Ge 156- Topics in Planetary Surfaces

The Moon


Schedule


Class meets Wednesdays 9:30-11ish

March 31:  Organizational Meeting, 9:00 AM, 176 S. Mudd

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Some papers:

1.         “Worlds in the Making – The Evolution of the Universe,” Svante Arrhenius, translated by H. Borns, 1908.
2.         “The Origin of the Moon,” A.G.W. Cameron and W.R. Ward

3.         “Accretion of the Terrestrial Planets and the Earth-Moon System,” Robin M. Canup and Craig B. Agnor, 2000.

4.         “Origin of the Moon in a Giant Impact near the End of the Earth’s Formation,” Robin M. Canup and Erik Asphaug, 2001.

5.         “Dynamics of Lunar Formation,” Robin M. Canup, 2004.

6.         “What Are the Real Constraints on the Existence and Magnitude of the Late Heavy Bombardment?,” Clark R. Chapman, Barbara A. Cohen, David H. Grinspoon, 2007.

7.         “Re-examination of the Lunar Magma Ocean Cumulate Overturn Hypothesis: Melting or Mixing is Required,” Linda T. Elkins Tanton, James A. Van Orman, Bradford H. Hager, Timothy L. Grove, 2002.

8.         “Magmatic Effects of the Lunar Late Heavy Bombardment,” Linda T. Elkin Tanton, Bradford H. Hager, Timothy L. Grove, 2004.

9.         “Tungsten Isotope, the Timing of Metal –Silicate Fractionation, and the Origin of the Earth and Moon,” A.N. Halliday, D-C. Lee, Stein B. Jacobsen.

10.       “A Model for the Thermal and Chemical Evolution of the Moon’s Interior: Implications for the onset of Mare volcanism,” P.C. Hess and E.M. Parmentier, 1995.

11.       “Recent Refinements in Geophysical Constraints on Lunar Origin and Evolution,” Lon L. Hood and Maria T. Zuber, 2000.

12.       “Antipodal Effects of Lunar Basin-forming Impacts: Initial 3-D Simulations and Comparisons with Observations,” Lon L. Hood and Natalia a. Artemieva, 20070

13.       Geochemical Constraints on the Origin of the Earth and Moon,” John H. Jones and Herbert Palme, 2000.

14.       “Lunar Accretion from an Impact-Generated Disk,” E. Kokubo, R. M. Canup, S. Ida, 2000.

15.       “Origin and Evolution of Terrestrial Planet Rotation,” Jack J. Lissauer, Luke Dones, Keiji Ohtsuki, 2000.

16.       Magmatic Effects of the Lunar Late Heavy Bombardment,” Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, Bradford H. Hager, Timothy L. Grove, 2004.

17.       Re-equilibration during Accretion: Tungsten Isotopic Constraints on the Evolution of the Earth-Moon System,” F. Nimmo, D.P. O’Brien, T. Kleine, 2009.

18.       “The Lunar Cataclysm:  Reality or “Mythconception”?,” Marc D. Norman, 2009.

19.       The Isotopic Record of Lunar Volcanism,” L.E. Nyquist and C.-Y. Shih, 1992.

20.       Equilibration in the Aftermath of the Lunar-forming Giant Impact,” Kaveh Pahlevan, David J. Stevenson, 2007.

21.       Equilibration after the Moon-Forming Giant Impact,” K. Pahlevan and D. J. Stevenson, 2008.

22.       Thermal Aspects of a Lunar Origin by Giant Impact,” M. E. Pritchard and D. J. Stevenson, 2000.

23.       “A Dynamic Model for Mare Basalt Petrogenesis,” A.E Ringwood and S.E. Kesson, 1976.

24.       “Evolution of the Protoplanetary Cloud and the Formation of the Earth and the Planets,” V.S Safronov, 1969-1972.

25.       “Petrologic History of the Moon Inferred from Petrography, Mineralogy, and Petrogenesis of Apollo 11 Rocks,” J.V. Smith, A.T. Anderson, R.C. Newton, E.J. Olsen, P.J. Wyllie, A.V. Crewe, M.S. Isaacson, D. Johnson, 1970.

26.       “Thermal Expansion and Thermal Stress in the Moon and Terrestrial Planets:  Clues to Early Thermal History,” Sean C. Solomon and John Chaiken, 1976.

27.       “Magma Oceanograph: 1. Thermal Evolution,” Sean C. Solomon and John Longhi, 1977.

28.       “ On the Thermal State of the Moon,” Sean C. Solomon, 1986.

29.       “Origin of the Moon – The Collision Hypothesis,” D.J. Stevenson, 1987.

30.        Stratigraphy and Isotope Ages of Lunar Geologic Units: Chronological Standard for the Inner Solar System,” D. Stöffler and G. Ryder, 2001.

31.        The Moon: A Taylor Perspective,” S. Ross Taylor, G. Jeffrey Taylor, L. August Taylor, 2006.

32.       “The Geochemical Evolution of the Moon,” S.R. Taylor and P. Jakes, 1974.

33.       “Isotopic Evidence for a Terminal Lunar Cataclysm,” Fouad Tera, D.A. Papanastassiou, G.J. Wasserburg, 1974.

34.       Late Formation and Prolonged Differentiation of the Moon Inferred from W Isotopes in Lunar Metals,” M. Touboul, T. Kleine, B. Bourdon, H. Palme, R. Wieler, 2007.

35.       “Evolution of the Earth-Moon System,” Jihad Touma and Jack Wisdom, 1994.

36.       The Origin and Development of the Earth and Other Terrestrial Planets,” Harold C. Urey, 1951.

37.       High-Resolution Simulations of a Moon-Forming Impact and Postimpact Evolution,” Keiichi Wada, Eiichiro Kokubo, Junichiro Makino, 2005.

38.       “Plagioclase Flotation and Lunar Crust Formation,” David Walker and James F. Hays, 1977.

39.       Origin of the Moon’s Orbital Inclination from Resonant Disk Interactions,” William R. Ward and Robin M. Canup, 2000.

40.       “The Interior Structure of the Moon: What Does Geophysics Have to Say?,” Mark A. Wieczorek, 2009.

41.       “Lunar Anorthosites and a Geophysical Model of the Moon,” John A. Wood, John S. Dickey, Jr.,

42.       A Dynamic Origin for the Global Asymmetry of Lunar Mare Basalts,” Shijie Zhong, E.M. Parmentier, Maria T. Zuber, 2000.