Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 12.4 (Spring 2006) 
• Course Title:
• The Solar System 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Richard Binzel 
• Course Introduction:
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  12.400 The Solar System
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2006

  
  
  

  
  
  

  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.