May 25, 2026  
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ASTR 8850 - Planetary Science


3 Hours
Introduction to the field of planetary science; formation of the solar system, terrestrial, and Jovian planets; detailed discussion of Mars, Jupiter, Europa and Titan; discovery and characterization of extrasolar planets and brown dwarfs; overview of detection methods and analysis of recent discoveries of other solar systems. Three lecture hours a week.

Prerequisite(s): Astr 6000 or equivalent.
Corequisite(s): None.
Pre/Corequisite(s): None.
Requirements: None.