Week 6, Big questions from small bodies
- Lecture 3.01: Introduction to the small bodies of the solar system
- Lecture 3.02: The formation of small bodies
- Lecture 3.03: The formation of terrestrial planets
- Lecture 3.04: The surface density of the solar system
- Lecture 3.05: An ode to comets
- Lecture 3.06:The composition of comets
- Lecture 3.07: Where do comets come from?
- Lecture 3.08: The formation of the Oort cloud
- Lecture 3.09: Meteorites and the beginning of the solar system
- Lecture 3.10 Types of meteorites: Chondrites
- Lecture 3.11: Types of meteorites: Achondrites
- Lecture 3.12: Asteroids and meteorite delivery
Additional Readings
- Lectures 3.02 & 3.03. A review which covers many of the topics of this Unit can be found in Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, or, free, here.
- Lecture 3.04: If you want to learn about formation of the moon, you really should just go read the classic from 1986 called "Origin of the Moon"
- You should read the classic 1977 paper on the distribution of mass in the solar nebula
- Lecture 3.06: The composition of comets is covered in a nice review by Mumma, You might find a version on Google Scholar, too.
- Lecture 3.07: The formation of the Oort cloud is fun. Read all about it in the review by Dones et al
- Lecture 3.08: The Connelly et al. paper on the chronometry of CAIs and chondrules is published in Science here. I can't find a non-paywalled version of it anywhere. Can you?
- Lectures 3.09 & 3.10: You can read about meteorites in innumerable places around the web. You can buy them, too. Do some sleuthing around and see what you can find.