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Planetology is broadly the study of environments within our solar system, including planets, moons, asteroids, comets and even general aspects of our own planet. This working group aims to coordinate and encourage collaboration between groups within the Aarhus Space Center with common interests in such solar system extreme environments/bodies. This could include educational/student activities, research projects or technology development.

A useful focal point for such activities could be the ESA Ground Based Facility PEF (Planetary Environment Facility) at AU which is already being utilized in the DISCO program (for TVAC testing) as well as cross disciplinary student projects. Programs might be considered for testing/calibration in relevant environments to increase TRL (technology readiness level) or for ISRU (in-situ resource utilisation).