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October 2010
... • Outer Planets: further from sun than Earth – Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto – Best viewing when opposite of sun in the sky ...
... • Outer Planets: further from sun than Earth – Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto – Best viewing when opposite of sun in the sky ...
Comparative Planetology of the Outer Planets A Travel Guide to the
... formed together with Saturn because material would have been blown away by particle stream from hot Saturn at time of formation. ...
... formed together with Saturn because material would have been blown away by particle stream from hot Saturn at time of formation. ...
Renaissance Astronomy - Faculty Web Sites at the University of
... preacher to state from the pulpit that you were asserting outlandish things. The priest, seeing the animosity against you, replied as a good Christian and a member of a religious order ought to do. I write this that your eyes may be open to the envy and malice of these evildoers. ...
... preacher to state from the pulpit that you were asserting outlandish things. The priest, seeing the animosity against you, replied as a good Christian and a member of a religious order ought to do. I write this that your eyes may be open to the envy and malice of these evildoers. ...
Homework 4: Due 11/09/2007
... B) Saturn has a larger proportion of hydrogen and helium than Jupiter, and is therefore less dense. C) Saturn's rings make the planet look bigger. D) Jupiter's greater mass compresses it more, thus increasing its density. E) Jupiter's strong magnetic field constrains its size. 11) Which of the follo ...
... B) Saturn has a larger proportion of hydrogen and helium than Jupiter, and is therefore less dense. C) Saturn's rings make the planet look bigger. D) Jupiter's greater mass compresses it more, thus increasing its density. E) Jupiter's strong magnetic field constrains its size. 11) Which of the follo ...
Planet Flash Cards
... Farthest out from the sun - coldest planet 1 moon which is more than half the size of Pluto Orbit is so elliptical that it’s path is inside Neptune’s for 20 years It just became last again in 2005. ...
... Farthest out from the sun - coldest planet 1 moon which is more than half the size of Pluto Orbit is so elliptical that it’s path is inside Neptune’s for 20 years It just became last again in 2005. ...
16gasgiants2s
... The gas giants have a low density because they are made up mostly of hydrogen and helium the 2 ...
... The gas giants have a low density because they are made up mostly of hydrogen and helium the 2 ...
Sample Final - Lawrence University
... 8. The cloud decks of Uranus and Neptune occur at the same altitude and are spread over the same vertical distance. This is due to similarities in (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) ...
... 8. The cloud decks of Uranus and Neptune occur at the same altitude and are spread over the same vertical distance. This is due to similarities in (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) ...
Physics 110 - Lawrence University
... 8. The cloud decks of Uranus and Neptune occur at the same altitude and are spread over the same vertical distance. This is due to similarities in (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) ...
... 8. The cloud decks of Uranus and Neptune occur at the same altitude and are spread over the same vertical distance. This is due to similarities in (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) ...
The Jovian Planets
... indicate they are made of rock and metal. Density of jovian planets (0.7 – 1.6 grams per cm3) indicate they are made of lower density stuff. Current models of the jovian interiors start with a small core of rock and metal at the center. On top of that is a thick atmosphere of hydrogen and helium gas ...
... indicate they are made of rock and metal. Density of jovian planets (0.7 – 1.6 grams per cm3) indicate they are made of lower density stuff. Current models of the jovian interiors start with a small core of rock and metal at the center. On top of that is a thick atmosphere of hydrogen and helium gas ...
Topic: Moons of our Solar System
... 1. Which planets have moons? Do any planets have more than one moon or none at all? Record your findings in the table below. ...
... 1. Which planets have moons? Do any planets have more than one moon or none at all? Record your findings in the table below. ...
Studying the Universe
... distant objects. Some telescopes are set up on the ground. Others are placed on satellites that transmit data back to Earth. These space-based telescopes can gather better data because there is no interference from Earth's atmosphere. Any telescope can help astronomers gather information about dista ...
... distant objects. Some telescopes are set up on the ground. Others are placed on satellites that transmit data back to Earth. These space-based telescopes can gather better data because there is no interference from Earth's atmosphere. Any telescope can help astronomers gather information about dista ...
