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OUR EXPLORATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM

ASTRON 104
Course Description

Humanity is linked to the solar system in countless ways. Our view of the solar system, how planets form, and how planetary systems evolve has fundamentally changed with the discovery of countless exoplanets around other stars. Join us in exploring the modern view of the solar system and its relation to other planetary worlds. Includes the sky and celestial motions; ancient astronomy; the Copernican revolution; gravity, orbits, and interplanetary travel; formation of solar system; survey of sun, planets and moons; asteroids, meteors and comets; origin of life.

Prerequisties

Satisfied Quantitative Reasoning (QR) A requirement. Not open to students with credit for ASTRON 200

Satisfies
Credits

3

Offered

Fall, Spring

Grade Point Average
3.95

25.4% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

4.93% from Historical

A Rate
92.57%

152.36% from Historical

Class Size
148

18.73% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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