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Mars |
PTYS_442_542 Class Schedule, Spring
2026 |
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Instructor: Alfred McEwen |
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Date |
Topic |
Assignment |
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1 |
14-Jan |
Introduction to course and to Mars |
Barlow chapter 2 |
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19-Jan |
MLK holiday |
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2 |
21-Jan |
Mars surface materials |
Barlow 1.1,1.2, 1.3, 1.4 |
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3 |
26-Jan |
Exploration of Mars; Mars seasons |
Barlow chapter 4; Homework-1 assigned |
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4 |
28-Jan |
Introduction to MRO/HiRISE, HiRISE
targeting demo |
McEwenetal_JGR_2007.pdf |
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5 |
2-Feb |
Mars history (1) pre-Noachian and
Noachian. |
Barlow chapter 5 |
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6 |
4-Feb |
Mars history (2) Hesperian; Impact
cratering |
Homework-1 due; Homework-2 assigned |
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7 |
9-Feb |
Mars history (3) Amazonian; Mars
polar and ice |
Grad student topic choices due. |
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8 |
11-Feb |
HiView demo and Present-day surface processes on Mars |
Dundas et al., 2021; Byrne_areps_2009 Schedule grad presentations |
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9 |
16-Feb |
Finish polar processes; Mars Datasets |
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10 |
18-Feb |
Jingyu – Ancient climate change;
Joanna – Early Mars oceans |
Homework-2 due; HiRISE targets must be entered in HiWish;
Homework-3 assigned |
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11 |
23-Feb |
Carter – Pre space-age studies of
Mars; Maddy – Martian moons |
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12 |
25-Feb |
Robin – InSight
results; Elana – Silica on Mars |
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13 |
02-Mar |
Christina – Glacial/periglacial
processes and geomorphology; TBD |
Last chance to add suggestions in HiWish with a chance for acquisition this semester |
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14 |
04-Mar |
Mid-term exam |
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09-13 Mar |
Spring Break—no class |
Homework-3 due 09-Mar |
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15 |
16-Mar |
Discuss mid-term exam, class
projects, HiRISE project; Aeolian processes |
Homework-4 (mid-tern as take-home)
assigned; HiRISE images available |
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16 |
18-Mar |
Vic Baker Paleohydrology of Mars |
Baker 2006 |
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17 |
23-Mar |
Impact Cratering and dating
landscapes |
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18 |
25-Mar |
Lynn Carter Perseverance rover mission |
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19 |
30-Mar |
Nathan Hadland, extant life |
Homework-4 due |
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20 |
01-Apr |
Jack Holt Radar sounding of Mars’ subsurface |
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21 |
06-Apr |
Jessica Barnes – Mars meteorites and
sample return |
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22 |
8-Apr |
Jeff Andrews-Hanna—Tectonics In-person class, but if out of town you
can Join Zoom Meeting: |
HiRISE image report due if image
available (1-2 pages) |
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23 |
13-Apr |
Search for life on Mars |
Fairen et al., 2017 |
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15-Apr |
No class |
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24 |
20-Apr |
Concepts for future Mars exploration |
HiRISE image report due (late images) |
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22-April |
No class |
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25 |
24-Apr (Friday) |
student final presentations (5 per
class, 15 min each with questions): See class recordings in https://pirlwww.lpl.arizona.edu/~mcewen/Mars-442-542/class%20recordings/
if not able to attend. Wang, Cooper, Zatarain-Corrales |
student evaluations due (Homework-5
consists of short evaluations of student presentations) |
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26 |
27-Apr |
student final presentations: Hardesty,
Mucha, Cox, Lofty, Cook |
student evaluations due |
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27 |
29-Apr |
Student final presentations: Aleva,
Costello, Van Auken, McBride, Martin |
student evaluations due |
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28 |
01-May (Friday) |
Student final presentations: Christensen,
Singh, Kelley, Suarez-Burgos, Carter |
student evaluations due |
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29 |
04-May |
student final presentations: Elalaoui-Pinedo,
Kang, Gerber, Jones, Young |
student evaluations due |
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30 |
06-May |
student final presentations: Edwards,
Lakustiak, Huerta, Paton, Zweifel |
Final papers due; student evaluations
due |