Processes of sedimentation: clastic, chemical, biochemical on Earth, Mars
and Titan.
Process of sedimentation in other planetary bodies
Sedimentary environments on Earth, Mars and Titan with special
attention to continental (alluvial, lacustrine), coastal and deltaic settings.
Sedimentary rocks and the rock record in different planetary bodies: the
realms of subsidence, basins and the source to sink approach in absence
of plate tectonics.
Erosional rates in different geological settings: continuity and
discontinuities in the geological records. The problem of sedimentary unit
preservation.
Biological content in rocks. Astrobiological potential in sediments and
sedimentary rocks. The search for life and paleo-life on Mars.
Landing sites of robotic missions. Human and robotic operation on Mars
and Moon.
Mechanical sedimentary processes, sedimentary environments: aeolian,
fluvial, glacial, coastal, deltaic.
Biological-induced sedimentation.
Comparison between sedimentary environments and processes on Earth,
Mars and Titan. Fluvial-like channels on Venus.Aolian sedimentation in
the Solar System.
Atlas of depositonal features and geological structures on Earth, Mars and
Titan.
Every other year: a field trip iwill be organised in planetary analogous settings