Remnants of Rock and Ice (Chapter 12) Asteroids (small rocky
... Asteroids (small rocky bodies) and comets (small icy bodies) are leftover planetesimals. Their compositions and orbits reveal a lot about solar system formation. The largest asteroid, Ceres, is around 1000 km in diameter, one-third the diameter of the Moon. The asteroids would only form an object 20 ...
... Asteroids (small rocky bodies) and comets (small icy bodies) are leftover planetesimals. Their compositions and orbits reveal a lot about solar system formation. The largest asteroid, Ceres, is around 1000 km in diameter, one-third the diameter of the Moon. The asteroids would only form an object 20 ...
Giant Planets (also called jovian planets)
... • 1930s (Rupert Wildt) based on low density (1.3 g/cm3), suggests primarily made of Hydrogen (H) and Helium (He) • Confirmed by spacecraft in 1970s – Why couldn’t we see spectral lines of H & He from the earth? ...
... • 1930s (Rupert Wildt) based on low density (1.3 g/cm3), suggests primarily made of Hydrogen (H) and Helium (He) • Confirmed by spacecraft in 1970s – Why couldn’t we see spectral lines of H & He from the earth? ...
Lab_Solar system size scale2
... paper to represent the planet. Some planets are too small to use the compass very well. Here is how Jupiter is done: ...
... paper to represent the planet. Some planets are too small to use the compass very well. Here is how Jupiter is done: ...
Homework 3
... relative radii of each object with respect to each other. In this case, we can adopt the books values of the size of the Sun and Jupiter in terms of Earth radii. The radius of the sun is 108 earth radii, while Jupiter is 11.2 times larger than the Earth. Then we can find the number of Earths that fi ...
... relative radii of each object with respect to each other. In this case, we can adopt the books values of the size of the Sun and Jupiter in terms of Earth radii. The radius of the sun is 108 earth radii, while Jupiter is 11.2 times larger than the Earth. Then we can find the number of Earths that fi ...
Pluto and Comets
... • Some of the expected constituents: silicates (sand), water ice • …and some surprises: – Clay, and carbonates (how did these form without liquid water?) – iron compounds – aromatic hydrocarbons ...
... • Some of the expected constituents: silicates (sand), water ice • …and some surprises: – Clay, and carbonates (how did these form without liquid water?) – iron compounds – aromatic hydrocarbons ...
The Jovian Planets + Pluto and the TNOs Jupiter 12 of Jupiter`s
... surface by water breaking through ice ☼ Ingredients for life: water, heat, organic compounds all present NASA mission ☼ Periods Io, Europa, Ganymede in ratio 1:2:4 ...
... surface by water breaking through ice ☼ Ingredients for life: water, heat, organic compounds all present NASA mission ☼ Periods Io, Europa, Ganymede in ratio 1:2:4 ...
PHESCh23
... 23.4 Minor Members of the Solar System Asteroids: Microplanets An asteroid is a small, rocky body whose diameter can range from a few hundred kilometers to less than a kilometer. Most asteroids lie between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. They have orbital periods of three to six years. ...
... 23.4 Minor Members of the Solar System Asteroids: Microplanets An asteroid is a small, rocky body whose diameter can range from a few hundred kilometers to less than a kilometer. Most asteroids lie between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. They have orbital periods of three to six years. ...
The Planets
... 23.4 Minor Members of the Solar System Asteroids: Microplanets An asteroid is a small, rocky body whose diameter can range from a few hundred kilometers to less than a kilometer. Most asteroids lie between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. They have orbital periods of three to six years. ...
... 23.4 Minor Members of the Solar System Asteroids: Microplanets An asteroid is a small, rocky body whose diameter can range from a few hundred kilometers to less than a kilometer. Most asteroids lie between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. They have orbital periods of three to six years. ...
Jovian Planets
... the highest level. Sometimes the lower layers can be seen through holes in the upper ones. Surprisingly, it is the trace gases in the Jovian atmospheres— not the hydrogen or helium — that give the planets’ clouds their color. For example, Uranus and Neptune are blue-green because they have a small a ...
