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 Fall 2019 take place in Rm 312 of the Kuiper building, Monday and Wednesday 11am-12.15pm.
  • Office hours after lectures.
  • First lecture at 11am on Monday, August 26th.
  • Class fieldtrip is 11/8 to 11/10.



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.