PTYS/ASTR 206
The Golden Age of Planetary Exploration


Dr. Shane Byrne — 626-0407 — 524 Kuiper Building

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— Welcome to the course website for PTYS/ASTR 206 (section 3)—

The goals of this course are to give the student an introduction to the solar system and the ways in which we explore it. See the schedule for a full listing of lecture topics.


Instructor: Shane Byrne, Assistant Professor of Planetary Sciences.
shane@lpl.arizona.edu
Office hours Tuesday 1:45-4pm, room 524.
(Or by appointment)
TAs: Kevin Jones, Graduate Student in Geosciences
kbjones@arizona.edu
Office hours: 4/28 2-4pm and 5/4 3-5pm
Priyanka Sharma, Graduate Student in Planetary Sciences
psharma@lpl.arizona.edu
Office hours: Tuesday 10.30am-12.30pm, room 316, Kuiper

General Info

  • This is section 3 of PTYS/ASTR 206.
  • Course syllabus - including grading policies.
  • Lectures take place in room 308 of the Kuiper building, Tuesday and Thursday 12:30-1:45pm.

Announcements

  • First lecture - Thursday 1/15



shane@lpl.arizona.edu


The background image is of Phoebe, a moon of Saturn. It was acquired by the Cassini spacecraft in June of 2004. See here for the original image and more info.