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12.601 Essentials of Planetary Science

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(Subject meets with 12.420)
Prereq: (8.03, 12.002, and 18.03) or permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-9
Lecture: WF10-11.30 (54-1623)

Reviews fundamental physical concepts pertaining to the study of the solar system, and highlights recent spacecraft results. Topics include: meteorites, orbital dynamics, asteroids, impact craters, surfaces, atmospheres, atmospheric dynamics, interiors, magnetospheres, rings, comets, formation of the solar system.
B. Weiss, J. de Wit
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Total units: 12

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