Phenomenon
Tectonic Activity
Movement and deformation of a planet's crust.
Large-scale processes that fracture, fold, or move pieces of a planet's surface — most dramatically Earth's plate tectonics.
Overview
Large-scale processes that fracture, fold, or move pieces of a planet's surface — most dramatically Earth's plate tectonics.
See also
Volcanism
Eruption of molten rock through a planet's crust.
Elongation
An inner planet's angular distance from the Sun.
Axial Precession
The slow wobble of a planet's rotation axis.
Anti-greenhouse Effect
Atmospheric haze cooling a planet's surface.
Atmospheric Escape
Gas leaking from a planet's atmosphere into space.
Magnetosphere
A planet's magnetic shield against the solar wind.