7329 (v.5) Planetary Science 101

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Area:	Department of Applied Physics
Contact Hours:	2.0
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	2 x 1 Hours Weekly
The solar system, its location, principal features and origin. Meteorites as poor man's space material. Recent space flights and information yielded by them. Radiations in space. Materials in space. The chronology of the solar system. Cosmic rays. Sun spots and flare. The planets and their satellites.