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Planetary Geology Spring 2014

Planetary Geology Spring 2014. Planetary Geology. http://www.geo.utep.edu/pub/hurtado/planetary. In-class Assignments/Quizzes (12) 55% Participation                     15% Final  Exam                     15%  Final Project 15%. When, where, attendance, etc.

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Planetary Geology Spring 2014

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  1. Planetary GeologySpring 2014

  2. Planetary Geology http://www.geo.utep.edu/pub/hurtado/planetary In-class Assignments/Quizzes (12) 55% Participation                     15% Final  Exam                     15%  Final Project 15% • When, where, attendance, etc. • Who’s who & contact information • Web site and grading • Text, notes, etc. • Process… • In-class activities (discussion, assignments, quizzes)… • In-class participation… • Final exam

  3. In-class Discussion

  4. C D B Which planets or moons are these? A D

  5. Which planet or moon is this?

  6. Which planet or moon is this?

  7. Which planet or moon is this?

  8. Why Study The Planets? • Risky

  9. Why Study The Planets? • Risky • Expensive… ~ BILLION$ Source: National Academies, 2008

  10. Why Study The Planets? • Risky • Expensive • Boring (even NASA said so) • “…Moon is …scientifically uninteresting”, Ed Weiler (2001)

  11. Why Study The Planets? • Risky • Expensive • Boring • Irrelevant

  12. Why Study The Planets? • Risky • Expensive • Boring • Irrelevant • Complicated

  13. Risks of space exploration PEOPLE: 21 astronauts & cosmonauts killed since 1967 18,000 DUI-related deaths in US annually MONEY: e.g., NASA & Mars exploration…. Mars Observer ($900m) Mars Climate Orbiter ($125m) Mars Polar Lander ($165m) ENVIRONMENT: nuclear power, rockets, etc. 11,000,000 gallons crude oil from EXXON Valdez, March 1989, spread 500 miles. Clean-up: 3 yrs, $2.1b 2010 BP oil spill…

  14. Cost ($s) of space exploration MISSIONS: Apollo $28b (total, 2006 dollars) Space Shuttle $145b (total, 2006 dollars) Constellation** $20b++ (2004-2024) Golden Spike $2b per mission (2018-) Compare: Hollywood’s “Waterworld” at $200m (December, 1997) Global war on terrorism: up to $1.8 trillion (2001-19)

  15. Irrelevant / Too Complicated? • Geopolitics • Practical developments • Technological developments • Learning about other planets helps us understand the Earth • Venus and greenhouse gases • Mars, Europa and studying life in extreme terrestrial environments

  16. Boring space exploration….? STS: 1980-2010 Mercury, Gemini, Apollo: 1959 - 1975 Magellan: 1989-1994 Galileo: 1989-2003 Cassini: 1997-now MER, MSL, 2003-now Phoenix, 2009 LRO-LCROSS, 2009 SpaceShip2, 2014

  17. Boring space exploration….? Mars Exploration Rovers Mars Science Laboratory: January 2004 -> present

  18. Boring space exploration….? Mars Express: NOW Cassini-Huygens: NOW MESSENGER: NOW

  19. Boring space exploration….?

  20. 2. Appreciate science and planetary exploration Goals of This Class 1. Understand Earth (its place & processes) better by learning about the solar system as a whole

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