Astronomy 102 - Solar Systems
Spring
2017
02
4.00
Jason Young;Thomas Burbine
MW 01:15PM-02:30PM
Mount Holyoke College
99328
Cleveland 002L
jyoung@mtholyoke.edu;tburbine@mtholyoke.edu
Travel through our solar system using results of the latest spacecraft. Explore the origins of our worlds through the study of planet formation, meteorites, asteroids, and comets. Discover the processes that shape planetary interiors, surfaces, and atmospheres. Compare our solar system to others by learning about newly discovered exoplanets. Trace the conditions that may foster life throughout the solar system and beyond.
The lecture for this course meets at the same time as the lecture for Astronomy 103 but this course does not have a lab.