University Catalog 2014-2015

University of Colorado Boulder

ATOC-5820 (3) Origin and Evolution of Planetary Systems

Reviews protoplanetary disks, condensation in the solar nebula, composition of meteorites, planetary accretion, comets and asteroids, planetary rings, and extrasolar planets. Applies celestial mechanics to the orbital evolution of solar system bodies. Same as ASTR 5820 and GEOL 5820. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.