ASTR 500 - Seminar

Planetary Science Across the Electromagnetic Spectrum



Course Schedule

The class meets from 1-2 pm on Fridays, except when noted below. The schedule is subject to change! Check this page for any further updates.

WeekDay & DateSubjectPresenterPaper
1Fri. Jan. 21Getting OrganizedNancyN/A
2Fri. Jan. 28Eros (gamma ray spectroscopy)BenEvans et al. 2001, "Elemental composition from gamma-ray spectroscopy of the NEAR-Shoemaker landing site on 433 Eros," Meteoritics & Planetary Science 36, 1639-1660
3Fri. Feb. 04Mars (X-ray spectroscopy)AshleyGellert et al. 2004, "Chemistry of rocks and soils in Gusev Crater from the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer," Science 305, 829-832
4Tue. Feb. 08 (12-1 pm)comets (X-ray imaging)DanielCravens 2002, "X-ray emission from comets," Science 296, 1042-1045
5Fri. Feb. 18Saturn's aurora (UV)DougGerard et al. 2004, "Characteristics of Saturn's FUV aurora observed with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph," J. Geophys. Res. 109, A09207, doi: 10.1029/2004JA010513
6Fri. Feb. 25Venus atmosphere (UV)Ryan, Ashley, JimStern et al. 1996, "The 825-1110 A EUV spectrum of Venus," Icarus 122, 200-204
7Fri. Mar. 04Occultation studiesJimElliot and Olkin 1996, "Probing planetary atmospheres with stellar occulations," Ann. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci. 24, 89-123
8Wed. Mar. 09 (12-1 pm)asteroid satellite searches (AO)JamesMerline et al. 2002, "Asteroids Do Have Satellites," in Asteroids III, Bottke et al., Eds., Tucson: University of Arizona Press
9Fri. Mar. 18Titan (AO)RyanRoe et al. 2005, "Discovery of temperate latitude clouds on Titan," Astrophys. J. 618, L49-L52
10Fri. Apr. 01Icy satellites (near-IR)MikeBrown and Cruikshank 1997, "Determination of the composition and state of icy surfaces in the outer solar system," Ann. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci. 25, 243-277
11Fri. Apr. 08Jupiter/Saturn atmospheres (IR)GlennKunde et al. 2004, "Jupiter's atmospheric composition from the Cassini thermal infrared spectroscopy experiment," (supporting document)Science 305, 1582-1586 [DOI: 10.1126/science.1100240]; Flasar et al. 2004, "Temperatures, winds, and composition in the Saturnian system," (supporting document)Science on-line 23 December 2004 [DOI: 10.1126/science.1105806]
12Wed. Apr. 13 (12-1 pm)Jupiter's interior (radio)Glenn, Mike, Danielde Pater 1991, "Radio images of Jupiter's synchrotron radiation at 6, 20, and 90 cm," Astron. J. 102, 795-805
13Fri. Apr. 22Asteroid shapes (radar)Ben, Doug, JamesOstro et al. 2002, "Asteroid Radar Astronomy," in Asteroids III, Bottke et al., Eds., Tucson: University of Arizona Press
14Fri. Apr. 29Europa oceans (radar)PeregrineChyba et al. 1998, "Radar detectability of a subsurface ocean on Europa," Icarus 134, 292-302; Eluszkiewicz 2004, "Dim prospects for radar detection of Europa's ocean," Icarus 170, 234-236