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MIT

12.400  (Spring 2006)
Instructor:
Prof. Richard Binzel

Level
Undergraduate







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The javelin event at the Interplanetary Olympics. Under what conditions could a javelin circle the planet and hit you in the back? (Image by MIT OCW.)

Course Highlights

This course features fact sheets in the study materials section and sample problem sets in the assignments section.

Course Description

This is an introduction to the study of the solar system with emphasis on the latest spacecraft results. The subject covers basic principles rather than detailed mathematical and physical models. Topics include: an overview of the solar system, planetary orbits, rings, planetary formation, meteorites, asteroids, comets, planetary surfaces and cratering, planetary interiors, planetary atmospheres, and life in the solar system.

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Copyright 2007, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. administrator. (2009, September 01). Astro130 The Solar System (2006) MIT. Retrieved July 31, 2010, from Free University Courses OCW Courses OpenCourseWare Freeversity Foundation Web site: http://www.freeversity.org/science-and-mathematics/astronomy/earth270-the-solar-system-2006-mit. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License Creative Commons License