Goal: To understand what comets are and to explore the Oort cloud.
... gas giant region and were probably tossed there by Jupiter. • They are usually a bit bigger than short period comets, and higher densities. • A bright one comes into the inner solar system every 5-10 years. • Tend to be a bit brighter than short period comets. ...
... gas giant region and were probably tossed there by Jupiter. • They are usually a bit bigger than short period comets, and higher densities. • A bright one comes into the inner solar system every 5-10 years. • Tend to be a bit brighter than short period comets. ...
Lecture 1
... Jupiter’s deep atmosphere • There are presumed to be three cloud layers in the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn • The reasons for the distinctive colors of these different layers are not yet known • The cloud layers in Saturn’s atmosphere are spread out over a greater range of altitude than those o ...
... Jupiter’s deep atmosphere • There are presumed to be three cloud layers in the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn • The reasons for the distinctive colors of these different layers are not yet known • The cloud layers in Saturn’s atmosphere are spread out over a greater range of altitude than those o ...
Comet
... with a radius of 1,200 km, is considered by astronomers to be the largest member of the Kuiper Belt region. However, researchers had to wait for the Hubble Space Telescopes' high spatial resolution and sensitivity before they could search for an underlying population of much smaller bodies assumed t ...
... with a radius of 1,200 km, is considered by astronomers to be the largest member of the Kuiper Belt region. However, researchers had to wait for the Hubble Space Telescopes' high spatial resolution and sensitivity before they could search for an underlying population of much smaller bodies assumed t ...
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... 2. Limit at which large moon torn apart G. Voyager discoveries 1. Thousands of ringlets (few gaps) 2. Only true gaps caused by “_______” 3. Moon _____ found in Encke gap H. Mysterious, thin, “braided” F-ring has 2 _________ moons on each side I. Origin of the Rings 1.Total mass =moon only ____km wid ...
... 2. Limit at which large moon torn apart G. Voyager discoveries 1. Thousands of ringlets (few gaps) 2. Only true gaps caused by “_______” 3. Moon _____ found in Encke gap H. Mysterious, thin, “braided” F-ring has 2 _________ moons on each side I. Origin of the Rings 1.Total mass =moon only ____km wid ...
Tides, Moons, Rings, and Pluto
... Flight path included gravity assists from Venus and Earth Passed by two asteroids on its way to Jupiter ...
... Flight path included gravity assists from Venus and Earth Passed by two asteroids on its way to Jupiter ...
Math 256 Project
... (the major axis is much larger than the miner axis). The point where the comet is closest to the Sun is called perihelion, and the point where it is the farthest is called aphelion (see the figures above). Astronomers use Astronomical Units (AU) for distance. An Astronomical Unit is the average dist ...
... (the major axis is much larger than the miner axis). The point where the comet is closest to the Sun is called perihelion, and the point where it is the farthest is called aphelion (see the figures above). Astronomers use Astronomical Units (AU) for distance. An Astronomical Unit is the average dist ...
My Trip to Jupiter Journal
... bottle is sealed. Turn the bottle toward you so that you can view the temperature strip easily. Try not to touch the bottle too much — the warmth from your hands will warm the bottle and the air inside. 2. Before you start pumping, record the temperature (in Celsius) inside the bottle at 0 pumps in ...
... bottle is sealed. Turn the bottle toward you so that you can view the temperature strip easily. Try not to touch the bottle too much — the warmth from your hands will warm the bottle and the air inside. 2. Before you start pumping, record the temperature (in Celsius) inside the bottle at 0 pumps in ...
PPT
... • If you added even more mass, Jupiter would get smaller. • Jupiter is about as large as a planet can get. ...
... • If you added even more mass, Jupiter would get smaller. • Jupiter is about as large as a planet can get. ...
February 2015 - astronomy for beginners
... Jupiter imaged on 14th November 2012 by Steve Harris Another computer application that can be downloaded free from the internet is a computer planetarium application. The events happening around Jupiter can be predicted using these applications and then followed using a telescope. One of the best an ...
... Jupiter imaged on 14th November 2012 by Steve Harris Another computer application that can be downloaded free from the internet is a computer planetarium application. The events happening around Jupiter can be predicted using these applications and then followed using a telescope. One of the best an ...
PRELAB CLEA : 4. The Revolution of the Moons of Jupiter
... (2pt) *Question: If Moon 1 has a semi-‐major axis of 7 Jupiter Diameters and a period of 3.5 days, and Moon 2 has a semi-‐major axis of 20 Jupiter Diameters, what is Moon 2’s period or rev ...
... (2pt) *Question: If Moon 1 has a semi-‐major axis of 7 Jupiter Diameters and a period of 3.5 days, and Moon 2 has a semi-‐major axis of 20 Jupiter Diameters, what is Moon 2’s period or rev ...
Math Notes - UNC Physics and Astronomy
... Saturn’s moon Titan Huygens (2005) Huygens is a probe that was launched by Cassini. Near-Earth asteroid 433 Eros This depends on your definition of successful. We purposefully crashlanded the NEAR Shoemaker satellite on 433 Eros at the end of its mission in 2001. It did not survive, but it ...
... Saturn’s moon Titan Huygens (2005) Huygens is a probe that was launched by Cassini. Near-Earth asteroid 433 Eros This depends on your definition of successful. We purposefully crashlanded the NEAR Shoemaker satellite on 433 Eros at the end of its mission in 2001. It did not survive, but it ...
Why are the Jovian Planets so Different?
... • If you added even more mass, Jupiter would get smaller. • Jupiter is about as large as a planet can get. ...
