2018 Fall: PTYS 595B Special Topics in Planetary Science (Section 3)

Section 003 (Andrews-Hanna) is 3 units, Evolution of the Terrestrial Planets. This course will explore the evolution of the terrestrial planets (including the Moon), with an emphasis on internal evolution and geodynamics. We will focus on each individual body, and the processes and properties that governed its evolution from accretion to present-day. In so doing, we will build on the theory taught in other classes, but with a greater emphasis on application to the planets. Lectures will be supplemented by readings and discussions.