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Astronomy 161 - Introduction to Solar System Astro

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Astronomy 161 - Introduction to Solar System Astro

Lecture 46: ExoPlanets - Planets around Other Stars

Are there planets around other stars? Are there Earth-like planets around other stars? Do any...

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Lecture 45: Is Pluto a Planet?

What is a planet? Is Pluto a planet? This lecture traces the debate on the nature of what it...

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Lecture 44: Comets

Comets are occasional visitors from the icy reaches of the outer Solar System. This lecture...

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Lecture 43: Icy Worlds of the Outer Solar System

Beyond the orbit of Neptune is the realm of the icy worlds, ranging in size from Triton, the...

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Lecture 42: Asteroids and Meteoroids

Asteroids are the leftover rocky materials from the formation of the Solar System that reside...

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Lecture 41: Planetary Rings

All Jovian planets have rings. We are most familiar with the bright, spectacular rings of...

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Lecture 40: The Saturn System

Saturn is attended by a system of 56 known moons and bright, beautiful rings. The Moon system is...

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Lecture 39: The Moons of Jupiter

Jupiter is surrounded by a solar system in miniature of 63 known moons. Most (59) are tiny,...

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Lecture 38: Uranus and Neptune

Uranus and Neptune are the smallest and outermost of the 4 Jovian planets. While superficially...

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Lecture 37: Jupiter and Saturn

Jupiter and Saturn are the largest planets in the Solar System, and the prototype of the Jovian...

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Lecture 36: Worlds in Comparison - The Terrestrial Planets

Having completed our tour of the terrestrial planets, we want to step back and compare their...

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Lecture 35: The Deserts of Mars

Mars, fourth planet from the Sun, is a cold desert planet with a thin, dry carbon-dioxide...

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Lecture 34: Venus Unveiled

Venus, the second planet from the Sun, is perpetually veiled behind opaque clouds of sulfuric...

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Lecture 33: Battered Mercury

Mercury is the innermost of the planets, a hot, dead world that has been heavily battered by...

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Lecture 32: The Origin of the Solar System

How did the Solar System form? This lecture examines the clues in the present-day dynamics...

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Lecture 31: The Family of the Sun

We start our exploration of the Solar System with a quick overview of its constituent parts. I...

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Lecture 30: The Moon

What is the structure of the Moon, and what physical processes have shaped its surface? In this...

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Lecture 29: The Earth's Atmosphere

What is the composition and structure of the Earth's atmosphere? Why is it as warm as it is, and...

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Lecture 28: Inside the Earth

What is the structure of the Earth? What better place to begin our exploration of the Solar...

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Lecture 27: Deep Time - The Age of the Earth

How old is the Earth? This lecture reviews the idea of cyclic and linear time, since how you...

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