Astronomy 161 - Introduction to Solar System Astronomy
Richard Pogge
49 episodes
9 months ago
Welcome to the Astronomy 161 Lecture Podcasts. This is a brief message
from me explaining the podcasts, and welcoming new and old listeners.
University. Lectures will begin on Wednesday, 2007 Sept 19, and run
through Friday, 2007 Nov 30. New lectures will appear shortly before
6pm US Eastern Time each day there is a regular class. Recorded 2007
Sep 19 in 4037 McPherson Lab on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State
University.
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Welcome to the Astronomy 161 Lecture Podcasts. This is a brief message
from me explaining the podcasts, and welcoming new and old listeners.
University. Lectures will begin on Wednesday, 2007 Sept 19, and run
through Friday, 2007 Nov 30. New lectures will appear shortly before
6pm US Eastern Time each day there is a regular class. Recorded 2007
Sep 19 in 4037 McPherson Lab on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State
University.
Astronomy 161 - Introduction to Solar System Astronomy
17 years ago
Lecture 43: Icy Worlds of the Outer Solar System
Beyond the orbit of Neptune lies the realm of the icy worlds, ranging in
size from Neptune's giant moon Triton and the dwarf planets Pluto and
Eris, all the way down to the nuclei of comets a few kilometers across.
This lecture discussed the icy bodies of the Trans-Neptunian regions of
the Solar System, discussing the basic properties of Triton (the best
studied such object), Pluto, Eris, and the Kuiper Belt, introducing the
dynamical families of Trans-Neptunian Objects that record in their
orbits the slow migration of Neptune outwards during the early history
of the Solar System. The Kuiper Belt is the icy analog of the main
Asteroid Belt of the inner Solar System: both are shaped by their
gravitational interaction with giant gas planets (Jupiter for the
asteroids, Neptune for the KBOs), and are composed of leftover raw
materials from the formation of their respective regions of the Solar
System. Recorded 2007 Nov 27 in 1000 McPherson Lab on the Columbus
campus of The Ohio State University.
Astronomy 161 - Introduction to Solar System Astronomy
Welcome to the Astronomy 161 Lecture Podcasts. This is a brief message
from me explaining the podcasts, and welcoming new and old listeners.
University. Lectures will begin on Wednesday, 2007 Sept 19, and run
through Friday, 2007 Nov 30. New lectures will appear shortly before
6pm US Eastern Time each day there is a regular class. Recorded 2007
Sep 19 in 4037 McPherson Lab on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State
University.