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Reasoning in geology is based on the continuous activity of comparing, connecting, observations. This allows the formulation of genetic hypotheses, which consequences will be evaluated through their consistency, coherence and consilience with related phenomena. The synthesis is achieved by using geological maps to communicate the temporal and spatial relationships for rocks and landforms. Geological phenomena on Earth are much more likely to have both their key features and their causes known. Recognising key features shared between terrestrial analogs and their likely extraterrestrial counterparts is essential to infer extraterrestrial geological processes.
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Pondrelli, M., Baker, V.R., Hauber, E. (2018). Geologic Tools. In: Rossi, A., van Gasselt, S. (eds) Planetary Geology. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65179-8_2
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