Lecture 44: Comets Astronomy 161 - Introduction to Solar System Astronomy
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Comets are chance visitors from the icy reaches of the outer Solar
System. In this lecture I describe the properties of comets, their
historical importance, and introduce the "dirty snowball" model of a
comet nucleus. At the end of class I created a model of a comet nucleus
from common household and office materials, unfortunately I could not
arrange for a videographer in time. Recorded 2007 Nov 28 in 1000
McPherson Lab on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University.
Comets are chance visitors from the icy reaches of the outer Solar
System. In this lecture I describe the properties of comets, their
historical importance, and introduce the "dirty snowball" model of a
comet nucleus. At the end of class I created a model of a comet nucleus
from common household and office materials, unfortunately I could not
arrange for a videographer in time. Recorded 2007 Nov 28 in 1000
McPherson Lab on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University.