Gas Planets
... on the gas giant planets are so much greater than the wind speeds on Earth? The gas giant planets have a greater speed of rotation. ...
... on the gas giant planets are so much greater than the wind speeds on Earth? The gas giant planets have a greater speed of rotation. ...
Comets, Asteroids & Meteoroids
... • Long-period orbits – Longer than 200 years – Comet Hale-Bopp (2400 years; passed by in ...
... • Long-period orbits – Longer than 200 years – Comet Hale-Bopp (2400 years; passed by in ...
ASTRO 102/104 Practice Exam #3
... A) Different layers represent clouds made of gases that condense at different temperatures. B) Winds prevent clouds from forming at some altitudes, so we see clouds only at the other altitudes. C) Different layers represent the various regions where the temperature is cool enough for liquid water to ...
... A) Different layers represent clouds made of gases that condense at different temperatures. B) Winds prevent clouds from forming at some altitudes, so we see clouds only at the other altitudes. C) Different layers represent the various regions where the temperature is cool enough for liquid water to ...
Jovian Planets
... 1979 to 1999, Neptune was the ninth planet. • Like Uranus, the methane gives Neptune its color. ...
... 1979 to 1999, Neptune was the ninth planet. • Like Uranus, the methane gives Neptune its color. ...
Outer or Jovian Planets - Academic Computer Center
... beyond • Ulysses - (1992- present) Mission to study the Sun via Jupiter • Pioneer 10 & 11(flyby 1973, 1974) ...
... beyond • Ulysses - (1992- present) Mission to study the Sun via Jupiter • Pioneer 10 & 11(flyby 1973, 1974) ...
Chapter 17 – Asteroids and Comets
... 16 organic molecules, some not seen before on comets, found on P67 by Philae – e.g. chains of formaldehyde (CH2O) gas. Building blocks of amino acids, which make up proteins. More complex ones found such as acetamide: CH₃CONH₂. • Surface penetrating radar shows porosity is high: 75-85%, confirming p ...
... 16 organic molecules, some not seen before on comets, found on P67 by Philae – e.g. chains of formaldehyde (CH2O) gas. Building blocks of amino acids, which make up proteins. More complex ones found such as acetamide: CH₃CONH₂. • Surface penetrating radar shows porosity is high: 75-85%, confirming p ...
The Outer Planets
... Jupiter has a mass that is 2 ½ times greater than the mass of all other planets and moons combined If Jupiter had been about 10 times larger, it would have become a star One rotation around its axis take 10 Earth hours The most striking feature of Jupiter is its Great Red Spot, it is a cyclonic stor ...
... Jupiter has a mass that is 2 ½ times greater than the mass of all other planets and moons combined If Jupiter had been about 10 times larger, it would have become a star One rotation around its axis take 10 Earth hours The most striking feature of Jupiter is its Great Red Spot, it is a cyclonic stor ...
Day-39
... the solar wind interacting with ions of the nucleus. Dust tail created from solar wind and sunlight. Comet tails point away from the Sun. ...
... the solar wind interacting with ions of the nucleus. Dust tail created from solar wind and sunlight. Comet tails point away from the Sun. ...
Jupiter Fun Facts
... twice as much heat as it absorbs from the ________________________. It also has an extremely strong magnetic ________________________. The planet is slightly flattened at its ________________________ and it bulges out a bit at the equator. It takes Jupiter 9.8 Earth hours to revolve around its _____ ...
... twice as much heat as it absorbs from the ________________________. It also has an extremely strong magnetic ________________________. The planet is slightly flattened at its ________________________ and it bulges out a bit at the equator. It takes Jupiter 9.8 Earth hours to revolve around its _____ ...
Comets and the history of our Solar System
... dust in the outskirts of our Solar System. Through small orbital perturbations (for instance, close encounters between several such objects within the Oort cloud) some of these object could be deviated and sent into the inner regions of the Solar System - thus forming comets. This is consistent with ...
... dust in the outskirts of our Solar System. Through small orbital perturbations (for instance, close encounters between several such objects within the Oort cloud) some of these object could be deviated and sent into the inner regions of the Solar System - thus forming comets. This is consistent with ...
