2001 Lecture Database

This is a database of lecture notes and links. To see which ones are being used in Ge151a, go to the course pages. Many of these lectures are followed by Brainteasers, short questions to think about that will be brought up in class discussion. To view many of the lecture notes, you will need Adobe Acrobat.

Introduction

Organization
Introduction & Overview
Planetary-scale Gravity, Topography and Internal Constitution
- Theory
- Applications
- Brainteaser

Processes

Exogenic
- Vacuum Environments
- Radar in the Study of Planetary Surfaces
- Evidence for Ice on Moon and Mercury (Slade)
  - Radar Images of the Planet Mercury (broken)
  - Radar-Bright Features on North Polar Mercury (broken)
  - Radar Mapping of the Lunar Poles
  - Brainteaser
- Impact Cratering
- Wind Modification
  - Brainteaser
- Water Processes
  - Brainteaser
- Ice Processes
  - Brainteaser
Endogenic
- Tectonics and Gravity Modification
  - Brainteaser
- Volcanism
  - Basaltic
  - Silicic
  - Brainteaser

Surface Characteristics & Histories

Mercury
- Brainteaser
Venus
- Brainteaser
The Moon
- Topography of the Lunar Poles
- Polar Deposits on the Moon (Handed out in class)
- Albee, 1992. Lunar Rocks. In Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, Vol. 9 (Handed out in Class)
- Thermal Emission in the Study of Planetary Surfaces
- Scattering and Reflection of Visible Light
- Brainteaser
Mars
- Thermal Emission in the study of Planetary Sciences
- Scattering and Reflection of IR
- Brainteaser
Galilean Satellites
- Io
- Europa
- Ganymede
- Calliston
- Brainteaser
Titan
- Brainteaser
Pluto & Charon
- Brainteaser

Comparative Planetology of the Terrestrial Planets

Life Elsewhere
- Brainteaser
Comparison of Surface Histories
- Brainteaser

Techniques

Reflection & Scattering of Visible Light
Reflection & Scattering of IR Radiation
Thermal Emission of IR Radiation
Radar in the Study of Planetary Surfaces
- Evidence for Ice on Moon and Mercury
  - Radar Images of the Planet Mercury (broken)
  - Radar-Bright Features on North Polar Mercury (broken)
  - Radar Mapping of the Lunar Poles
Microwave Emission
Laser Ranging

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