
Chapter14
... My primary reason for covering all satellites (except the Moon) in a single chapter was to facilitate comparisons among similar bodies even if they orbit different planets. 2. General Properties of Satellites The surfaces of many satellites, even some fairly small ones, show evidence of cracking, ge ...
... My primary reason for covering all satellites (except the Moon) in a single chapter was to facilitate comparisons among similar bodies even if they orbit different planets. 2. General Properties of Satellites The surfaces of many satellites, even some fairly small ones, show evidence of cracking, ge ...
Lab 7: Gravity and Jupiter`s Moons
... • Where 'P' is the orbital period in seconds • 'a' is the orbit's semi-major axis in meters • 'm1' is the mass of the first object • 'm2' is the mass of the second object • 'G' is the Universal Gravitational Constant equal to 6.67*10-11 Nm2kg-2. In the case of the Sun-planet system, we change the un ...
... • Where 'P' is the orbital period in seconds • 'a' is the orbit's semi-major axis in meters • 'm1' is the mass of the first object • 'm2' is the mass of the second object • 'G' is the Universal Gravitational Constant equal to 6.67*10-11 Nm2kg-2. In the case of the Sun-planet system, we change the un ...
docx - STAO
... Students should know the order of the planets before starting this activity. If necessary, teach them a mnemonic, such as My Velvet Elephant Munches... In this activity the Sun is placed at one end of the field and the planets are arranged linearly. Discuss with students that this is not an accurate ...
... Students should know the order of the planets before starting this activity. If necessary, teach them a mnemonic, such as My Velvet Elephant Munches... In this activity the Sun is placed at one end of the field and the planets are arranged linearly. Discuss with students that this is not an accurate ...
Student Activity: Comparing the Sizes of Planets and Their
... Students should know the order of the planets before starting this activity. If necessary, teach them a mnemonic, such as My Velvet Elephant Munches... In this activity the Sun is placed at one end of the field and the planets are arranged linearly. Discuss with students that this is not an accurate ...
... Students should know the order of the planets before starting this activity. If necessary, teach them a mnemonic, such as My Velvet Elephant Munches... In this activity the Sun is placed at one end of the field and the planets are arranged linearly. Discuss with students that this is not an accurate ...
Solar System
... • Radioactive dating of rocks from the Earth, Moon, and some asteroids suggests an age of about 4.5 billion yrs • A similar age is found for the Sun based on current observations and nuclear reaction rates ...
... • Radioactive dating of rocks from the Earth, Moon, and some asteroids suggests an age of about 4.5 billion yrs • A similar age is found for the Sun based on current observations and nuclear reaction rates ...
ASTRO-114--Lecture 23-
... Voyager will be remembered as part of the few decades where the human race left its planet. And Voyager will be a main chapter in that book. Voyager kind of opened up the outer planets to everybody and I think they were vastly more interesting than we expected, up to and including maybe even especia ...
... Voyager will be remembered as part of the few decades where the human race left its planet. And Voyager will be a main chapter in that book. Voyager kind of opened up the outer planets to everybody and I think they were vastly more interesting than we expected, up to and including maybe even especia ...
Solar System
... • Radioactive dating of rocks from the Earth, Moon, and some asteroids suggests an age of about 4.5 billion yrs • A similar age is found for the Sun based on current observations and nuclear reaction rates ...
... • Radioactive dating of rocks from the Earth, Moon, and some asteroids suggests an age of about 4.5 billion yrs • A similar age is found for the Sun based on current observations and nuclear reaction rates ...
(SNT): The Origin of Our Solar System
... • Jovian planets have low densities and “Saturn’s density is only 70% that of water and would float in a big enough bathtub.” • The Jovian planets’ atmospheres are turbulent and often marked by great storms, like Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. ...
... • Jovian planets have low densities and “Saturn’s density is only 70% that of water and would float in a big enough bathtub.” • The Jovian planets’ atmospheres are turbulent and often marked by great storms, like Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. ...
CIDER 2012: Deep Time Impacts Tutorial Handout (v4) July 17
... was a massive disk of planetesimals. Slowly, the giant planets scattered the planetesimals inward and the giant planets migrated outward. In the original model, Jupiter and Saturn eventually are captured into the 2:1 mean motion resonance. The resonance increases the eccentricity of both planets, le ...
... was a massive disk of planetesimals. Slowly, the giant planets scattered the planetesimals inward and the giant planets migrated outward. In the original model, Jupiter and Saturn eventually are captured into the 2:1 mean motion resonance. The resonance increases the eccentricity of both planets, le ...
Planetary Satellites,Asteroids,Comets
... of discovered moons has doubled, with each of the giant planets having had several small (below 20 km) moons identified by astronomers using large ground-based telescopes. It is anticipated, however, that the number could well treble over the next decade, as more distant moons ranging down to about ...
... of discovered moons has doubled, with each of the giant planets having had several small (below 20 km) moons identified by astronomers using large ground-based telescopes. It is anticipated, however, that the number could well treble over the next decade, as more distant moons ranging down to about ...
PSCI 1414 General Astronomy
... The asteroid belt contains rocky objects typical of the inner solar system, but, surprisingly, also contains icy objects expected to have formed well beyond the asteroid belt. In the Grand Tack model, as both Jupiter and the other Jovian planets migrate outward, they deflect planetesimals inward to ...
... The asteroid belt contains rocky objects typical of the inner solar system, but, surprisingly, also contains icy objects expected to have formed well beyond the asteroid belt. In the Grand Tack model, as both Jupiter and the other Jovian planets migrate outward, they deflect planetesimals inward to ...
UT 3.4 - Homeschool Academy
... gas giants? ______________________________________________________________ 6. What planet is by far the most massive of all the planets that revolve around the sun? _________________________________________________________ 7. What are Saturn’s rings made of? _________________________________________ ...
... gas giants? ______________________________________________________________ 6. What planet is by far the most massive of all the planets that revolve around the sun? _________________________________________________________ 7. What are Saturn’s rings made of? _________________________________________ ...
Neptune
... are leftover planetesimals. Kuiper Belt Objects have colors (and spectra) consistent with them being icy. They are probably planetesimals that formed within the Kuiper belt. The Kuiper belt Objects are scattered too thinly for them to have accreted into a larger body. ...
... are leftover planetesimals. Kuiper Belt Objects have colors (and spectra) consistent with them being icy. They are probably planetesimals that formed within the Kuiper belt. The Kuiper belt Objects are scattered too thinly for them to have accreted into a larger body. ...
Interpretations of Solar System Phenomena according to the
... difficulty in explaining how Venus, Uranus and the Pluto-Charon system, the latter now demoted to Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) status, acquired their retrograde rotations. Moreover, numerous moons orbiting the gas giants have retrograde orbits. Two of the most prominent amongst this group are Saturn’s i ...
... difficulty in explaining how Venus, Uranus and the Pluto-Charon system, the latter now demoted to Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) status, acquired their retrograde rotations. Moreover, numerous moons orbiting the gas giants have retrograde orbits. Two of the most prominent amongst this group are Saturn’s i ...
Lecture 1
... planet’s equator • This system is tilted away from the plane of Saturn’s orbit, which causes the rings to be seen at various angles by an Earth-based observer over the course of a Saturnian year ...
... planet’s equator • This system is tilted away from the plane of Saturn’s orbit, which causes the rings to be seen at various angles by an Earth-based observer over the course of a Saturnian year ...
Outer Planets Lab
... refer to as a rocky core, although it is actually composed of liquid heavy metals. While the inner planets have few or no moons, the outer planets have dozens each. The inner and outer planets are separated by the asteroid belt. ...
... refer to as a rocky core, although it is actually composed of liquid heavy metals. While the inner planets have few or no moons, the outer planets have dozens each. The inner and outer planets are separated by the asteroid belt. ...
