PTYS 554
Evolution of Planetary Surfaces


Shane Byrne — 626-0407 — 524 Kuiper Building

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Planetary surfaces sit at the interface between the planet's atmosphere and interior and are also often exposed to exogenic processes like impacts and space-weathering. This makes them very complex to understand, but also rich historical archives that record changing conditions on that planet over the course of solar system history.

In this class, we will explore how a variety of geologic processes, such as impact cratering, volcanism, tectonics, fluvial and atmospheric, shape planetary landscapes.

General Info

  • Course syllabus and topics covered are discussed here.
  • Lectures for spring 2011 take place in Rm 312 of the Kuiper building, Tuesday and Thursday 9.30am-10:45am.
  • Office hours ~after-lunch until ~4pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
  • First lecture at 9.30am on Thursday, January 13th.



shane@lpl.arizona.edu


The background image is of Phoebe, a moon of Saturn. It was acquired by the Cassini spacecraft in June of 2004. See here for the original image and more info.