The Outer Planets. The Moon.
... Tidal heating is due to the Io’s orbit ellipticity. Io is continuously flexed by Jupiter. Source of the orbit ellipticity – orbital resonances Periodical lining up of the three closest satellites of Jupiter (Io – 4 orbits, Europa – 2 orbits, Ganymede – 1 orbit) ...
... Tidal heating is due to the Io’s orbit ellipticity. Io is continuously flexed by Jupiter. Source of the orbit ellipticity – orbital resonances Periodical lining up of the three closest satellites of Jupiter (Io – 4 orbits, Europa – 2 orbits, Ganymede – 1 orbit) ...
Section 23.3 The Outer Planets
... Jupiter: Giant Among Planets Jupiter has a mass that is 2 1/2 times greater than the mass of all the other planets and moons combined. Structure of Jupiter Jupiter’s hydrogen-helium atmosphere also contains small amounts of methane, ammonia, water, and sulfur compounds. Jupiter and the Great Red ...
... Jupiter: Giant Among Planets Jupiter has a mass that is 2 1/2 times greater than the mass of all the other planets and moons combined. Structure of Jupiter Jupiter’s hydrogen-helium atmosphere also contains small amounts of methane, ammonia, water, and sulfur compounds. Jupiter and the Great Red ...
Document
... interiors of the planets and have returned data about the conditions. B. Astronomers use the Earth's internal structure as a basis of comparison. C. Astronomers examine the composition of the satellites of these planets. D. Astronomers use information about the physical characteristics as well as la ...
... interiors of the planets and have returned data about the conditions. B. Astronomers use the Earth's internal structure as a basis of comparison. C. Astronomers examine the composition of the satellites of these planets. D. Astronomers use information about the physical characteristics as well as la ...
The Moons of Jupiter
... the same as that moon's orbital period about Jupiter Each moon always presents the same side towards Jupiter Astronomy 1-1 ...
... the same as that moon's orbital period about Jupiter Each moon always presents the same side towards Jupiter Astronomy 1-1 ...
Earth Science, 10th edition Chapter 21: Touring Our Solar System I
... 1. Innermost Galilean moon 2. Volcanically active (heat source could be from tidal energy) 3. Sulfurous 8. Ring system E. Saturn 1. Similar to Jupiter in its a. Atmosphere b. Composition c. Internal structure 2. Rings a. Most prominent feature b. Discovered by Galileo in 1610 c. Complex d. Composed ...
... 1. Innermost Galilean moon 2. Volcanically active (heat source could be from tidal energy) 3. Sulfurous 8. Ring system E. Saturn 1. Similar to Jupiter in its a. Atmosphere b. Composition c. Internal structure 2. Rings a. Most prominent feature b. Discovered by Galileo in 1610 c. Complex d. Composed ...
on his death bed. Retrograde Motion The heliocentric
... extremely accurate observations into the planetary laws of motion which bear his name. Kepler was an extremely religious man and deeply troubled in his personal life but this did not stop him from his great discoveries of planetary motion. ...
... extremely accurate observations into the planetary laws of motion which bear his name. Kepler was an extremely religious man and deeply troubled in his personal life but this did not stop him from his great discoveries of planetary motion. ...
The Gas Giant Planets
... Caption: Picture of Saturn from the Hubble Space Telescope Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. These are the giant gas planets. Scientists think they are made of small, solid cores. Their interiors are fluid. Lightweight gases such as hydrogen and helium make up most of their mass. With all their sate ...
... Caption: Picture of Saturn from the Hubble Space Telescope Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. These are the giant gas planets. Scientists think they are made of small, solid cores. Their interiors are fluid. Lightweight gases such as hydrogen and helium make up most of their mass. With all their sate ...
The Jovian Planets
... • Determined size and composition (Voyager I) • Primarily H2O ice, but see signs of carbon ...
... • Determined size and composition (Voyager I) • Primarily H2O ice, but see signs of carbon ...
