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[[File:Silicate-Fumarole.png|thumb|300px|Silicate fumarole]]'''Geology''' is the study of the structure of astronomical objects and processes that have shaped them. The mineralogical composition of rocks gives insight into their history of formation. Important geological events are e.g. earthquakes, floods, orogeny (mountain building), plate tectonics, and volcanic eruptions.
'''Geology''' is the study of the structure of astronomical objects and processes that have shaped them. The mineralogical composition of rocks gives insight into their history of formation. Important geological events are e.g. earthquakes, floods, orogeny (mountain building), plate tectonics, and volcanic eruptions.


Several geological types have been discovered on [[planets]] and [[moons]] with 0 to tenuous atmospheres.
Several geological types have been discovered on [[planets]] and [[moons]] with 0 to tenuous atmospheres.
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