Earth Science - The Jovian Planets and Small Solar System Bodies

This lecture surveys Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, their moons and rings, and small Solar System bodies including asteroids, Pluto, comets, and the Oort Cloud. It concludes with review questions on lunar regolith, planetary rotation, Olympus Mons, Uranus, Neptune, and the asteroid belt.

Syllabus

JUPITER: LORD OF THE HEAVENS
JUPITER'S MOONS
SATURN: THE ELEGANT PLANET
SATURN'S RINGS
SATURN'S MOONS
URANUS
NEPTUNE
THE ASTEROID BELT
THE KUIPER BELT
DWARF PLANET PLUTO
COMETS
THE OORT CLOUD
What is the origin of the layer of debris, called lunar regolith, on the surface of the Moon?
The body shown here is
The solar system's largest known volcano is found on
compared to the other planets