Exploring the Solar System

Catalog description

This course examines each of the major planets; their surfaces, interiors and atmospheres, and why they are all so different. The course also examines the major moons of the planets, any planetary ring systems, and many minor bodies such as comets and asteroids. Other topics covered include the exploration of the solar system with robotic spacecraft, extra-solar planets, possibilities of extraterrestrial life and the search for extraterrestrial life.