Origin of life
Space Lecture
Stars and the solar system
Lecture 02 The Earth: Formation from Big Bang to present Introduction to Earth Science Earth Sci 100.
MINOR MEMBERS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM: Asteroids. Images of three asteroids, taken during spacecraft flybys, shown to scale (Mathilde is 59 km wide and 47.
Abundances in Presolar Grains, Stars and the Galaxy Larry R. Nittler Department of Terrestrial Magnetism Carnegie Institution of Washington.
Astronomy/Solar System Presentation for Science Olympiad Presented by the New Mexico Tech Astronomy Club November 5 th, 2010.
Ch. 28-Minor Bodies of Solar System Objectives –Kinds of lunar surface features –Layers of the moon –Stages by which the moon formed –Shape of moon’s orbit.
The orbits of the planets - A clue to the formation of our Solar System All planets orbit the sun in the same direction. Most rotate in this direction.
Touring Our Solar System Chapter 23 23.1 The Solar System 99.85% of the mass of our solar system is in the Sun, planets make up the rest. Gravity holds.
Physics 55 Friday, October 28, 2005 1.The Sun as a star. 2.Structure of the Sun. 3.Nuclear reactions that power the Sun. 4.How do we know what we know?
Earth and Solar System. I.Formation of the Universe. A.Big bang is the most commonly accepted theory. 1. Supported by evidence that Galaxies are moving.
