Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition. Episode 37 The Formation of Planetary Systems
(2025, original release: 2007)

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Provider: Kanopy

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PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2007
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2025
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

ISBN/ISSN
15079924
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Title from title frames

Planets form inside a rotating cloud of dust and gas, which flattens as it contracts. At the center, the temperature is high enough to create a star; farther from the center, leftover material collects into planets

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Alex Filippenko

Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2007

Mode of access: World Wide Web

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