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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

AST 311 - Solar System Astronomy


A comprehensive study of the solar system with emphasis on: planets and satellites, earth-moon system, asteroids-comets-meteors, gravitation, planetary motion, eclipses, measurement of time, solar-terrestrial relations, and the origin of the solar system.

Prerequisite: AST 100 or instructor permission.
When Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3