Introduction to the Planets

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The terrestrial planets - Mercury Venus, Earth and Mars

Background Knowledge Needed

• None (except general knowledge and a wish to know more)

NB This is meant for people without a background in Science and could therefore said to be a "foundation" level course or at a pre-university level. It would also be useful at level 1.

Mathematical Knowledge Needed

• Aimed at people with no background in mathematics - simply knowledge of arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division). Anything else will be provided within the course.

The Giant Planets

Introduction

1. Introduction
2. The Solar System

The Solar System's Planets

The Solar System

1. The Inner Solar System
   1. Mercury (1)
   2. Venus (2)
   3. Earth (3)
   4. The Moon
   5. Mars (4)
   6. The asteroids
2. The Outer Solar System
   1. Jupiter (5)
   2. Jupiter's Moons
   3. Saturn (6)
   4. Saturn's Moons
   5. Uranus and its moons (7)
   6. Neptune and its moons(8)
   7. The Kuiper belt (Pluto, Charon, Eris, Quaoar and the rest)

Sunset over a planet in a triple star system

Beyond the Solar System

1. Planets around other stars