Jupiter (a.k.a. "Jove") was the King of the Roman Gods and the
... Jupiter does not have a solid surface due to its gaseous composition. The swirls and bands we see when looking at Jupiter are the tops of clouds high in its atmosphere. Jupiter has high speed winds that whip by at more than 400 mph! These winds are trapped in the planet's wide bands of latitude. Eac ...
... Jupiter does not have a solid surface due to its gaseous composition. The swirls and bands we see when looking at Jupiter are the tops of clouds high in its atmosphere. Jupiter has high speed winds that whip by at more than 400 mph! These winds are trapped in the planet's wide bands of latitude. Eac ...
From the Everett and Seattle Astronomical
... Sun and have nearly circular orbit. Jupiter is the closest, orbiting at about 5.2 astronomical units. An astronomical unit is the distance from the Earth to the Sun. So Jupiter lies about 5 times as far from the Sun as Earth does, and almost 12 years to complete one orbit. But most of the extrasolar ...
... Sun and have nearly circular orbit. Jupiter is the closest, orbiting at about 5.2 astronomical units. An astronomical unit is the distance from the Earth to the Sun. So Jupiter lies about 5 times as far from the Sun as Earth does, and almost 12 years to complete one orbit. But most of the extrasolar ...
Jupiter is 90000 miles in diameter. It is 10 times the size of the earth
... The atmosphere appears as alternating bands of light regions, called zones, and dark regions called belts, that run parallel to the equator. The zones are higher in altitude than the belts, and are lower in temperature. It is believed that the belts represent descending areas of low pressure. Jupi ...
... The atmosphere appears as alternating bands of light regions, called zones, and dark regions called belts, that run parallel to the equator. The zones are higher in altitude than the belts, and are lower in temperature. It is believed that the belts represent descending areas of low pressure. Jupi ...
Bez tytułu slajdu
... and remained theory until the 1992 detection of a 150-mile wide body, called 1992QB1 at the distance of the suspected belt. There are more than 800 known trans-Neptunian (or Kuiper Belt Objects, KBOs). It is surprising that one-third of the population are engaged into the 3:2 resonance with the Nept ...
... and remained theory until the 1992 detection of a 150-mile wide body, called 1992QB1 at the distance of the suspected belt. There are more than 800 known trans-Neptunian (or Kuiper Belt Objects, KBOs). It is surprising that one-third of the population are engaged into the 3:2 resonance with the Nept ...
PHYS 178 – Assignment 5 Sketchy Answers
... The craters are less well-defined on Jupiter’s moons (e.g. Callisto) because the ice is warmer, and it slumps/flows over long periods of time. The ice on the surfaces of (non-tidally heated) moons around Saturn is cold and more rock-like. The craters on Rhea, for example, resemble those on the Moon ...
... The craters are less well-defined on Jupiter’s moons (e.g. Callisto) because the ice is warmer, and it slumps/flows over long periods of time. The ice on the surfaces of (non-tidally heated) moons around Saturn is cold and more rock-like. The craters on Rhea, for example, resemble those on the Moon ...
Asteroids and comets
... 1. Cite one observation that justifies grouping Pluto with the other "outer planets" and one that justifies classifying it as a very different type of body. 2. Calculate the radius of a Kirkwood Gap in the asteroid belt knowing the fraction of Jupiter's orbital period that corresponds to orbital res ...
... 1. Cite one observation that justifies grouping Pluto with the other "outer planets" and one that justifies classifying it as a very different type of body. 2. Calculate the radius of a Kirkwood Gap in the asteroid belt knowing the fraction of Jupiter's orbital period that corresponds to orbital res ...
Star trekkers
... The orbital speed of Mars is 24.2 km per second. The diameter of the planet Mars is 6,785 km. Mars is 35 million miles from Earth . Mariner 9 – first successful orbit of Mars. Launched May 30, 1971 and began orbit ...
... The orbital speed of Mars is 24.2 km per second. The diameter of the planet Mars is 6,785 km. Mars is 35 million miles from Earth . Mariner 9 – first successful orbit of Mars. Launched May 30, 1971 and began orbit ...
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.