Solar Systems
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: Astronomy: Observations and Theories
- Grade Level: Senior High (10-12)-Adult
- Subjects: Astronomy
- Produced By: Coast Learning Systems
- Year: 2006
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Running Time: 30m
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Opening with a survey of the solar system and an examination of the solar nebula theory that explains how our solar system was formed, this lesson also reviews how the spinning solar nebula formed a disk of dust particles that eventually became the planetesimals that formed the planets. The actual detection of planets around distant stars is given considerable coverage, with experts describing the newest techniques and the successes achieved.