1. Terrestrial Planets 1.Earth as a planet: interior & tectonics. 2.Dynamics of the mantle 3.Modeling terrestrial planets

2. The Formation of the Earth Precise timeline of early events using U/Pb and Hf/W isotope chronometers. Jacobsen (2003)

3. The Formation of the Earth Asteroid Itokawa might resemble the clumps that agglomerated to form the Earth & planets

4. The Formation of the Moon Canup & Asphaug (2001)

5. Earth as a planet - interior

6. Earth interior - seismic waves

7. Earth interior - seismic surface waves

8. Earth interior Modes of propagation of P-waves and S-waves: Terminology: SS = S-waves reflected at surface PP = P-waves reflected at surface PCP = P-waves reflected at CMB PKP = P-waves refracted in core CMB = core-mantle boundary

9. Earth interior

10. Earth as a planet - tectonics

13. Earth - plate mobility

14. Earth as a planet - tectonics

15. Earth - plate collision & subduction Kustowski et al.(2006) Evidence from seismic tomography for the subduction of the plate under Japan. Variations in shear-wave velocity, v S

16. Earth - plate collision

17. Earth as a planet - tectonics

18. Earth mantle convection simulation Labrosse & Sotin (2002)

19. Earth interior - mantle plumes

20. Earth interior - cooling

21. Earth as a planet