ASTRONOMY 8850

PLANETARY SCIENCES


SYLLABUS

ASTR 8850 Syllabus, version 23 AUG 2022


SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORERS

Current Point Totals
Where Is This? (SSE Final Round)
True Explorers


USEFUL WEBSITES FOR PROJECTS

NASA Planetary Photojournal
Most excellent pictures of all sorts of Solar System members can be found here.
NASA Missions
Absolutely fundamental site for NASA space missions. Gives links to missions past, present, and future.
Solar System Dynamics (JPL)
Includes fundamental data for all sorts of objects in the Solar System, including the planets, natural satellites, comets and asteroids. Excellent (complete) lists of natural satellites is a highlight.
Small Body Database Search Engine (JPL)
Searchable database for orbits and characteristics of various asteroids and comets, nicely broken into categories.
Minor Planet Center (IAU/NASA/SAO)
Has extensive details and maps concerning all minor bodies (asteroids, KBOs, and comets) in the Solar System. This is THE place to shop if you are interested in objects smaller than a serious moon.
Minor Planet Lists and Plots (IAU/NASA/SAO)
Lists of various classes of objects and a wealth of other details.
NASA Exoplanets (U.S.)
The definitive U.S. "go-to" site for extrasolar planet research.
exoplanet.eu (Europe)
The definitive European "go-to" site for extrasolar planet research.


TOPICS

01 Solar System Overview I HERE
02 Solar System Overview II HERE
03 Solar System Formation I HERE
04 Solar System Formation II HERE
05 Dynamics I HERE
06 Dynamics II HERE
07 Solar Heating HERE
08 Energy Transport HERE
09 Planetary Atmospheres I HERE
10 Planetary Atmospheres II HERE
11 Planetary Atmospheres III HERE
12 Planetary Surfaces I HERE
13 Planetary Surfaces II HERE
14 Planetary Surfaces III HERE
15 Planetary Interiors I HERE
16 Planetary Interiors II HERE
17 Earth Climate Change I HERE
18 Earth Climate Change II HERE
19 Minor Bodies Out To Jupiter HERE
20 Minor Bodies Beyond Jupiter HERE
21 TEEEM: Locations for Life? I HERE
22 TEEEM: Locations for Life? II HERE
23 Life Beyond Earth HERE
24 SETI / Exoplanets HERE
25 Student Presentations
26 Student Presentations


TIPS FOR TALKS

Todd's Top 10 Tips for Talks


FORMAT FOR PLANETARY SCIENCES JOURNAL ARTICLE

planetary.tex ... LaTeX template
examplefigure.pdf ... .Figure called for in template
aastex631.cls ... needed to run LaTeX
revtex4-1.cls ... maybe needed to run LaTeX on your system
planetary.pdf ... what your output file should look like
AAS Journal Website


PAPERS

Levels of Paper Preparation
Anderson paper (2015)
Bowsher paper (2009)
Vrijmoet paper (2017)


for the Fall 2020 semester