Planetary Geology - Exploration Study Guide
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY 101

After the "Planetary Geology - Exploration" lecture and readings you should be able to answer and discuss the following questions.

What does the word planet mean?

What is planetary geology?

Name the major celestial objects in order from the center of the Solar System outward.

Name some of the important unmanned planetary probes.

Which of the Apollo lunar missions was the first to land on the Moon and what was the date?

Which of the Apollo lunar missions was the last to land on the Moon?

Which of the Apollo lunar missions was the only mission to have a geologist as a member of the crew?

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