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Syllabus Spotlight - Fall 2009
A planetary astronomer at CU鈥檚 Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Larry Esposito discovered Saturn鈥檚 fourth ring and has continued his investigations of Saturn鈥檚 rings with the Cassini spaceship鈥檚 Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph.
Course:听Extraterrestrial Life (ASTR/GEOL 3300)
Department:听Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences and Geology
Prerequisite:听One year of any college-level science class
Professor:听Larry Esposito
Course description:听An introduction to life in the universe, including scientific, technical, philosophical and social aspects. Topics include conditions necessary for life to exist on Earth and other planetary bodies. Students will discuss NASA鈥檚 program to seek life in space.
Reading list:听Iain Gilmour鈥檚听An Introduction to Astrobiology听(Cambridge University Press)
Esposito says:听鈥淚 like to teach this class because it鈥檚 so broad 鈥 chemistry, biology, geology, astronomy! All these areas apply when we consider the possibilities for life. For the student, it draws a number of diverse areas together in the intellectual exercise of the search for life.鈥