The Jovian Planets
... did not know how large Jupiter was when they first named it. Jupiter is 10 times the size of Earth and 300 times in mass ...
... did not know how large Jupiter was when they first named it. Jupiter is 10 times the size of Earth and 300 times in mass ...
The Jovian Planets
... did not know how large Jupiter was when they first named it. Jupiter is 10 times the size of Earth and 300 times in mass ...
... did not know how large Jupiter was when they first named it. Jupiter is 10 times the size of Earth and 300 times in mass ...
Comets and asteroids
... near the Sun, some of its material vaporizes, forming a large head of tenuous gas, and often a tail. ...
... near the Sun, some of its material vaporizes, forming a large head of tenuous gas, and often a tail. ...
ASTR120 Homework 6 − Solutions
... a. Since Enceladus and Dione have a 1 : 2 ratio of orbital periods, the time between successive oppositions would be the orbital period of Dione -- 65.7 hours b. For this part, we want to use the small angle formula. According to the text, the linear diameter of Dione is 1.0 x 106 m. Enceladus is 2. ...
... a. Since Enceladus and Dione have a 1 : 2 ratio of orbital periods, the time between successive oppositions would be the orbital period of Dione -- 65.7 hours b. For this part, we want to use the small angle formula. According to the text, the linear diameter of Dione is 1.0 x 106 m. Enceladus is 2. ...
Today`s Powerpoint
... Neptune discovered in 1845 by Johann Galle. Predicted to exist by John Adams and Urbain Leverrier because of irregularities in Uranus' ...
... Neptune discovered in 1845 by Johann Galle. Predicted to exist by John Adams and Urbain Leverrier because of irregularities in Uranus' ...
Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids
... becomes glowing hot when it passes into Earth's atmosphere. METEORITE: A piece of stone or metal from space that falls to Earth's surface. ...
... becomes glowing hot when it passes into Earth's atmosphere. METEORITE: A piece of stone or metal from space that falls to Earth's surface. ...
Day-33
... They revolve around their planets in the same direction that they rotate. Almost all are tidally locked, meaning one hemisphere always faces the planet the moon is orbiting. ...
... They revolve around their planets in the same direction that they rotate. Almost all are tidally locked, meaning one hemisphere always faces the planet the moon is orbiting. ...
The Gas Giant Planets
... • The orbit of Pluto is so eccentric that at aphelion, it is 50 AU from the Sun, and at perihelion, it is almost 30 AU from the Sun. • Pluto’s rotational axis is tipped so far over that its north pole actually points south of its orbital plane. • Many of Pluto’s properties are more similar to those ...
... • The orbit of Pluto is so eccentric that at aphelion, it is 50 AU from the Sun, and at perihelion, it is almost 30 AU from the Sun. • Pluto’s rotational axis is tipped so far over that its north pole actually points south of its orbital plane. • Many of Pluto’s properties are more similar to those ...
The Solar System
... Kuiper Belt A large body of small objects orbiting (the short period comets <200 years) the Sun in a radial zone extending outward from the orbit of Neptune (30 AU) to about 100 AU. Pluto maybe the biggest of the Kuiper Belt object. Oort Cloud ...
... Kuiper Belt A large body of small objects orbiting (the short period comets <200 years) the Sun in a radial zone extending outward from the orbit of Neptune (30 AU) to about 100 AU. Pluto maybe the biggest of the Kuiper Belt object. Oort Cloud ...
Comets
... source of short period (P<200yr) comets • Oort Cloud, 10,000 AU from Sun, reservoir of long period comets, stored there billions of years • Small objects much more abundant • Cometary activity is triggered by sunlight • Comet tails: dust, shaped by solar radiation; ion or plasma tail shaped by solar ...
... source of short period (P<200yr) comets • Oort Cloud, 10,000 AU from Sun, reservoir of long period comets, stored there billions of years • Small objects much more abundant • Cometary activity is triggered by sunlight • Comet tails: dust, shaped by solar radiation; ion or plasma tail shaped by solar ...
Today`s Powerpoint
... If a large moon, held together by gravity, gets too close to Saturn, the tidal force breaks it apart into small pieces. The radius where this happens is called the Roche Limit. Total mass of ring particles equivalent to 250 km moon. Perhaps a collision between moons sent one inwards this way, or a c ...
... If a large moon, held together by gravity, gets too close to Saturn, the tidal force breaks it apart into small pieces. The radius where this happens is called the Roche Limit. Total mass of ring particles equivalent to 250 km moon. Perhaps a collision between moons sent one inwards this way, or a c ...
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... Giant plants increase from Jupiter to Neptune. Winds in the atmosphere of Neptune were recorded at over 1300 mph. ...
... Giant plants increase from Jupiter to Neptune. Winds in the atmosphere of Neptune were recorded at over 1300 mph. ...
Media Release
... Jupiter migration in the early Solar System Jupiter’s orbital migration in its early history may explain why the structure of the Solar System differs from most extrasolar systems, according to a study. The Solar System, with low-mass inner planets relatively far from the Sun, may be an anomaly comp ...
... Jupiter migration in the early Solar System Jupiter’s orbital migration in its early history may explain why the structure of the Solar System differs from most extrasolar systems, according to a study. The Solar System, with low-mass inner planets relatively far from the Sun, may be an anomaly comp ...
