Syllabus
ASTRONOMY 103: Moons and Planets
Week 6 Spring 2009
Lab Update
Date
Class Topic
Readings/Assignments
Monday,
March 2
Comets, Asteroids and Meteors PPT
Chapter 14 Reading Quiz
*Meteorites from the Natural History Museum
Wednesday,
March 4
What Killed the Dinosaurs and Extinction Theories (both from DinoBuzz)
*Impact theory of mass extinction
Friday,
March 6
Near Earth Objects
Solutions: Energy of Impacts
* marks optional (but useful!) readings
Full Schedule
Announcements:
1) Looking Ahead: Apollo mission assignment due next Wednesday!!
Assignments:
