Description
All Jovian planets have rings. We are most familiar with the bright,
spectacular rings of Saturn, but the other Jovian planets have rings
systems around them. This lecture describes the different ring systems
and their properties, and discusses their origin, formation, and the
physics - resonances and shepherd moons - that govern their evolution.
Recorded 2006 Nov 22 in 100 Stillman Hall on the Columbus campus of The
Ohio State University.
A new podcast, Astronomy 141, Life in the Universe, is available
for those interested in continuing an exploration of topics in
modern astronomy.
Published 12/06/09
Are there planets around other stars? Are there Earth-like planets
around other stars? Do any of those harbor life? Intelligent life?
We'd like to know the answers to all of these questions, and in recent
years we've made great progress towards at least answering the first.
To date, more...
Published 12/01/06