Planetary Geology & Remote Sensing
Interpret planetary surfaces, geological history, and orbital remote-sensing data.
University of Future Minds UNIVERSITY OF FUTURE MINDS PS / Department overview
Planetary Science
Rocks, remote sensing, climate models, and open mission data reveal how planets form, change, and become habitable.
Department codePS
Study levelsBSc · MSc · PhD
Learning modelCourses · labs · real projects
PS / 01
Planetary formation, geology, atmospheres, climate, remote sensing, and space environments.
Specialist pathways
Choose your disciplinary depth
Each pathway shares the department foundation, then develops clear professional capability through studios, laboratories, and research.
Planetary Atmospheres & Climate
Atmospheric dynamics, radiation, climate evolution, and comparative climatology.
Astrobiology & Mission Science
Habitability, astrochemistry, small bodies, and space-mission design.
Core curriculum
A sequence from foundations to integrated practice
Planetary formation, geology, atmospheres, climate, remote sensing, and space environments.
- 01CourseIntroduction to Astronomy
- 02CourseAstrophysics
- 03CourseCelestial Mechanics
- 04CourseSolar-System Science
- 05CoursePlanetary Geology
- 06CoursePlanetary Atmospheres
- 07CoursePlanetary Climate
- 08CourseRemote Sensing
- 09CourseAstrochemistry
- 10CourseSmall-Body Science
- 11CourseAstrobiology
- 12CourseSpace-Mission Data Analysis
Teaching & research platform
Center for Planetary Systems & Habitability
Rocks, remote sensing, climate models, and open mission data reveal how planets form, change, and become habitable.
Academic leadership
Jonathan Smith
乔纳森·史密斯Head of Planetary Science · Professor
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