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Astronomy 171 - Winter Quarter 2007
Introduction to Solar System Astronomy

Prof. Paul Martini - MTWRF 9:30-10:18pm - 0050 Scott Laboratory

Unit 5: Earth and Moon
Lecture 26: Age of the Earth [Feb 12]
Lecture 27: Earth's Interior [Feb 13]
Lecture 28: Earth's Atmosphere [Feb 14][Feb 15]
Lecture 29: The Moon [Feb 15][Feb 16]
Related Readings in Universe
Box 8-1, 10-1
Chapter 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 9-5, 9-6
Chapter 10-1, 10-2, 10-4, 10-5
Web links for Further Exploration in Unit 5
Interior of the Earth from the US Geological Survey
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released a Summary for Policymakers (PDF). This document discusses the latest results and was just released this month.

The links to the lectures reproduce the electronic overheads shown in class for each of the lectures. In some cases they have additional text and links covering supplemental material or graphics. Online lecture notes are made available starting the week in which the lectures occur, but some notes may not be accessible until later in the week if I am having problems translating them into a web-accessible form.

Please feel free to print out copies of these lecture outlines in advance of class, so you can follow along with the lecture. Many students find this helps them listen without the pressure of taking down detailed notes of their own, but while still making additional notes in the margins to highlight particularly emphasized points.

See A Note about Graphics to learn why some of the graphics shown in the lectures are not reproduced with these notes.

Students looking to explore these topics further using the Internet might want to look at Prof. Richard Pogge's Selected Astronomical Internet Links for this unit.

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Updated: 2007 February 10
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