PYTS 411 – Course Introduction 1 l Instructor: Shane Byrne – – l Lectures are Tuesday and Thursday 12.30–1:45pm n All in this room. l ‘Office hours’Until 4pm on Thursday (or by appointment). l Class website will contain everything! n n Including all lectures, homeworks, solutions etc… n Lecture attendance is required – i.e. don’t make me regret posting this material! Welcome to PTYS 411 Geology and Geophysics of the Solar System This course will always be a work in progress! Feedback and class participation are vital!

PYTS 411 – Course Introduction 2 l No final or mid-term exams. l 6 homework assignments n They’re meant to be hard – don’t wait until the last minute! n Discussion of ideas is encouraged – plagiarism is not! n If you have a doubt ask me. l 1 course project n Early discussion of project topics is recommended

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4 l Planetary surfaces (area) are dominated by the terrestrial planets n + Galilean Satellites n + Titan

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7 Dramaticus Personae Impact cratering Volcanoes Tectonics Eolian Fluvial Glacial

PYTS 411 – Course Introduction 8 On location… Mars Titan Enceladus Mercury

PYTS 411 – Course Introduction 9 The Story 4.5 Billion years l We’ve seen ~400 years worth of this story 1 st hand n One ten millionth of solar system history l Equivalent to watching 1 milli-second of a three hour movie n Which we use to figure out the plot, the actors, and what plays out at each location…