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Outline and Class Schedule
Spring 2003
Mar 31- April 4 Introduction
- Organizational meeting (Aharonson & Murray)
- Introduction & Overview
- Tutorial #1: Reflectance from Planetary Surfaces
- Lab #1: Imaging Techniques and Analysis
April 7 - 11 Vacuum Environments
- Vacuum Environments #1: Properties and Consequences
- Vacuum Environments #2: Quantitative Modeling
- Vacuum Environments #3: Evidence for Ice on Moon and Mercury
- Vacuum Brainteaser #1, Tutorial #2: Thermal Emission from Planetary Surfaces
- (Tutorial #1 Due)
April 14 - 18 Wind and Water
- Wind on Mars and Venus
- Water and Ice on Mars
- Water Brainteaser #2
- Lab #2: Altimetry
- (Brainteaser #1, Lab #1, Tutorial #2 Due)
April 21 - 25 Cratering
- Impact Cratering #1:
- Impact Cratering #2:
- Cratering Brainteaser #3
- Tutorial #3: Rock forming minerals
April 28 - May 2 Volcanism
- Volcanism #1 and #2
- Reflection of Light from Natural Surfaces
- Lab #3: Reflected and Emitted Infrared Spectral Radiation from Natural Surfaces
- Tutorial #4: Gravity and Topography
- (Lab #2, Tutorial #3, Brainteaser #2 Due)
May 5 - 9 Crustal Scale Features
May 12 - 16 The Moon and Mercury
- History of the Moon
- Geochem Brainteaser #4
- History of Mercury
- Lab #4: Thermal modeling of planetary surfaces and thermal inertia
- (Lab #3, Brainteaser #3 Due)
May 19 - 23 Mars and Venus
- History of Venus
- History of Mars
- (Brainteaser #4 Due)
May 26 - 30 Student Presentations
- Oral Presentations
- (Lab #4 Due)
June 2 - 6 (Finals Week)
- Makeup lecture
- Written Research Reports (in lieu of Final Examination)
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