Learn about the science behind the current exploration of the solar system in this free class. Use principles from physics, chemistry, biology, and geology to understand the latest from Mars, comprehend the outer solar system, ponder planets outside our solar system, and search for habitability in our neighborhood and beyond. This course is generally taught at an advanced level assuming a prior knowledge of undergraduate math and physics, but the majority of the concepts and lectures can be understood without these prerequisites. The quizzes and final exam are designed to make you think critically about the material you have learned rather than to simply make you memorize facts. The class is expected to be challenging but rewarding.
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加州理工学院
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完成时间大约为46 小时
英语（English）
字幕：英语（English）, 法语（French）
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完成时间为 3 小时
Unit 1: Water on Mars (week 1)
完成时间为 3 小时
11 个视频 （总计 133 分钟）, 1 个阅读材料, 1 个测验
11 个视频
Lecture 1.01: Early views of Mars11分钟
Lecture 1.02: Mars has canals!13分钟
Lecture 1.03: Taking the temperature of Mars19分钟
Lecture 1.04: Mars DOES have water (in the atmosphere)! 10分钟
Lecture 1.05: Heating and composition of the polar caps18分钟
Lecture 1.06: Let's fly to Mars 9分钟
Lecture 1.07: The first missions to Mars 7分钟
Lecture 1.08: Water on earth 9分钟
Lecture 1.09: Mariner 9 -- Mars had FLOWING water!17分钟
Lecture 1.10: Viking and the start of modern Martian science6分钟
1 个阅读材料
Note on the next lecture10分钟
1 个练习
Quiz 112分钟
完成时间为 3 小时
Unit 1: Water on Mars (week 2)
完成时间为 3 小时
10 个视频 （总计 142 分钟）
10 个视频
Lecture 1.12: Outflow channels15分钟
Lecture 1.13:Valley Networks9分钟
Lecture 1.14: Climate cycles on Mars 16分钟
Lecture 1.15: Was early Mars warmer and wetter? 18分钟
Lecture 1.16: Atmospheric escape14分钟
Lecture 1.17 Martian topography15分钟
Lecture 1.18: Gamma ray spectroscopy and subsurface water14分钟
Lecture 1.19: Glaciers on Mars!10分钟
Lecture 1.20 Origin of low latitude ice 11分钟
1 个练习
Quiz 220分钟
完成时间为 3 小时
Unit 1: Water on Mars (week 3)
完成时间为 3 小时
10 个视频 （总计 141 分钟）, 1 个阅读材料, 1 个测验
10 个视频
Lecture 1.22: Thermal spectroscopy and mineral identification14分钟
Lecture 1.23: Geology from the Opportunity rover 15分钟
Lecture 1.24: Geochemistry from the Opportunity rover 10分钟
Lecture 1.25: Introduction to guest lecturers 7分钟
Lecture 1.26: Mineralogy on Mars, Part 1 10分钟
Lecture 1.27: Mineralogy on Mars, Part 2 17分钟
Lecture 1.28: Results from the Curiosity Rover, Part 1 12分钟
lecture 1.29: Results from the Curiosity Rover, Part 2 18分钟
Lecture 1.30: Where was the water on Mars?16分钟
1 个阅读材料
Note on the next lectures10分钟
1 个练习
Quiz 328分钟
完成时间为 2 小时
Unit 2: The insides of giant planets (week 1)
完成时间为 2 小时
11 个视频 （总计 114 分钟）, 1 个阅读材料, 1 个测验
11 个视频
Lecture 2.02: Measuring density 14分钟
Lecture 2.03: Using density 7分钟
Lecture 2.04: Hydrostatic equilibrium 14分钟
Lecture 2.05: Hydrogen equation of state 12分钟
Lecture 2.06: Heat transport14分钟
Lecture 2.07: Theoretical internal structure 9分钟
Lecture 2.08: A core from gravity?6分钟
Lecture 2.09: Magnetic fields11分钟
Lecture 2.10: The upper atmosphere and the Galileo probe 7分钟
Lecture 2.11: Picture models 7分钟
1 个阅读材料
Note on the next section10分钟
1 个练习
Quiz 416分钟
审阅
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来自太阳系科学的热门评论
由 CE 提供Mar 3, 2020
Learning facilitated by good lecturing, well prepared lectures and excellent quizzes.\n\nLecturer Mike Brown, enthusiastic about his subject, generous in sharing his knowledge, humorous, and honest.
由 GN 提供Nov 28, 2017
Challenging. Amazing. Mind-Blowing.\n\nSpace enthusiasts should totally do this course. And yeah, did I say that Mike Brown is the coolest teacher ever. Never a dull moment in the lectures. :)
由 PK 提供May 24, 2019
The lectures are engaging and replete with thought provoking material. Professor Brown's in depth knowledge of the field and his passion for planetary science aroused an everlasting curiosity.
由 D 提供Nov 18, 2019
This is the course I wish I had back when I was trying to figure out what to do with my life. Most interesting course ever, and Mike is very passionate about the subject. Highly recommended!
由 AN 提供Apr 1, 2020
Excellent. I'll remark this course as 10 out of 10. The explanation of Mars that I've found here was amazing. It is one of the best astronomical courses that I've ever attended.
由 JA 提供Dec 6, 2017
Excellent Course! Very informative and gives a brief overview of the history of the Solar System and some of the questions driving new and current missions. Thank you.
由 AJ 提供Jun 12, 2017
And excellent, deep yet accessible introduction into what we know about the solar system, the science behind our knowledge, and the big questions under investigation.
由 IR 提供May 10, 2016
Wonderful course, fascinating, keeps me from dying of boredom in my day job. I'm already wondering how I'll cope when the lectures finish in two weeks.
由 PK 提供Feb 15, 2020
Excellent course with a great lecturer and guest lecturers. Interesting stuff about our solar system and the ways we explore it. Highly recommended!
由 GK 提供Dec 31, 2019
Amazing course! Much, much better than the other Caltech astronomy course, and right up there with the fantastic ANU Astrophysics courses on edX.
由 JR 提供Sep 13, 2018
Excellent course and instruction. I would highly recommend this challenging course to anyone wanting a solid science update on our solar system.
由 AC 提供Jan 26, 2020
Excellently taught. I was able to understand almost everything despite only being 14 and not knowing most of the physics involved beforehand.
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