Lecture 18 outline and notes

Astrobiology

1) Comparative planetology: bulk compositions

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

3) Comparative planetology: atmospheres

4) Comparative planetology: Titan's methane cycle

Case studies: Europa

5) Welcome to Europa

6) Europa: Basic parameters

7) Europa: History

8) Europa: What do we know?

9) Europa: How thick is the water ice layer? Liquid or solid?

10) Europa: Astrobiology

11) The once (and future?) Europa orbiter


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