Article November 30, 2009 Issue

planet talk

with contributions from Devon Burr, Robert, Madeline, Vernon, Gabriel, Spencer

Planetary geologist Devon Burr answers questions
Kids' Sentinel readers asked about her work. Professor Burr works in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department at the University of Tennessee.

What does a planetary geologist do?

A planetary geologist is a scientist who studies planetary bodies, such as planets, moons, asteriods, and comets. There are many different ways to do this. For example, a planetary geologist might study images of planets collected by spacecraft, or she might look at rocks from space under microscopes.

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