... the highest level. Sometimes the lower layers can be seen through holes in the upper ones. Surprisingly, it is the trace gases in the Jovian atmospheres— not the hydrogen or helium — that give the planets’ clouds their color. For example, Uranus and Neptune are blue-green because they have a small a ...
Europa
... • They are composed principally of rocky material • The two outermost Galilean satellites, Ganymede and Callisto, are roughly the size of Mercury • Lower in density than either the Moon or Mercury, they are made of roughly equal parts of ice and rock ...
... • They are composed principally of rocky material • The two outermost Galilean satellites, Ganymede and Callisto, are roughly the size of Mercury • Lower in density than either the Moon or Mercury, they are made of roughly equal parts of ice and rock ...
Jupiter Planet
... 12 Earth years for Jupiter to make one revolution around the sun, so a year on Jupiter is equal to 12 years on Earth. The temperature in the clouds of Jupiter is about minus 145 degrees Celsius (minus 234 degrees Fahrenheit). The temperature near the planet's center is much, much hotter. The core te ...
... 12 Earth years for Jupiter to make one revolution around the sun, so a year on Jupiter is equal to 12 years on Earth. The temperature in the clouds of Jupiter is about minus 145 degrees Celsius (minus 234 degrees Fahrenheit). The temperature near the planet's center is much, much hotter. The core te ...
The Jovian Planets
... In terrestrial planets internal heat is important for geological activity In Jovian planets, it is important for weather (they have no solid surface). Jupiter and Saturn both radiate twice as much as they receive from the Sun – Jupiter – contraction releasing gravitational potential energy – Saturn ...
... In terrestrial planets internal heat is important for geological activity In Jovian planets, it is important for weather (they have no solid surface). Jupiter and Saturn both radiate twice as much as they receive from the Sun – Jupiter – contraction releasing gravitational potential energy – Saturn ...
The Second Term Exam
... Unfortunately comets do not live long once they enter the warmer part of the Solar System. Just like a snow man melts in the summer, comets melt in the Inner Solar System. Although it is the most glorious part of their lives, travelling through the inner Solar System eventually kills them. After sev ...
... Unfortunately comets do not live long once they enter the warmer part of the Solar System. Just like a snow man melts in the summer, comets melt in the Inner Solar System. Although it is the most glorious part of their lives, travelling through the inner Solar System eventually kills them. After sev ...
Name
... 1970’s – 1980’s – Similar to the Pioneer crafts, but had more scientific instruments. They are still working, and are currently at the edge of our solar system. Together, they flew past all the outer planets Galileo: 1990’s – Sent into orbit around Jupiter to study it. At the end of the mission, ast ...
... 1970’s – 1980’s – Similar to the Pioneer crafts, but had more scientific instruments. They are still working, and are currently at the edge of our solar system. Together, they flew past all the outer planets Galileo: 1990’s – Sent into orbit around Jupiter to study it. At the end of the mission, ast ...
Guided Notes - Duplin County Schools
... They have orbital periods of ______________________________________________ years Some asteroids have very eccentric orbits and travel very near the sun, and a few larger ones regularly pass close to Earth and the moon Many of the most recent impact craters on the moon and Earth were probably caused ...
... They have orbital periods of ______________________________________________ years Some asteroids have very eccentric orbits and travel very near the sun, and a few larger ones regularly pass close to Earth and the moon Many of the most recent impact craters on the moon and Earth were probably caused ...
Our Solar System
... team is awarded the points on the card. If the group is unable to correctly answer the question the other team has a chance to “steal” the question and the point. The team with the most points after all the questions have been read is the winner. ...
... team is awarded the points on the card. If the group is unable to correctly answer the question the other team has a chance to “steal” the question and the point. The team with the most points after all the questions have been read is the winner. ...
SWFAS August 16 Newsletter - Southwest Florida Astronomical
... sound the interior of our solar system's largest planet in a effort to tell the story of its current state and, perhaps, its origin and role in the formation of the solar system. "Where is the water?" is a major question that mission scientists expect Juno to answer. NASA's Galileo probe plunged int ...
