works

Strahler, Arthur N., 1992, Understanding Science: An Introduction to Concepts and Issues, Prometheus Books, 409 p.

Sagan, Carl, 1995, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, Random House, 457 p.




Use Agreement & Copyrights for PSRD

Please read this visitor's use agreement; by using this website, you accept its terms. We may change these terms from time to time without notice. By continuing to use the website after we post any such changes, you accept this agreement, as modified.

PSRD makes every effort to bring you current and accurate information. Each article is reviewed by appropriate researchers before being released to the general public. Some information accessed through the PSRD website may be preliminary. Conclusions drawn from information on this website are the responsibility of the user.

All copyrights are honored and noted. Articles and reports created for this website are the property of PSRD and are protected by copyright. Information you receive through the PSRD website may be displayed and printed for personal, educational, and non-commercial uses, provided the PSRD credit is maintained. You may not otherwise reproduce the materials in electronic, print, or other publications without consent of PSRD. Furthermore, pages in this website may not be translated, transmitted, framed or stored in a retrieval system for public or private use without written permission from PSRD. Requests for permissions should be emailed to psrd@higp.hawaii.edu, or mailed to

Dr. G. Jeffrey Taylor
PSRD Website
Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
1680 East-West Road, POST 524
Honolulu, HI 96822

Images credited to NASA are in the public domain and permission is not required for use or duplication. Permission to use all other images or art work must be requested from the individuals or institutions credited. You may contact psrd@higp.hawaii.edu for assistance.

The names Planetary Science Research Discoveries, PSRD, PSRD, and PSR Discoveries are copyrighted by G. Jeffrey Taylor and Linda M. V. Martel.




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PSRD recommends following the Columbia Guide to Online Style for documenting Internet sources by Janice Walker and Todd Taylor. When citing PSRD articles or reports, provide the following information:

1. The author's name, written as: last name, first name or initial.
2. Date of publication, enclosed in parentheses.
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Here is an example:
Taylor, G. Jeffrey (Oct. 1996) Life on Mars? The Evidence and the Debate. Planetary Science Research Discoveries. http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/Oct96/LifeonMars.html (12 Nov. 2011).




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