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Royal Society Of Chemistry Chemistry Of The Planets by Royal Society Of Chemistry
We Have Now Entered A Second Golden Age Of Planetary Exploration With A Host Of Exciting Missions Either Underway Or Due To Report Back In The Next Few Years. Probes Are Able To Land On Planets Or Descend Into Their Atmospheres And Apply Powerful Analytical Techniques To Determine Their Chemical Compositions. The Wealth Of Chemical Information Sent Back From These Missions Has Stimulated Major Efforts In Laboratory Experiments And Computational Modelling And Created A Fascinating Area For Multidisciplinary Exchange Around The Theme Of The Chemistry Of The Planets Encompassing Aspects Of Chemistry (Physical Organic And Inorganic) Physics And Astronomy Geology And Geochemistry And Exobiology Proving The Right Conditions For A Fruitful Faraday Discussion At The Interface Of These Disciplines. Furthermore The Recent Discovery Of Water And Methane In The Atmosphere Of An Extrasolar Planet (Exoplanet) Opens Up A Whole New And Exciting Field Of Planetary Chemistry Outside Of The Solar System.