"The working Planetologist has access to many resources, data and projections. However, his most important tools are human beings. Only by cultivating ecological literacy among the people themselves can he save an entire planet."

― Pardot Kynes, The Case for Bela Tegeuse^[src]

A Planetologist was an ecologist who studied the ecosystems of entire planets.Two Corrino Empire Imperial Planetologists were Pardot Kynes and his son, Liet Kynes in the 101st century A.G. They were also Judges of the Change.