Juno Fact Sheet and Outline Script Jupiter, the third brightest object
... Once humans started traveling into space we sent three missions to study the solar system’s juggernaut. Most recently Jupiter was used for the New Horizons mission to accelerate the probe to Pluto. Now a new mission is on its final approach to Jupiter. Launched on August 5th 2011 atop an Atlas Five ...
... Once humans started traveling into space we sent three missions to study the solar system’s juggernaut. Most recently Jupiter was used for the New Horizons mission to accelerate the probe to Pluto. Now a new mission is on its final approach to Jupiter. Launched on August 5th 2011 atop an Atlas Five ...
Chapter 23: Touring Our Solar System
... satellites and other small bodies. About 99.85% of the mass of our solar system is contained within the sun. Most of the remaining 0.15% of the mass is contained by the planets. (Although Pluto is now a dwarf planet, it is large enough for us to study it separately.) ...
... satellites and other small bodies. About 99.85% of the mass of our solar system is contained within the sun. Most of the remaining 0.15% of the mass is contained by the planets. (Although Pluto is now a dwarf planet, it is large enough for us to study it separately.) ...
Chapter 12 Asteroids Comets and D arf Asteroids, Comets, and
... • Its moon Charon is nearly as large as Pluto itself (p (probablyy made byy a major j impact) p ) • Pluto is very cold (40 K) • Pluto has a thin nitrogen atmosphere that will refreeze onto the surface as Pluto’s orbit takes it farther from the Sun. Sun ...
... • Its moon Charon is nearly as large as Pluto itself (p (probablyy made byy a major j impact) p ) • Pluto is very cold (40 K) • Pluto has a thin nitrogen atmosphere that will refreeze onto the surface as Pluto’s orbit takes it farther from the Sun. Sun ...
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... the perturbation of the motion of the moon by gravity of the sun Solved most known problems of astronomy and terrestrial physics ...
... the perturbation of the motion of the moon by gravity of the sun Solved most known problems of astronomy and terrestrial physics ...
Asteroids February 23 − Why is the solar system spinning & disk shaped?
... • 250,000 currently have designations. • + estimated > 1 million asteroids < 1 km in size. • But total mass probably less than mass of Moon. ...
... • 250,000 currently have designations. • + estimated > 1 million asteroids < 1 km in size. • But total mass probably less than mass of Moon. ...
Juno, a NASA spacecraft, gets to giant Jupiter after five years
... Jupiter's atmosphere is very cloudy. Juno's mission is to look through these clouds and map the inside of the planet. Scientists hope Juno will answer many questions about the planet. Two of the big questions concern how much water exists on Jupiter and whether the planet has a solid core. "What Jun ...
... Jupiter's atmosphere is very cloudy. Juno's mission is to look through these clouds and map the inside of the planet. Scientists hope Juno will answer many questions about the planet. Two of the big questions concern how much water exists on Jupiter and whether the planet has a solid core. "What Jun ...
The_Solar_System REVISED 2015 EDIT
... Sun, occasionally closer to the Sun than Neptune, smallest planet in the solar system, NOW CLASSIFIED AS A MINOR PLANET 1.Has a thin atmosphere and a solid, rocky surface 2. Discovered in 1978, moon Charon is half the planet’s size. ...
... Sun, occasionally closer to the Sun than Neptune, smallest planet in the solar system, NOW CLASSIFIED AS A MINOR PLANET 1.Has a thin atmosphere and a solid, rocky surface 2. Discovered in 1978, moon Charon is half the planet’s size. ...
Comets
... One tail consists of ions (that is, charged particles – single atoms or simple molecules). They are low-mass, so they are readily pushed straight out, directly away from the sun, at high speed. The other tail is made of dust and pebbles, small solid lumps. They are more massive, and move more slowly ...
... One tail consists of ions (that is, charged particles – single atoms or simple molecules). They are low-mass, so they are readily pushed straight out, directly away from the sun, at high speed. The other tail is made of dust and pebbles, small solid lumps. They are more massive, and move more slowly ...
Theme 10 – Leftovers: Comets
... One tail consists of ions (that is, charged particles – single atoms or simple molecules). They are low-mass, so they are readily pushed straight out, directly away from the sun, at high speed. The other tail is made of dust and pebbles, small solid lumps. They are more massive, and move more slowly ...
... One tail consists of ions (that is, charged particles – single atoms or simple molecules). They are low-mass, so they are readily pushed straight out, directly away from the sun, at high speed. The other tail is made of dust and pebbles, small solid lumps. They are more massive, and move more slowly ...
Earth The Moon`s surface
... • Neptune’s satellites - small ice bodies • Triton – Neptune’s largest satellite – Retrograde orbit – High orbital inclination with respect to Neptune’s equator – The only large satellite with retrograde orbit. Probably captured ? – Surface – icy (water ice on the surface), reflective, impact crater ...
... • Neptune’s satellites - small ice bodies • Triton – Neptune’s largest satellite – Retrograde orbit – High orbital inclination with respect to Neptune’s equator – The only large satellite with retrograde orbit. Probably captured ? – Surface – icy (water ice on the surface), reflective, impact crater ...
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.