ASTRONOMY 8850
PLANETARY SCIENCES
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USEFUL WEBSITES FOR PROJECT
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 (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. A nice list of all periodic comets with names can be found at http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/PeriodicCodes.html.
Minor Planet Lists and Plots (SAO)
Lists of various classes of objects and a wealth of other sexy details.
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.
exoplanets.org (U.S.)
The definitive U.S. "go-to" site for extrasolar planet research.
Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia (Europe)
The definitive European "go-to" site for extrasolar planet research.
SYLLABUS
ASTR 8850 Syllabus, version 30 JAN 2012
SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORERS
Current Point Totals
True Explorers
LECTURES
01 Solar System Overview (.ppt) (.pdf)
02 Solar System Formation I (.ppt) (.pdf)
03 Solar System Formation II (.ppt) (.pdf)
04 Solar System Formation III (.ppt) (.pdf)
05 Dynamics (.ppt) (.pdf)
06 Solar Heating (.ppt) (.pdf)
07 Energy Transport (.ppt) (.pdf)
08 Energy Transport II (.ppt) (.pdf)
09 Planetary Atmospheres I (.ppt) (.pdf)
10 Planetary Atmospheres II (.ppt) (.pdf)
11 Planetary Atmospheres III (.ppt) (.pdf)
12 Planetary Surfaces I (.ppt) (.pdf)
13 Minor Bodies < Neptune (.pptx) (.pdf)
14 Minor Bodies > Neptune (.pptx) (.pdf)
15 Planetary Surfaces II (.ppt) (.pdf)
16 Planetary Interiors I (.ppt) (.pdf)
17 Planetary Interiors II (.ppt) (.pdf)
18 TEEEM: Locations for Life? I (.ppt) (.pdf)
19 TEEEM: Locations for Life? II (.ppt) (.pdf)
20 Life on Earth (.ppt) (.pdf)
21 Life Not on Earth (.ppt) (.pdf)
Todd's Top 10 Rules for Talks
PROJECT INFORMATION
TH sample ... LaTeX markup file (perhaps easier than AJ version)
TH sample ... pdf version of output
AJ sample ... LaTeX markup file
AJ sample ... pdf version of output
PAPERS
Bowsher example
last updated 31 JAN 2012