CdSSCIENZE NATURALI ED AMBIENTALI
Codice172DD
CFU6
PeriodoSecondo semestre
LinguaItaliano
| Moduli | Settore/i | Tipo | Ore | Docente/i | |
| GEOLOGIA PLANETARIA | GEO/07 | LEZIONI | 48 |
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The student who successfully completes the course will have the basic knowledge of the geological processes that occurred and occur on the various bodies of the Solar System since its formation 4.56 buillion years ago. The student will get familiar with planeray materials including meteorites, micrometeorites and impactites in order to lay the basis for understanding their petrogenesis and geological context.
Through discussion and laboratory work.
Planetary origins
Architecture of the Solar System
Theories on the origin of the Solar System
The major planets, dwarf planets and satellites
Dust, asteroids and comets
Orbits and cycles
Planetary orbist
Insolation
Interaction between planetary bodies
The variable Sun
Core, mantle, crust
Reading the subsurface
Sources of change
Core
Mantle
Crust
Magnetic fields and signatures
Magnetosphere
Magnetism as probe
variability
Revelsals
Paleomagnetism
Magnetic stratigraphy
Topography and gravity
Shape and spin
Hypsometric curves
Topography
Mapping gravity
Isostasy
Tectonics
Structures
Cryotectonics
Global tectonics
Volcanism
Maria and flood basalts
Flows
Edifices and Intrusions
Outgassing
Impact and impactors
Projectiles
Targets and atmospheres
Crater formation
Cratering history
Atmosphere
Origins
Circulation
Greenhouses
Oceans and ice caps
Oceans
Subsurface oceans: Europa, Enceladus and Titan
Icecaps and snow caps
Erosion and stratigraphy
Wind
Running water
Stratigraphy
Planetary biology
Origins
Extinctions
Detecting life on other planetary bodies
Terraforming
Slides provided by the lecturer.
Oral exam.