Planetary Geology

Recommended Prerequisites

General knowledge of geosciences

Teaching Methods

Frontal lectures, discussion and reading assignment. The lectures overview important geological processes and planetary bodies in the Solar System. The course encourages discussion between the lecturer and students, and among students. Some selected bibliography will be introduced as the reading assignment.

Learning Outcomes

Students will become familiar with major research results obtained in the field of planetary geology of the Solar System. They will also learn that advances in such researches will also help us understand the Earth system.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Geological sciences do not limit their field of interest to the study of Earth. Any planet, characterized by a solid surface, can be studied using the principles and fundamentals of geology, to understand its processes and history. The course offers a comprehensive introduction of planetary geology studies developed over the last 60 years. The planetary bodies to be covered include Mercury, Venus, Moon, Mars, icy moons, asteroids, comets, Kuiper-belt objects, and extrasolar planets. The range of disciplines to be covered include geomorphology, sedimentology, volcanology, tectonics and mass wasting. Many of the geological processes referred in the course are discussed together with ample examples of terrestrial analogs.

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

 Scientific articles introduced during the lectures./ Artigos científicos que serão fornecidos durante as aulas