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Lecture 18
Lecture 18
• Reading
– BSNV Chaps. 9 and 15
Notes:
By Mass
A) X-ray
B) Ultraviolet
C) Optical
D) Infrared
E) Radio
The Formation of the Solar System
• Dense Molecular Cores
(“Bok Globules”)
• ≈ 1 Mo
• ≈ 50,000 AU
• ≈ 10 oK
The Formation of the Solar System
The Formation of the Solar System
• Protoplanetary Disks
• ≈ 0.01 Mo
• ≈ 100 AU
• ≈ 3000 -> 10 oK
The Formation of the Solar System
The Formation of the Solar System
• Condensation Sequence
• Condensation Temperature
Temperature at which Solid Gas
M V E M J
1000 K 200 K
No Grains Rock Rock, Ice
Grains Grains
The Formation of the Solar System
The Formation of the Solar System
• Grain Collisions ==> Planetesimals (100 km)
random
100 km
The Formation of the Solar System
Protomoons
ConcepTest!
Most comets have orbits that take them well beyond Jupiter. You
would expect their composition to be: