A Brief History of Planetary Science
... rings composed of small particles Ring properties different for each planet ...
... rings composed of small particles Ring properties different for each planet ...
Slide 1
... the formation of the solar system. • Used as proxies to study other parts of the solar system (Kuiper belt, Oort cloud). • Occasional impacts that also can deliver water to the inner solar system. ...
... the formation of the solar system. • Used as proxies to study other parts of the solar system (Kuiper belt, Oort cloud). • Occasional impacts that also can deliver water to the inner solar system. ...
Summary of Chapter 8
... planetesimals that formed beyond Neptune’s orbit remain there today as the Kuiper Belt. Icy planetesimals that formed between Jupiter and Neptune were scattered in all directions by Jupiter’s gravity, forming the Oort Cloud. Comets come from the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud. Solar system formation end ...
... planetesimals that formed beyond Neptune’s orbit remain there today as the Kuiper Belt. Icy planetesimals that formed between Jupiter and Neptune were scattered in all directions by Jupiter’s gravity, forming the Oort Cloud. Comets come from the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud. Solar system formation end ...
The solar system
... Rings • Composed of small particles (moonlets) that orbit the planet • Most rings fall into one of two categories based on particle density • Thought to be debris ejected from moons • Origin is still being debated ...
... Rings • Composed of small particles (moonlets) that orbit the planet • Most rings fall into one of two categories based on particle density • Thought to be debris ejected from moons • Origin is still being debated ...
Chapter 7
... involved in detecting this emission. It is targeted to general public, college and high school students. •Two types of radio emission are common: L (Long) bursts and S (Short) bursts. This emission can be converted to audio. Examples of audio where recorded at UF Radio Observatory ...
... involved in detecting this emission. It is targeted to general public, college and high school students. •Two types of radio emission are common: L (Long) bursts and S (Short) bursts. This emission can be converted to audio. Examples of audio where recorded at UF Radio Observatory ...
outer plants
... Uranus also has rings, but they are narrow, dark, and hard to see. They were discovered while astronomers watched Uranus come close to a star. The star began to flicker before and after Uranus passed in front of it. Astronomers realized the flickering was due to rings that partly blocked the star's ...
... Uranus also has rings, but they are narrow, dark, and hard to see. They were discovered while astronomers watched Uranus come close to a star. The star began to flicker before and after Uranus passed in front of it. Astronomers realized the flickering was due to rings that partly blocked the star's ...
Atmospheres in the Solar System • The speed at which molecules
... “sandblasted” by the intense solar wind early in the history of the solar system (estimates that power in early solar wind 35X that at present) • Maybe Titan has a huge, subsurface reservoir of frozen atmosphere that replaces that which leaks into space ...
... “sandblasted” by the intense solar wind early in the history of the solar system (estimates that power in early solar wind 35X that at present) • Maybe Titan has a huge, subsurface reservoir of frozen atmosphere that replaces that which leaks into space ...
Two Kinds of Planets - Physics and Astronomy
... Io is about the size of our moon. Why is it's volcanic activity surprising? Where is the energy coming from? ...
... Io is about the size of our moon. Why is it's volcanic activity surprising? Where is the energy coming from? ...
Moons of Jovian Planets
... •Ganymede shows evidence of ancient plate tectonics • Neither show any obvious sign of recent geologic activity •Unknown why two such similar bodies evolved differently! ...
... •Ganymede shows evidence of ancient plate tectonics • Neither show any obvious sign of recent geologic activity •Unknown why two such similar bodies evolved differently! ...
1 - Humble ISD
... 28. Where do short period comets originate?The Kuiper Belt 29. Where do long period comets originate?The Oort Cloud 30. How many tails do comets have?2 31. What causes the comet’s tail?The solar wind blowing away the coma 32. Which direction does the comet’s tail point?Away from the Sun 33. What do ...
... 28. Where do short period comets originate?The Kuiper Belt 29. Where do long period comets originate?The Oort Cloud 30. How many tails do comets have?2 31. What causes the comet’s tail?The solar wind blowing away the coma 32. Which direction does the comet’s tail point?Away from the Sun 33. What do ...
Astronomy 1400 – 001: Solar System Astronomy
... similar, but deeper in and farther from the Sun (more subdued). ...
... similar, but deeper in and farther from the Sun (more subdued). ...
File eschpt20 - My Teacher Pages
... • Scientists have spotted what appear to be thunderheads on Jupiter bright white cumulus clouds similar to those that bring thunderstorms on Earth ...
... • Scientists have spotted what appear to be thunderheads on Jupiter bright white cumulus clouds similar to those that bring thunderstorms on Earth ...
Sample exam 2
... rotational rate of 243 Earth days. Describe how Earth-based radio waves aimed at Venus and the Doppler shift could be used to figure out Venus’s rotational rate/ 13. Would it be reasonable for a Sun-size star to have one terrestrial planet (mass and diameter similar to Earth) orbiting at a = 7 AU, a ...
