Alison Hunt: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2017 |
| Name | Dr. Alison Hunt |
| Address | Inst. für Geochemie und Petrologie ETH Zürich, NW D 78.1 Clausiusstrasse 25 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 632 46 43 |
| Fax | +41 44 632 11 79 |
| alison.hunt@erdw.ethz.ch | |
| Department | Earth Sciences |
| Relationship | Lecturer |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651-4227-00L | Planetary Geochemistry | 3 credits | 2G | M. Schönbächler, H. Busemann, A. Hunt | |
| Abstract | Formation and evolution of the solar system from a geochemical perspective | ||||
| Objective | To understand the formation and evolution of the solar system and its planets from a geochemical perspective | ||||
| Content | The Sun and solid objects in the solar system (planets, comets, asteroids, meteorites, interplanetary dust) are discussed from a geochemical perspective. What does their present-day composition tell us about the origin, formation and evolution of the solar system? The lectures introduce the basics of the terrestrial and giant planets, comets and asteroids, gained from modern space missions and the study of extraterrestrial materials. The chemical and isotopic composition of meteorites, being the most primitive material available for study, is a further major topic. | ||||
| Lecture notes | available electronically | ||||