The Terrestrial Planets
[ 25 minutes: low-resolution 3.0 MB,
high resolution 11.8 MB ]
Learning Objectives
- Understand the form and the significance of the four critical phases of evolution for Terrestrial planets.
- Comprehend what controls the severity of differentiation, cratering, flooding, and surface evolution on each planet.
- Compare and contrast the surface and atmospheric evolution of Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars, and the Moon.
- Consider the five suggested definitions for a planet, and discriminate between them.
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