Welcome to the Solar System! We begin our exploration of the Solar
System with an overview of the planets, moons, and small bodies that
make up our home system. In this lecture I'll introduce many of the
themes that will encounter many times as we go through our detailed look
at the Solar System in the coming weeks. Recorded 2007 Nov 5 in 1000
McPherson ... Show More
Oct 2007
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 how did it form? Today I will describe the
composition and structure of the atmosphere, the Greenhouse Effect, the
Primordial Atmosphere, and Atmospheric Evolution. The Earth's
atmosp ... Show More
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