The Comet`s Tale (key)
... (approximately 1 km across) which formed at the cold outer edge of the flattened planetary disk, beyond Uranus and Neptune. The Oort Cloud is a very large (50,000 to 100,000 AU in diameter) sphere-like “cloud” of small objects (planetesimals a few km across), which surrounds the rest of the solar sy ...
... (approximately 1 km across) which formed at the cold outer edge of the flattened planetary disk, beyond Uranus and Neptune. The Oort Cloud is a very large (50,000 to 100,000 AU in diameter) sphere-like “cloud” of small objects (planetesimals a few km across), which surrounds the rest of the solar sy ...
Lecture 3 - UIC Home
... Callisto's ancient, crater-scarred surface makes it very different from its three more active sibling satellites, Io, Europa and Ganymede. Callisto, 4,800 kilometers (3000 miles) in diameter, displays no large-scale geological features other than impact craters, and every bright spot in these images ...
... Callisto's ancient, crater-scarred surface makes it very different from its three more active sibling satellites, Io, Europa and Ganymede. Callisto, 4,800 kilometers (3000 miles) in diameter, displays no large-scale geological features other than impact craters, and every bright spot in these images ...
20091127131747!Lecture-23-2009-ASTR111-Weigel
... Some of the small shepherd satellites within Saturn's ring system are also inside Saturn's Roche Limit. Why are they not torn apart by tidal forces due to Saturn's gravity? 1. The Roche Limit applies only to the ring particles, not to anything as large as a satellite 2. The interaction between Satur ...
... Some of the small shepherd satellites within Saturn's ring system are also inside Saturn's Roche Limit. Why are they not torn apart by tidal forces due to Saturn's gravity? 1. The Roche Limit applies only to the ring particles, not to anything as large as a satellite 2. The interaction between Satur ...
Lecture-23-2009-ASTR111-Weigel
... Some of the small shepherd satellites within Saturn's ring system are also inside Saturn's Roche Limit. Why are they not torn apart by tidal forces due to Saturn's gravity? 1. The Roche Limit applies only to the ring particles, not to anything as large as a satellite 2. The interaction between Satur ...
... Some of the small shepherd satellites within Saturn's ring system are also inside Saturn's Roche Limit. Why are they not torn apart by tidal forces due to Saturn's gravity? 1. The Roche Limit applies only to the ring particles, not to anything as large as a satellite 2. The interaction between Satur ...
The Gas Giants Astronomy Lesson 13
... Jupiter is the largest and most massive of the planets. In fact, it is 2 ½ times larger than all of the other planets combined! Scientists think that Jupiter, like the other gas giants, probably has a dense core of rock and iron. This inner core is overlaid by a deep layer of metallic hydrogen. Jupi ...
... Jupiter is the largest and most massive of the planets. In fact, it is 2 ½ times larger than all of the other planets combined! Scientists think that Jupiter, like the other gas giants, probably has a dense core of rock and iron. This inner core is overlaid by a deep layer of metallic hydrogen. Jupi ...
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... largest body found in the solar system since the discovery of Pluto 72 years ago. Quaoar (pronounced kwa-whar) is about half the size of Pluto. Like Pluto, Quaoar dwells in the Kuiper belt. ...
... largest body found in the solar system since the discovery of Pluto 72 years ago. Quaoar (pronounced kwa-whar) is about half the size of Pluto. Like Pluto, Quaoar dwells in the Kuiper belt. ...
Whipple: Exploring the Solar System Beyond Neptune Using a
... first scattered into orbits with semi-major axes that placed them in the present day scattered disk, but with perihelia still inside the planetary zone. Subsequent gravitational encounters with Neptune increased the semi-major axes in a stochastic process, but the perihelia remained in the planetary ...
... first scattered into orbits with semi-major axes that placed them in the present day scattered disk, but with perihelia still inside the planetary zone. Subsequent gravitational encounters with Neptune increased the semi-major axes in a stochastic process, but the perihelia remained in the planetary ...