Planet Rubric
... Olympus Mons- largest mountain Valles Marineris- deepest canyon Very flat in the northern hemisphere ...
... Olympus Mons- largest mountain Valles Marineris- deepest canyon Very flat in the northern hemisphere ...
december 2010 - Holt Planetarium
... with the South Equatorial Belt, making it unique to Jupiter and the entire solar system. Scientists are particularly interested in observing this latest event because it's the first time they've been able to use modern instruments to determine the details of the chemical and dynamical changes of t ...
... with the South Equatorial Belt, making it unique to Jupiter and the entire solar system. Scientists are particularly interested in observing this latest event because it's the first time they've been able to use modern instruments to determine the details of the chemical and dynamical changes of t ...
december 2010 - Holt Planetarium
... with the South Equatorial Belt, making it unique to Jupiter and the entire solar system. Scientists are particularly interested in observing this latest event because it's the first time they've been able to use modern instruments to determine the details of the chemical and dynamical changes of t ...
... with the South Equatorial Belt, making it unique to Jupiter and the entire solar system. Scientists are particularly interested in observing this latest event because it's the first time they've been able to use modern instruments to determine the details of the chemical and dynamical changes of t ...
Exploration of Io
The exploration of Io, Jupiter's third-largest moon, began with its discovery in 1610 and continues today with Earth-based observations and visits by spacecraft to the Jupiter system. Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei was the first to record an observation of Io on January 8, 1610, though Simon Marius may have also observed Io at around the same time. During the 17th century, observations of Io and the other Galilean satellites helped with the measurement of longitude by map makers and surveyors, with validation of Kepler's Third Law of planetary motion, and with measurement of the speed of light. Based on ephemerides produced by astronomer Giovanni Cassini and others, Pierre-Simon Laplace created a mathematical theory to explain the resonant orbits of three of Jupiter's moons, Io, Europa, and Ganymede. This resonance was later found to have a profound effect on the geologies of these moons. Improved telescope technology in the late 19th and 20th centuries allowed astronomers to resolve large-scale surface features on Io as well as to estimate its diameter and mass.The advent of unmanned spaceflight in the 1950s and 1960s provided an opportunity to observe Io up-close. In the 1960s the moon's effect on Jupiter's magnetic field was discovered. The flybys of the two Pioneer probes, Pioneer 10 and 11 in 1973 and 1974, provided the first accurate measurement of Io's mass and size. Data from the Pioneers also revealed an intense belt of radiation near Io and suggested the presence of an atmosphere. In 1979, the two Voyager spacecraft flew through the Jupiter system. Voyager 1, during its encounter in March 1979, observed active volcanism on Io for the first time and mapped its surface in great detail, particularly the side that faces Jupiter. The Voyagers observed the Io plasma torus and Io's sulfur dioxide (SO2) atmosphere for the first time. NASA launched the Galileo spacecraft in 1989, which entered Jupiter's orbit in December 1995. Galileo allowed detailed study of both the planet and its satellites, including six flybys of Io between late 1999 and early 2002 that provided high-resolution images and spectra of Io's surface, confirming the presence of high-temperature silicate volcanism on Io. Distant observations by Galileo allowed planetary scientists to study changes on the surface that resulted from the moon's active volcanism.Following Galileo and a distant encounter by the Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft in 2007, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) made plans to return to the Jupiter system and Io. In 2009, NASA approved a plan to send an orbiter to Europa called the Jupiter Europa Orbiter as part of a joint program with ESA called the Europa/Jupiter System Mission. The ESA component of the project was the Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter. However, the EJSM mission collaboration was cancelled. ESA is continuing with its initiative under the name Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) to explore Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto, without plans to investigate Io at all. The proposed NASA Discovery mission Io Volcano Observer, currently going through a competitive process to be selected, would explore Io as its primary mission. In the meantime, Io continues to be observed by the Hubble Space Telescope as well as by Earth-based astronomers using improved telescopes such as Keck and the European Southern Observatory, that use new technologies such as adaptive optics.