Lecture 21 outline and notes

Astrobiology

1) Evolution of the early Earth

2) Early evolution of life on Earth

3) Evolution of Earth and its climate

4) The greenhouse effect

5) Habitability

6) Climate change

7) Comparative planetology: bulk compositions

8) Comparative planetology: volcanos, plate tectonics, magnetic fields, craters

9) Comparative planetology: atmospheres

10) Comparative planetology: Titan's methane cycle


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