Lecture 38: Uranus and Neptune
Uranus and Neptune are the smallest and outermost of the 4 Jovian\nplanets. While superficially similar to Jupiter and Saturn, there are\nsubstantial differences. Uranus and Neptune have smaller rocky cores\nsurrounded by deep, slushy ice mantles and relatively thinner hydrogen\natmospheres, quite different from the massive cores and deep metallic\nhydrogen mantles of Jupiter and Saturn. We will also ask why they\nappear blue, look at their internal energy and weather, and then review\nthe properties of the Jovian planets as a group. Recorded 2006 Nov 16\nin 100 Stillman Hall on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State\nUniversity.