... • If you added even more mass, Jupiter would get smaller. • Jupiter is about as large as a planet can get. ...
Newton`s Laws Review
... 4. A 12.0 kg box is sitting on a flat surface. It takes a 30.0 N force to slide the box across the floor at a constant speed of 1.44 m/s. What is the coefficient of sliding friction? ...
... 4. A 12.0 kg box is sitting on a flat surface. It takes a 30.0 N force to slide the box across the floor at a constant speed of 1.44 m/s. What is the coefficient of sliding friction? ...
Comets, Asteroids, and Meteorites
... They leave behind in their orbits, gravel and rocky debris that Earth may encounter from time to time as orbits cross. We see these encounters as 'meteor showers'. Because they orbit the Sun, we can see them come back from time to time. Halley's Comet ...
... They leave behind in their orbits, gravel and rocky debris that Earth may encounter from time to time as orbits cross. We see these encounters as 'meteor showers'. Because they orbit the Sun, we can see them come back from time to time. Halley's Comet ...
space exploration
... Jupiter is a gas giant. Most of its mass is made up of gases although the gravity is so strong, these gases almost act like a solid. In 1994, the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet crashed into Jupiter, the FIRST time we have ever witnessed an impact with another planet. ...
... Jupiter is a gas giant. Most of its mass is made up of gases although the gravity is so strong, these gases almost act like a solid. In 1994, the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet crashed into Jupiter, the FIRST time we have ever witnessed an impact with another planet. ...
Jupiter – friend or foe? II: the Centaurs Accepted for publication in
... showed that in systems containing bodies which grew only to the size of, say, Uranus and Neptune, the impact flux from comets originating in the Oort Cloud1, experienced by any terrestrial planet, would be a factor of a thousand times greater than that seen today in our System, as a direct result of ...
... showed that in systems containing bodies which grew only to the size of, say, Uranus and Neptune, the impact flux from comets originating in the Oort Cloud1, experienced by any terrestrial planet, would be a factor of a thousand times greater than that seen today in our System, as a direct result of ...
Quiz Outer Planets
... a. Another planet wandered too close, invaded the Roche limit, and broke up. b. Saturn captured material from the Asteroid Belt. c. Comets collided with and broke up small satellites that formed with the planet. d. They are basically the same today as they were when they first formed with Saturn. an ...
... a. Another planet wandered too close, invaded the Roche limit, and broke up. b. Saturn captured material from the Asteroid Belt. c. Comets collided with and broke up small satellites that formed with the planet. d. They are basically the same today as they were when they first formed with Saturn. an ...
Jupiter`s ring
... Location: Inside Roche limit, where larger bodies (moons) would be destroyed by tidal forces. ...
... Location: Inside Roche limit, where larger bodies (moons) would be destroyed by tidal forces. ...
Our Solar System
... How long is a day on this planet? One Jupiter day is about 10 Earth hours long. You have to say "about" because different parts of Jupiter rotate about its axis at different speeds. This is caused by the fact that Jupiter is mostly gases that are in constant motion and sometimes going in opposite di ...
... How long is a day on this planet? One Jupiter day is about 10 Earth hours long. You have to say "about" because different parts of Jupiter rotate about its axis at different speeds. This is caused by the fact that Jupiter is mostly gases that are in constant motion and sometimes going in opposite di ...
Jovian Planets
... • All four jovian planets have ring systems. • Others have smaller, darker ring particles than Saturn. © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. ...
... • All four jovian planets have ring systems. • Others have smaller, darker ring particles than Saturn. © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. ...
Filled In Notepacket For Unit
... start to melt, which forms a vapor cloud around the nucleus. iii. 2 Tails - When a comet gets close to the sun, it starts to melt. The coma begins to blow away due to the solar wind, and a tail forms. A tail always faces away from the sun, since the suns wind blows it away. 1. Dust : A tail of dust ...
... start to melt, which forms a vapor cloud around the nucleus. iii. 2 Tails - When a comet gets close to the sun, it starts to melt. The coma begins to blow away due to the solar wind, and a tail forms. A tail always faces away from the sun, since the suns wind blows it away. 1. Dust : A tail of dust ...
Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9
Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 (formally designated D/1993 F2) was a comet that broke apart and collided with Jupiter in July 1994, providing the first direct observation of an extraterrestrial collision of Solar System objects. This generated a large amount of coverage in the popular media, and the comet was closely observed by astronomers worldwide. The collision provided new information about Jupiter and highlighted its role in reducing space debris in the inner Solar System.The comet was discovered by astronomers Carolyn and Eugene M. Shoemaker and David Levy. Shoemaker–Levy 9, at the time captured by and orbiting Jupiter, was located on the night of March 24, 1993, in a photograph taken with the 40 cm (16 in) Schmidt telescope at the Palomar Observatory in California. It was the first comet observed to be orbiting a planet, and had probably been captured by the planet around 20 – 30 years earlier.Calculations showed that its unusual fragmented form was due to a previous closer approach to Jupiter in July 1992. At that time, the orbit of Shoemaker–Levy 9 passed within Jupiter's Roche limit, and Jupiter's tidal forces had acted to pull apart the comet. The comet was later observed as a series of fragments ranging up to 2 km (1.2 mi) in diameter. These fragments collided with Jupiter's southern hemisphere between July 16 and July 22, 1994, at a speed of approximately 60 km/s (37 mi/s) or 216,000 km/h (134,000 mph). The prominent scars from the impacts were more easily visible than the Great Red Spot and persisted for many months.