G7411 Meteorites, tectites and impact structures

Faculty of Science
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Gadas, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Gadas, Ph.D.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
Prerequisite for attending the lecture is basic knowledge of the geological history of the Earth in relation to interactions with extra-terrestrial bodies and interest.
Course Enrolment Limitations
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Course objectives
The aim of the lecture is to acquaint students with the basic terminology in the field of extraterrestrial bodies, the way of their classification, the phenomena and their examples, as well as the consequences of their interaction with the Earth.
Learning outcomes
The aim of the lecture is to acquaint students with the basic terminology in the field of extraterrestrial bodies, the way of their classification, the phenomena and their examples, as well as the consequences of their interaction with the Earth. The main output of the course will be the ability of students to orient themselves in basic terminology in the field of extraterrestrial bodies, their classification, mineralogy and petrography. Students will learn on the examples of impact craters on the Earth to describe their structure and processes occuring during such events.
Syllabus
  • In the first part students will get acquainted with the basic terminology of the given issue. Furthermore, they will get knowledges about the classification of extraterrestrial bodies based on their characteristics. There will be presented examples of interactions of these bodies with the Earth and their consequences. Part of the lecture will be a review of examples of various types of meteorites and tektite, or impact rocks.
Literature
  • Tektites (Orig.) : Tektity. info
  • meteore
  • The Tungus event, or, The great Siberian meteorite. Edited by John Engledew. New York: Algora Pub., 2010, 166 p. ;. ISBN 9780875867823. info
  • ŠVARDALOVÁ, Lenka. Tektity typu Muong Nong a jejich výskyt mezi vltavíny. České Budějovice: Minerál, 2008, 140 pp. XVI., 2. info
  • KAVASCH, Julius. The Ries meteorite crater : a geological guide. Translated by Beryl Höfling. 1st. engl. ed. Donauwörth: Ludwig Auer, 1986, 87 s. ISBN 3403017877. info
Teaching methods
Teaching will take the form of lectures in two blocks.
Assessment methods
The evaluation will be based on the result of the written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřeno v jarním semestru 2023/2024.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Teacher's information
The lecture G7411 Meteorites, tektites and impact structures will be taught in blocks in the following dates: Friday 22 March 2024 9.00-12.00, classroom G1, building 03 Friday 29 March 2024 9.00-12.00, classroom G1, building 03 teacher: Mgr. Petr Gadas, Ph.D.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2022.
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