Astrobiology!

1) Why water?

2) Evolution of the early Earth

3) Early evolution of life on Earth

4) Evolution of Earth and its climate

5) The greenhouse effect

6) Habitability

7) Climate change [overheads]

8) Comparative planetology: bulk compositions

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

10) Comparative planetology: atmospheres

11) Comparative planetology: Titan's methane cycle

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