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Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more An interest in learning about the moons of our Solar System and the methods used to understand them. Prior knowledge of astronomy is not expected. You can use the hashtag #FLMoons to talk about this course on social media.

Topics Covered
  • What are moons?
  • Moons and what they are made of; craters and cratering
  • Volcanism on moons, Europa, small moons
  • Our Moon and how it has been explored
  • What we have learned from the Moon
  • Water on the Moon, and the future of lunar exploration
  • Exploring other moons:
  • Moons and the future; how many of them host life?
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Rating 4.0★ based on 5 ratings
Length 8 weeks
Effort 3 hours per week
Starts Feb 17 (219 weeks ago)
Cost $74
From The Open University via FutureLearn
Instructors David Rothery, Victoria Austin, Marj Stevens, Davide Odorico, Joe Stormer, Julian Livsey, Fozia Zaidi - Moons Course Mentor, Tilly Seargeant, Jack Wright, Steve Jackson
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Rating 4.0★ based on 5 ratings
Length 8 weeks
Effort 3 hours per week
Starts Feb 17 (219 weeks ago)
Cost $74
From The Open University via FutureLearn
Instructors David Rothery, Victoria Austin, Marj Stevens, Davide Odorico, Joe Stormer, Julian Livsey, Fozia Zaidi - Moons Course Mentor, Tilly Seargeant, Jack Wright, Steve Jackson
Download Videos Only via web browser
Language English
Tags Nature & Environment

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