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...system and branching river valleys being formed. But now planetary scientists have identified what looks like more recently formed volcanoes, in geological terms. Excitingly, they may have once provided the perfect environment for microbial lifeforms to thrive. Mars’ Olympus Mons is the solar system’s largest volcano – 22km high and more than 500km across its base....

...System, yet remarkedly little is known about them. The existence of Phobos and Deimos remained hypothetical until August 1877 when Asaph Hall and American Astronomer finally found them within five days of one another. Upon discovery it became obvious why they had not been seen previously. They were both extremely small, with diameters of just ~12.4 km (Deimos) and ~22.5...

Watch this video from The Royal Observatory Greenwich/The OU and find what Rosetta and Philae have achieved as well as the impact the mission has had on our knowledge of our very own solar system...The Rosetta Mission from Royal Observatory Greenwich on Vimeo. To find out more use the hashtag #ROGSchools Learn more about Rosetta, Philae and comets

...systems and wave dominated systems. Utah: Incision surfaces at Woodside Canyon Incision surfaces at Woodside canyon. Utah: An incised valley at Tuscher Canyon A look at an incised valley at Tuscher Valley. Focussing on erosion surfaces, sequence boundaries, incised valley fills and distributaries channels. Utah: Explaining incision valleys Explaining incision valleys....