Advances in Earth Science ›› 2014, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (11): 1298-1302. doi: 10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2014.11.1298
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Yongyun Hu 1, Feng Tian 2, Shijie Zhong 3, Long Xiao 4
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Yongyun Hu, Feng Tian, Shijie Zhong, Long Xiao. Recent Progresses in Comparative Planetology——Summary of the Session of Comparative Planetology at the 3 rd Conference of Earth System Sciences[J]. Advances in Earth Science, 2014, 29(11): 1298-1302.
Comparative planetology is an interdisciplinary science between Earth sciences and astronomy. It studies physical, chemical and dynamical properties of planets and satellites and their surface characteristics, interior structures and chemistry, magnetic field, climate and possible existence of life. Although the study of comparative planetary science is at its infancy stage in China, it is very encouraging to see that 25 papers were received by the session, which is much more than what we expected. It indicates that more and more scientists are interested in this research field. These papers can be classified into three categories: solar planets, extra-solar planets, and moon explorations. Scientists from both China and oversea reported their recent results.