plano-, plan-, -plany, -plania +
(Greek: passively drifting, wandering, or roaming; planet or planets)
The planets are shown in this unit with images and links for details about each planet.
planetologist
1. Someone who studies the planets including their origins and compositions.
2. An expert or specialist in planetology.
planetology
A branch of astronomy dealing with planets and satellites, including their surface features, structures, chemical compositions, and atmospheres.
planets
Astronomical bodies that orbit a star and do not shine with their own light, especially the nine bodies orbiting the Sun in the solar system.
The planets are illustrated below and links are available for more details about their Greek and Latin myths, symbolisms, and scientific information.
Just click on the image of your choice for further details about each planet.
Apollo, the Sun god, and the center
of our solar-planetary system.
Mercury, messenger of the Roman gods
(first planet from the sun).
Venus, goddess of love and beauty, springtime,
and flowers (second planet from the sun).
Gaea, Earth goddess (ancient Greeks thought of her
as Terra Mater) Earth Mother (third planet from the sun).
Diana, or Luna, Roman goddess of the Moon,
animals, and hunting (earths moon).
Mars, Roman god of war
(fourth planet from the sun).
Jupiter, King of the Roman gods
(fifth planet from the sun).
Saturn, god of harvest or time of reaping
(sixth planet from the sun).
Uranus, father of Saturn and grandfather of Jupiter
(seventh planet the sun).
Neptune, Roman god of the sea
(eighth planet from the sun).
Pluto, Greek god of wealth, ruled the dark underworld
of myth (ninth planet from the sun).
Additional information about the Planets in motion
planisphere
A circular star map drawn for a given latitude, having a rotating mask that shows which constellations are visible at any time and date in the year.
planoblast
A free-swimming medusa form of hydroid individual.
planomania
1. A compulsion to wander.
2. The morbid impulse to leave home and discard many social restraints.
3. A strong desire, or urge, to live a life of simplicity free from social restraints or obligations.
planomenon
All free-living organisms; those organisms not rooted or attached to a substratum.
planophrasia
Wandering speech; usually used to refer to a flight of ideas in manic syndromes.
superplanetary
Above the surface of a planet.
A cross reference of word units that are related, directly or indirectly, to the: "moon":
Calendar, Moon Facts;
Chemical Element: selenium;
Gods and Goddesses;
luna, luni-;
Luna, the earth moon;
menisc-;
meno-;
Planets in Motion;
seleno-.
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