... rotational rate of 243 Earth days. Describe how Earth-based radio waves aimed at Venus and the Doppler shift could be used to figure out Venus’s rotational rate/ 13. Would it be reasonable for a Sun-size star to have one terrestrial planet (mass and diameter similar to Earth) orbiting at a = 7 AU, a ...
asteroids - WordPress.com
... The Hilda or Hildian asteroids are a dynamical group of asteroids in a 3:2 orbital resonance with Jupiter. Hilda’s move in their elliptical orbits so that their aphelia put them opposite Jupiter, or 60 degrees ahead of or behind Jupiter at the L4and L5 Lagrangian points. Over three successive ...
... The Hilda or Hildian asteroids are a dynamical group of asteroids in a 3:2 orbital resonance with Jupiter. Hilda’s move in their elliptical orbits so that their aphelia put them opposite Jupiter, or 60 degrees ahead of or behind Jupiter at the L4and L5 Lagrangian points. Over three successive ...
The Galilean Moons of Jupiter
... • Ganymede is differentiated but Callisto is not •Ganymede shows evidence of ancient plate tectonics • Neither show any obvious sign of recent geologic activity •Unknown why two such similar bodies evolved differently! ...
... • Ganymede is differentiated but Callisto is not •Ganymede shows evidence of ancient plate tectonics • Neither show any obvious sign of recent geologic activity •Unknown why two such similar bodies evolved differently! ...
(He) particles understand where we are traveling in space
... processes. Jupiter’s moons also contribute to the formation of its auroras, especially its volcanic moon, Io. Although auroras occur on both our home planet and Jupiter, Jupiter’s auroras are hundreds of times more powerful than ours and as such are not visible to the naked eye as they lie in the UV ...
... processes. Jupiter’s moons also contribute to the formation of its auroras, especially its volcanic moon, Io. Although auroras occur on both our home planet and Jupiter, Jupiter’s auroras are hundreds of times more powerful than ours and as such are not visible to the naked eye as they lie in the UV ...
nov14
... much faster than Jupiter’s. How can you explain this given that Saturn is twice as far from the Sun as Jupiter. ...
... much faster than Jupiter’s. How can you explain this given that Saturn is twice as far from the Sun as Jupiter. ...
The Outer Planets
... The planet’s blue-green color indicates that the atmosphere may contain significant amounts of _______________, in addition to hydrogen and helium. ...
... The planet’s blue-green color indicates that the atmosphere may contain significant amounts of _______________, in addition to hydrogen and helium. ...
Handout 27-4 The Outer Planets
... The planet’s blue-green color indicates that the atmosphere may contain significant amounts of _______________, in addition to hydrogen and helium. ...
... The planet’s blue-green color indicates that the atmosphere may contain significant amounts of _______________, in addition to hydrogen and helium. ...
ASR - GEOCITIES.ws
... Impact Crater and Basin • When large bodies such as asteroids and comets strike a planet, they produce an impact crater or impact basin. Impact craters are bowl-shaped depressions that measure up to about 25 kilometers in diameter. They have shallow, flat floors and uplifted centers. Impact basins ...
... Impact Crater and Basin • When large bodies such as asteroids and comets strike a planet, they produce an impact crater or impact basin. Impact craters are bowl-shaped depressions that measure up to about 25 kilometers in diameter. They have shallow, flat floors and uplifted centers. Impact basins ...
Trans Neptunian Objects (TNOs)
... Sun at faster speeds and within a two year period. Temperatures are warmer, being closer to the Sun and there are few moons (only three). All the outer planets have ring systems, are very cold and have large numbers of moons in orbit around them. There is a gap where a planet had been thought to orb ...
... Sun at faster speeds and within a two year period. Temperatures are warmer, being closer to the Sun and there are few moons (only three). All the outer planets have ring systems, are very cold and have large numbers of moons in orbit around them. There is a gap where a planet had been thought to orb ...
CHAPTER 9.3: The Outer Planets
... 32. In 2005 the Cassini orbiter released the ___________________ probe which landed on Titan’s surface. It discovered seas and lakes of methane!! Methane is a gas on Earth but on colder Titan it ...
... 32. In 2005 the Cassini orbiter released the ___________________ probe which landed on Titan’s surface. It discovered seas and lakes of methane!! Methane is a gas on Earth but on colder Titan it ...
New Braunfels Astronomy Club
... 41P moves into eastern Hercules, about 4-5° east-southeast of omicron (ο) Herculis (in his left hand). If we’re lucky, it will make magnitude 6 or even 5. Either way it should be a nice binocular and telescope sight. What about the …? We have another reasonably bright (6th magnitude) comet – Johnson ...
... 41P moves into eastern Hercules, about 4-5° east-southeast of omicron (ο) Herculis (in his left hand). If we’re lucky, it will make magnitude 6 or even 5. Either way it should be a nice binocular and telescope sight. What about the …? We have another reasonably bright (6th magnitude) comet – Johnson ...
Asteroids, Comets and Meteorites What is an Asteroid? Asteroids
... about 45 m across dinosaur extinction by a meteor 10 km across? ...
... about 45 m across dinosaur extinction by a meteor 10 km across? ...
Jovian Planets - Mid
... Gravity Assists (cont.) • Precalculated before satellite is launched • Also shows how gravity can eject “Planetesimals” from early solar system ...
... Gravity Assists (cont.) • Precalculated before satellite is launched • Also shows how gravity can eject “Planetesimals” from early solar system ...
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.