... sound the interior of our solar system's largest planet in a effort to tell the story of its current state and, perhaps, its origin and role in the formation of the solar system. "Where is the water?" is a major question that mission scientists expect Juno to answer. NASA's Galileo probe plunged int ...
A SOLAR SYSTEM COLORING BOOK
... Uranus is the seventh farthest planet from the Sun. Uranus is made of gas and has clouds that circle the planet. Uranus also has rings that are very hard to see. All four gas-giant planets in our solar system have some kind of rings. ...
... Uranus is the seventh farthest planet from the Sun. Uranus is made of gas and has clouds that circle the planet. Uranus also has rings that are very hard to see. All four gas-giant planets in our solar system have some kind of rings. ...
August 2016
... water. The Voyager Probe discovered Jupiter’s third Galilean moon to be the largest moon in the solar system at a diameter of 3,273 miles. Titan, Saturn’s huge moon was considered the largest, is slightly smaller. Ganymede is larger than planet Mercury and all the dwarf planets -- Pluto, Ceres, Eris ...
... water. The Voyager Probe discovered Jupiter’s third Galilean moon to be the largest moon in the solar system at a diameter of 3,273 miles. Titan, Saturn’s huge moon was considered the largest, is slightly smaller. Ganymede is larger than planet Mercury and all the dwarf planets -- Pluto, Ceres, Eris ...
Lecture Six (Powerpoint format) - FLASH Center for Computational
... Saturn is the second-largest planet in the solar system, and is the only planet in the solar system to have an average density less than that of liquid water. Mass 95 times that of the Earth. ...
... Saturn is the second-largest planet in the solar system, and is the only planet in the solar system to have an average density less than that of liquid water. Mass 95 times that of the Earth. ...
The Role of Comets in the Late Heavy Bombardment
... Mars is favored and Mercury disfavored by the typical paVern of JF orbital evolu?on ...
... Mars is favored and Mercury disfavored by the typical paVern of JF orbital evolu?on ...
1st Year Second Semester Examination - 2013 (EN -1202
... them to make one complete trip around the Sun) five to seven Earth years in length. Their farthest point from the Sun ( aphelion) is near Jupiter's orbit, with the closest point (perihelion) being much nearer to Earth. A few comets like Halley have their aphelions beyond Neptune (which is six times ...
... them to make one complete trip around the Sun) five to seven Earth years in length. Their farthest point from the Sun ( aphelion) is near Jupiter's orbit, with the closest point (perihelion) being much nearer to Earth. A few comets like Halley have their aphelions beyond Neptune (which is six times ...
Ch 11
... 11.5 The Moons of Jupiter 61 moons have now been found orbiting Jupiter, but most are very small. The four largest are the Galilean moons, so called because they were first observed by Galileo: • Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto Galilean moons have similarities to terrestrial planets; orbits have low ...
... 11.5 The Moons of Jupiter 61 moons have now been found orbiting Jupiter, but most are very small. The four largest are the Galilean moons, so called because they were first observed by Galileo: • Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto Galilean moons have similarities to terrestrial planets; orbits have low ...
Earth and Space Sciences 9 - UCLA
... What is its name? (2 points) The Roche limit b) Write a few sentences explaining how this critical distance originates (4 points). Tidal forces are stronger on the near-side than the far-side of a planet. Inside the Roche limit, the tidal forces on the inner face of the satellite are so much larger ...
... What is its name? (2 points) The Roche limit b) Write a few sentences explaining how this critical distance originates (4 points). Tidal forces are stronger on the near-side than the far-side of a planet. Inside the Roche limit, the tidal forces on the inner face of the satellite are so much larger ...
Vagabonds of the Solar System
... – formed by the radiation pressure on the fine-grained dust particles in the coma – Radiation pressure: photons from the Sun exerts a pressure on any object that absorbs or reflects them. – Dust particles slowly drift away forming a curved tail – White color: dust reflecting of sunlight • Ion tail – ...
... – formed by the radiation pressure on the fine-grained dust particles in the coma – Radiation pressure: photons from the Sun exerts a pressure on any object that absorbs or reflects them. – Dust particles slowly drift away forming a curved tail – White color: dust reflecting of sunlight • Ion tail – ...
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.