M2 Planetary science and space exploration

Be familiar with the state of the art and open questions in planetology.

Propose methodologies and tools to address specific issues.

Conduct experimental and numerical modeling studies and data analysis.

Lead a project.

Communicate and defend scientific results orally and in writing.

Synthesize results. Evaluate the relevance and limitations of a scientific or technical study.

The first objective of this training is to teach fundamental elements necessary for the understanding of the Earth system, planetary and exoplanetary systems: propagation and interaction radiation-matter, dynamics of neutral and ionized fluids, chemical kinetics, mechanics, thermal, methods of tracing and isotopic dating, planetary geomorphology, meteorites and planetary differentiation, impact physics, exobiology, etc.Students are also trained in how to apply these basic concepts to understand planetary environments, in their diversity, in order to decipher the structure and evolution of the Solar System bodies and Exoplanets. The lessons are given with reference to terrestrial environments, in a perspective of comparative planetology intended to improve the understanding of the mechanisms governing our own planet (climate change, geological evolution and appearance of life, paleoclimates, etc.).The course teaches the concepts of space instrumentation for observing the Earth and the Planets, by remote sensing and in-situ measurements.Thanks to this training, students have a multidisciplinary culture, both scientific and instrumental, open to the related fields of Environment, Earth Sciences, Astrophysics.