Physics and Chemistry of the Terrestrial Planets

Lecture Notes

LEC #	TOPICS
1	Introduction and overview
2	Solar system formation (PDF)
3-4	Origin of elements (PDF)
5-6	Geochronology (PDF)
7	Age of the solar system (PDF)
8	Mass and moment of inertia (PDF)
9	Rheology and seismology (PDF)
10	Elastic stress strain relations (PDF)
11	Seismic waves and wave equation (PDF)
12	Structure of the planets from seismology (PDF)
13	Heat and conduction (PDF)
14	Heat convection (PDF)
15	The error function (PDF)
16	Oceanic subsidence and heat flow (PDF)
17	Convective heat flow (PDF)
18	Cooling planets (PDF)
19	Geomagnetism I (PDF)
20	Geomagnetism II (PDF)
21	Polar wander and continental drift (PDF)
22-25	Plate tectonics
26	Isostasy (PDF)
27-28	Gravity anomalies (PDF)
29	Topography and gravity data
30	Planetary histories (PDF)
31	Planets (PDF)
32	Mercury (PDF)
33	Moon (PDF)
34	Venus (PDF)