The Jovian Planets
... • 300 times earth’s mass (1/1000 sun’s mass) • Visible surface is gas (mostly hydrogen); interior must be mostly liquid, with solid core • Fascinating banded patterns, hurricanes, great red spot • Four large moons, many small ones • Visited briefly 4 times in 1970’s (Pioneer, Voyager); orbited by Ga ...
... • 300 times earth’s mass (1/1000 sun’s mass) • Visible surface is gas (mostly hydrogen); interior must be mostly liquid, with solid core • Fascinating banded patterns, hurricanes, great red spot • Four large moons, many small ones • Visited briefly 4 times in 1970’s (Pioneer, Voyager); orbited by Ga ...
THE OUTER PLANETS
... material has erupted from inside each moon at some time. Astronomers have recently discovered more moons around Uranus, for a total of at least 27. URANUS ...
... material has erupted from inside each moon at some time. Astronomers have recently discovered more moons around Uranus, for a total of at least 27. URANUS ...
Jovian Planet Systems (Chapter 11) Jupiter and Saturn are mostly
... thinner outer layer of hydrogen gas, a thick ice mantle, and a core. All four planets contain about 10 Earth masses of ice, rock, and metal.The nebular theory of solar system formation can explain why Jupiter is heavier than Saturn, and Saturn heavier than Uranus/Neptune. Jupiter and Saturn have sim ...
... thinner outer layer of hydrogen gas, a thick ice mantle, and a core. All four planets contain about 10 Earth masses of ice, rock, and metal.The nebular theory of solar system formation can explain why Jupiter is heavier than Saturn, and Saturn heavier than Uranus/Neptune. Jupiter and Saturn have sim ...
Jupiter
... "Temperature of Jupiter." Universe Today RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2013.
... "Temperature of Jupiter." Universe Today RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2013.
The Outer Planets
... It is the 5th planet from the sun, and the largest planet in the solar system Contains more mass than all the other planets combined. ...
... It is the 5th planet from the sun, and the largest planet in the solar system Contains more mass than all the other planets combined. ...
Jupiter=Zeus=Indra
... • Twice the size of the Earth • Rising Gas produces 30km high thunderhead-lightning ...
... • Twice the size of the Earth • Rising Gas produces 30km high thunderhead-lightning ...
Moons of Jupiter Age of Surface
... • If density of planet & moon are the same, then RRoche = 2.5 Rplanet ...
... • If density of planet & moon are the same, then RRoche = 2.5 Rplanet ...
lesson 3 – explore – page 391 – the outer planets
... Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Its diameter is more than 11 times larger than the diameter of Earth. Its mass is more than twice the mass of all the other planets combined. Jupiter takes almost 12 years to complete one orbit. It spins faster than any other planet. Its perio ...
... Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Its diameter is more than 11 times larger than the diameter of Earth. Its mass is more than twice the mass of all the other planets combined. Jupiter takes almost 12 years to complete one orbit. It spins faster than any other planet. Its perio ...
Day_31
... Uranus and Neptune Uranus/Neptune • Almost featureless as viewed from Earth. • More detail seen from spacecraft or infrared observations from the Hubble Space Telescope. • Weak banding. • Small, scattered bright or dark clouds. • Transient large storms (Great Dark Spot on Neptune). ...
... Uranus and Neptune Uranus/Neptune • Almost featureless as viewed from Earth. • More detail seen from spacecraft or infrared observations from the Hubble Space Telescope. • Weak banding. • Small, scattered bright or dark clouds. • Transient large storms (Great Dark Spot on Neptune). ...
Homework, August 29, 2002 AST110-6
... and the planet today wasn’t spinning. How else would the jovian system be different? Think of as many effects as you can, and explain each in a sentence. 4. Chapter 8, Problem 23. Minor Ingredients Matter. Suppose the jovian planet atmospheres were composed only of hydrogen and helium, with no hydro ...
... and the planet today wasn’t spinning. How else would the jovian system be different? Think of as many effects as you can, and explain each in a sentence. 4. Chapter 8, Problem 23. Minor Ingredients Matter. Suppose the jovian planet atmospheres were composed only of hydrogen and helium, with no hydro ...
Moon and Rings - Mid
... Europa - slightly smaller than our Moon Ganymede - largest moon in Solar System, slightly larger than Mercury The closer to Jupiter, the higher the moon density (similar to behavior of terrestrial planets) => like mini “planetary” system! Intense heat of young Jupiter played role of sun. ...
... Europa - slightly smaller than our Moon Ganymede - largest moon in Solar System, slightly larger than Mercury The closer to Jupiter, the higher the moon density (similar to behavior of terrestrial planets) => like mini “planetary” system! Intense heat of young Jupiter played role of sun. ...
CHAPTER 9.3: The Outer Planets
... 36. It takes ____________Earth years for Uranus to complete on revoluCon. 37. Uranus has ____________moons which we do not know much about and are not parCcularly interesCng….compared to Jupiter and Saturn’s m ...
