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31600-01 - Übung: Research in Physical Geography (4 KP)
| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2024 |
| Angebotsmuster | Jedes Frühjahrsem. |
| Dozierende |
Tomaso Bontognali (tomaso.bontognali@unibas.ch)
Nikolaus J. Kuhn (nikolaus.kuhn@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) Gabriela Ligeza (gabriela.ligeza@unibas.ch) |
| Inhalt | The course aims to acquaint students with the collaborative and multidisciplinary approach required for planning and executing robotic missions on the surfaces of Mars and the Moon. It will include lectures of planetary geology, astrobiology, mission design, and space system engineering. Emphasis will be placed on two main scientific topics: the search for life on Mars and the prospecting of lunar resources. The lectures will be given by scientists and engineers directly involved in the ESA-led ExoMars 2028 mission, NASA’s Mars 2020 mission, and the development of legged robots. The course will also include a practical component in which participants will design and conduct a simplified simulated mission, performing a remotely controlled investigation of Mars analogue samples placed in an artificial Martian landscape at the Marslabor of the University of Basel. In this facility, they will also observe a demonstration of how a legged robot (i.e., ANYmal) can be used for geological investigations. |
| Lernziele | This comprehensive 5-day course aims to introduce students to planetary science, focusing on mission concepts and surface exploration of Mars with rovers based on ESA's ExoMars mission. Additionally, it covers the exploration of the challenging terrain of the Moon with legged robots for lunar resource prospecting. The theoretical component will include lectures on planetary geology, astrobiology, and mission design & space system engineering, integrating lessons learned and the most recent scientific results from NASA's Mars 2020 mission. In the practical part, students will design and execute a science rover mission to detect biosignatures in a simulated Mars environment at Marslabor, University of Basel. The primary question to address: Was there, or is there still, life on Mars? |
| Literatur | Sween et al. 2019. Planetary Geoscience |
| Bemerkungen | Language: German and English |
| Weblink | Physiogeographie und Umweltwandel |
| Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | Basics of geomorphology, geology or by arrangement. Maximum of 10 participants, whereby attention is paid to a balanced composition of the group in terms of previous knowledge. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block | Siehe Einzeltermine | ||
| Bemerkungen | 26.02-01.03.2024 |
Einzeltermine
| Datum | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|
| Montag 26.02.2024 | 14.15-17.30 Uhr | Geographie, FG Kuhn, 3. Stock, Klingelbergstrasse 27 |
| Dienstag 27.02.2024 | 09.15-17.00 Uhr | Geographie, FG Kuhn, 3. Stock, Klingelbergstrasse 27 |
| Mittwoch 28.02.2024 | 09.15-17.00 Uhr | Geographie, FG Kuhn, 3. Stock, Klingelbergstrasse 27 |
| Donnerstag 29.02.2024 | 09.15-17.00 Uhr | Geographie, FG Kuhn, 3. Stock, Klingelbergstrasse 27 |
| Freitag 01.03.2024 | 09.15-12.30 Uhr | Geographie, Hörsaal 5-01 |
| Module |
Modul: Geographische Methoden- und Forschungskompetenz (Master Studienfach: Geographie) Modul: Landscape Systems (Masterstudium: Geowissenschaften) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | Students will be expected to participate actively in all aspects of the course, including the preparation of a final report of ca. 3,000 words. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anm.: Belegen Lehrveranstaltung; Abm.: stornieren |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | 1-6 0,5 |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät, studiendekanat-philnat@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Geowissenschaften |