<p>Lecture, three hours. Detection and statistics of extrasolar planets. Theories of planet formation. Structural and dynamical evolution of planets. Signatures and consequences of evolution. Interior and atmospheric structure. Relationship between planets and smaller bodies. Habitable zones. Letter grading.</p>

Astronomy

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Exoplanets: Properties, Origin, and Evolution

ASTR286

4 units