I. Planet Earth

1. Example of a Living World
   1. Plate Tectonics
   2. Vulcanism
   3. Weathering and the Various Sources
   4. Tidal Forces
2. A Unique Place in the Sun
3. Below the Surface

II. The Sun

1. A Monster Among Us
2. The 22-Year Dilemma
3. Sun-Earth Interactions

III. Terrestrial Worlds

1. Similarities and Differences of the Planets
   1. Mercury’s Odd Orbit
   2. Venus…Our Sister?
   3. Mars….Seasons Observed
2. Our Moon
   1. Features and Their Origins
   2. The Odd Beginnings
   3. The Manned Mission to Our Nearest Neighbor

IV. Gaseous Giants

1. Why So Different from Terrestrial Neighbors
2. The Astroid Belt…A Transition Boundary?
   1. Dangerous Intersections
3. Rings of the Giants
4. The Extensive Families of Moons
   1. Jupiter’s Galilean Satellites
   2. Odd Worlds in Close Proximity
   3. Sheppard Moons
   4. Saturn’s Titan
5. Other Rocky Oddities
   1. Trojan Asteroids x2
   2. Armor & Atlas Groupings

V. Visitors from Beyond

1. Pluto: The Planet That Doesn’t Fit
2. Comets

VI. Solar System Formation: A Model

1. Key Oddities Explained
2. Modifying Initial Conditions

VII. Natural Sources of Power