Description
A sophomore and higher-level course covering topics that include origin of the solar system, Earth as a model of planetary evolution, meteorites and impact craters,
planetary Geology of planets Mercury, Venus, Mars and its recent discoveries, Jupiter and the asteroid belt, Saturn and Titan, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto and their major satellites, with some emphasis on the patterns of variation among planets. Planetary magnetic fields, atmospheres, bulk chemical compositions, internal structure, and present geologic activities will be covered.