Astronomy 161 - Introduction to Solar System Astronomy
Richard Pogge
47 episodes
9 months ago
Astronomy 161, Introduction to the Solar System, is the first quarter of
a 2-quarter introductory Astronomy for non-science majors taught at The
Ohio State University. This podcast presents audio recordings of
Professor Richard Pogge's lectures from his Autumn Quarter 2006 class.
All of the lectures were recorded live in 100 Stillman Hall on the OSU
Main Campus in Columbus, Ohio.
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Astronomy 161, Introduction to the Solar System, is the first quarter of
a 2-quarter introductory Astronomy for non-science majors taught at The
Ohio State University. This podcast presents audio recordings of
Professor Richard Pogge's lectures from his Autumn Quarter 2006 class.
All of the lectures were recorded live in 100 Stillman Hall on the OSU
Main Campus in Columbus, Ohio.
Astronomy 161 - Introduction to Solar System Astronomy
18 years ago
Lecture 40: The Saturn System
Saturn is attended by a system of 56 known moons and bright, beautiful
rings. The Moon system is the focus of our attention today. Saturn has
one giant moon, Titan, which is the 2nd largest moon in the Solar
System, and the only one with a heavy atmosphere. On Titan, the
atmosphere is mostly nitrogen and methane, but the temperature and
pressure are such that methane plays the same role that water plays on
the Earth: it can be either a solid, gas, or liquid. I will review
tantalizing evidence from the Cassini and Huygens probes that there is,
in fact, liquid methane and maybe even liquid methane lakes on Titan.
Most of the other moons are ancient, icy, and heavily cratered -
geologically dead worlds - but one, Enceladus, is a big surprise. The
shiniest object in the Solar System, Enceladus has spectacular fountains
- cryovolcanos - that spew water vapor from reservoirs created in its
tidally-heated interior. This ice repaves much of the surface of
Enceladus, giving it a young, shiny surface, and builds the E ring of
Saturn. Recorded 2006 Nov 21 in 100 Stillman Hall on the Columbus
campus of The Ohio State University.
Astronomy 161 - Introduction to Solar System Astronomy
Astronomy 161, Introduction to the Solar System, is the first quarter of
a 2-quarter introductory Astronomy for non-science majors taught at The
Ohio State University. This podcast presents audio recordings of
Professor Richard Pogge's lectures from his Autumn Quarter 2006 class.
All of the lectures were recorded live in 100 Stillman Hall on the OSU
Main Campus in Columbus, Ohio.