Planetary Science
The Planetary Science Group at MSSL is a leading research group studying planetary bodies andÌýsystems across the Solar System. Our science themes includeÌýplanetary magnetospheres, moon interactions, surfaces and comets. We produce scientific instruments for international space exploration missions, such as the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, and then analyse the information which comes back from those instruments. We are analysing data from some of the Solar System's most interesting scientific targets, including Saturn and its moons Titan, Enceladus and Rhea, Mars, Venus and comets. The group is also heavily involved in future missions to Mars, a comet,ÌýJupiter, and other Solar System bodies. Previous missions include the Giotto mission to comets Halley and Grigg-Skjellerup. We work closely with the MSSL Space Plasma Physics and Imaging groups and the MyAV·¶ Department of Physics and Astronomy, and are part of the .
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Resources:
Comet Trails:
Call for Comet Tail Images
Tailcatcher Service
Solar Windsocks Service
Introduction to Planetary Science:
What is Planetary Science?
Seminar Series
Head of Planetary Science:
Dr Louisa Preston
l.preston@ucl.ac.uk
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