CPlithosphere课程.pptVIP

Characteristics Evolution of Planetary Lithosphere 11/28/2010 Terrestrial planets and rocky satellites: Jupiter: Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto Saturn: Titan, Enceladus, Mimas Uranus: Miranda Neptune: Triton Thermal history, Volcanism Tectonics Mineralogical, petrological, and chemical composition of planets TERRESTRIAL PLANETS From left: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars Primary Planetary Surface Modification Processes Impact cratering Volcanism Tectonism Gradation (eolian, fluvial, glacial, mass wasting) Earth Impacts, volcanism, plate tectonics, eolian, fluvial, glacial Moon Mercury I