Building Planets
Meteorites reveal what's going on deep inside planets, including our own. Scientists analyze the composition of meteorites to match them with their potential parent bodies—other planets, asteroids, or possibly comets. These resources offer learners a look at the inner Earth, and more.
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David S. and Ruth L. Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth
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Ultra-High-Pressure Experimentalist Who Studies the Deep Earth
The intense heat and pressure of the deep Earth are hard to imagine—and even harder to re-create. Currently, scientists need to work with samples so small they look like a grain of ground pepper.
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Formation of the Solar System
About 4.6 billion years ago, our solar system came into being. This comic strip explains the processes that led to the creation of the planets and the asteroid belt.