Astronomy 161 - Introduction to Solar System Astronomy
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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 means to be a planet by taking an historical approach, lo...
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Lecture 44: Comets

Comets are occasional visitors from the icy reaches of the outer Solar System. This lecture discusses the orbits, structure, and properties of comets,...
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Lecture 41: Planetary Rings

All Jovian planets have rings. We are most familiar with the bright, spectacular rings of Saturn, but the other Jovian planets have rings systems arou...
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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 the focus of our attention today. Saturn has one gian...
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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, irregular bodies that are a combination of captured astero...
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Lecture 38: Uranus and Neptune

Uranus and Neptune are the smallest and outermost of the 4 Jovian planets. While superficially similar to Jupiter and Saturn, there are substantial di...
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