12.420
Essentials of Planetary Science
Advanced applications of physical and chemical principles to the study of the solar system. Topics include terrestrial and giant planets, meteorites, asteroids, comets, Kuiper belt objects, rings, impact craters, interiors, surfaces, atmospheres, geomagnetism, cosmochemistry, remote sensing, formation and evolution of the solar system.
Prerequisites & course information
Subject meets with 12.601 Prereq: ( 8.03 , 12.002 , and 18.03 ) or permission of instructor Acad Year 2027-2028: Not offered Acad Year 2028-2029: U (Fall) 3-0-9 units
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027