Geology 2205
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Online Lectures (= unlisted youtube videos of my slide
show lectures) - watch & take notes.
Large text/outlines are most important.
Introduction to the Solar System: here
Minerals: here
Rocks: here
Volcanism: here
Sedimentation: here
Impact craters & impact rocks: here
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Suggested
readings
Chapter 1 of Rothery et al. (2018) - An Introduction to the Solar System.
Chapter 3 of Rothery et al. (2018) - the volcanoes & volcanism
chapter.
Chapter 4 of Rothery et al. (2018) - the impacts &
sedimentation chapter.
pp. 25-26 in Chapter 1 & pp. 52-69 in Chapter 2 of Rothery et al. (2018) -
this covers distance terminology, Plane of the Ecliptic, the origin of the
Solar System, and planetary differentiation.
Chapter 8 also covers the origin of the Solar System, but includes much
material not yet covered in lecture.
pp. 4-5, 79, 119, 130, 143, 145, 167 of Rothery et al. (2018) -
info. on Planet Mercury.
Geology of Mercury (= chapter in an online textbook - a
different one than Rothery et al., 2018)
pp.
6-7, 80, 119-120, 150, 163-164, 191 of Rothery et al. (2018) - info. on Planet
Venus.
Geology
of Venus (= chapter in an online textbook - a different one
than Rothery et al., 2018)
pp.
7-8, 33-36, 43-48, 69-77, 96-111, 116-117 of Rothery et al. (2018) - info. on Planet
Earth.
Geology
of Earth (= chapter in an online textbook - a different one
than Rothery et al., 2018)
pp.
8, 60-62, 78, 118-119 of Rothery et al. (2018) - info. on the Moon.
Geology
of Moon (= chapter in an online textbook - a different one
than Rothery et al., 2018)
pp.
9-11, 81, 121-123, 155-160, 176, 192, 198-200 of Rothery et al. (2018) - info.
on Mars.
Geology
of Mars (= chapter in an online textbook - a different one
than Rothery et al., 2018)
pp.
257-269 & chapter 9 of Rothery et al. (2018) - info. on asteroids &
meteorites
Geology
of asteroids & meteorites (= chapter in an online textbook - a different one
than Rothery et al., 2018)
pp.
207-239 of Rothery et al. (2018) - info. on Jupiter AND Saturn.
Geology
of Jupiter & its 4 large moons (= chapter in an online
textbook - a different one than Rothery et al., 2018)
Geology
of Saturn & its major satellites (= chapter in an online
textbook - a different one than Rothery et al., 2018)
pp.
207-215, 239-248 of Rothery et al. (2018) - info. on Uranus AND Neptune.
Geology
of Uranus & its major satellites (= chapter in an online
textbook - a different one than Rothery et al., 2018)
Geology
of Neptune & its major satellites (= chapter in an online
textbook - a different one than Rothery et al., 2018)
pp.
21-22, 126, 273-274 of Rothery et al. (2018) - info. on Pluto.
(=
chapter in an online textbook)
pp.
274-282 of Rothery et al. (2018) - info. on comets.
(=
chapter in an online textbook)
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Photo
galleries of planets & moons
(will be updated throughout the term)
(for those who are not familiar with flickr, clicking once or
twice on the photos in these galleries will allow one to zoom in and look
around)
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Mercury photo galleries
Gallery of MESSENGER images (NASA)
Another gallery (Johns Hopkins & NASA)
Another gallery (Smithsonian)
[click
on the right arrow (>) near the upper
right
of each photo to scroll to the next]
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Venus
photo galleries
Gallery of Magellan images (NASA)
[= 1 of 5 pages of pictures]
Another gallery (NASA-JPL)
Another gallery (NASA-JPL)
[= 1 of 2 pages of pictures]
Another
gallery (LPI)
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Earth
photo galleries
Earth images (NASA)
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Asteroid Belt
Meteorites (and here) (and here)
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