... 36. It takes ____________Earth years for Uranus to complete on revoluCon. 37. Uranus has ____________moons which we do not know much about and are not parCcularly interesCng….compared to Jupiter and Saturn’s m ...
Space - Jupiter
... 10. Which of the following statements is true? a. Jupiter radiates more energy than it receives b. Gravity on Jupiter is less than gravity on Earth c. Jupiter has a weak magnetic field d. Jupiter is almost twice the size of the sun ...
... 10. Which of the following statements is true? a. Jupiter radiates more energy than it receives b. Gravity on Jupiter is less than gravity on Earth c. Jupiter has a weak magnetic field d. Jupiter is almost twice the size of the sun ...
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 ...
1. Which of the following statements does not describe Jupiter? A. It
... A. It is the largest planet in the solar system. B. It has a stormy atmosphere. C. It emits radio waves. D. Jupiter and its Galilean satellites resemble a miniature solar system. E. All of them correctly describe Jupiter. 2. The most massive jovian planet is A. Jupiter. B. Saturn. C. Uranus. D. Plut ...
... A. It is the largest planet in the solar system. B. It has a stormy atmosphere. C. It emits radio waves. D. Jupiter and its Galilean satellites resemble a miniature solar system. E. All of them correctly describe Jupiter. 2. The most massive jovian planet is A. Jupiter. B. Saturn. C. Uranus. D. Plut ...
Mars Jupiter and Saturn ppt
... • One year on Jupiter =almost 12 Earth years • One day on Jupiter=10 hours ...
... • One year on Jupiter =almost 12 Earth years • One day on Jupiter=10 hours ...
Distance from Sun - Barnhill-Memorial
... has prominent bands around its latitude, and a great red spot. Jupiter doesn’t really have a “surface.” It is covered in clouds, and those clouds get more and more dense, as they get closer to the planet’s center, until they turn into liquid. Atmosphere: 82 % hydrogen, 18 % helium, with traces of ...
... has prominent bands around its latitude, and a great red spot. Jupiter doesn’t really have a “surface.” It is covered in clouds, and those clouds get more and more dense, as they get closer to the planet’s center, until they turn into liquid. Atmosphere: 82 % hydrogen, 18 % helium, with traces of ...
To Jupiter … and Beyond! - Five Star Publications, Inc.
... In September 2003, the Galileo spacecraft ended its 14-year mission by plunging into the dense atmosphere of Jupiter. Moving at more than 100,000 miles per hour, it was crushed, disintegrated and lost forever. But that little spacecraft taught us much about Jupiter. Never fear, your spaceship will n ...
... In September 2003, the Galileo spacecraft ended its 14-year mission by plunging into the dense atmosphere of Jupiter. Moving at more than 100,000 miles per hour, it was crushed, disintegrated and lost forever. But that little spacecraft taught us much about Jupiter. Never fear, your spaceship will n ...
Facilitator Information - Lunar and Planetary Institute
... discovered four moons – Io, Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa. Ganymede, the largest of Jupiter's moons, is larger than the planet Mercury. Io is the most volcanic body in our solar system. Europa, covered by an icy surface that floats above an ocean of water, may harbor life. Saturn Saturn, first view ...
... discovered four moons – Io, Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa. Ganymede, the largest of Jupiter's moons, is larger than the planet Mercury. Io is the most volcanic body in our solar system. Europa, covered by an icy surface that floats above an ocean of water, may harbor life. Saturn Saturn, first view ...
ppt
... • composed of 90% hydrogen and 10% helium, with small amounts of CH4, NH3, H2O vapor and other compounds • At great depths within Jupiter, the pressure is so great that the hydrogen atoms are broken up, freeing the electrons so that the resulting atoms consist of bare protons. This produces a state ...
... • composed of 90% hydrogen and 10% helium, with small amounts of CH4, NH3, H2O vapor and other compounds • At great depths within Jupiter, the pressure is so great that the hydrogen atoms are broken up, freeing the electrons so that the resulting atoms consist of bare protons. This produces a state ...
A Brief History of Planetary Science
... Size: ~4-11 times Earth diameter Mass: ~15-318 Earth masses Composition: mostly hydrogen and helium Atmosphere: clouds of methane and ammonia also have large, long-lived storm systems and oppositely moving bands ...
... Size: ~4-11 times Earth diameter Mass: ~15-318 Earth masses Composition: mostly hydrogen and helium Atmosphere: clouds of methane and ammonia also have large, long-lived storm systems and oppositely moving bands ...
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun. It is by far the
... scientist only knew of Saturn’s rings. Rings were seen on Uranus and Neptune as well. Both Voyager spacecraft have now left our solar system. They continue to fly outward through space. Who knows if they may make another unexpected discovery? ...
... scientist only knew of Saturn’s rings. Rings were seen on Uranus and Neptune as well. Both Voyager spacecraft have now left our solar system. They continue to fly outward through space. Who knows if they may make another unexpected discovery? ...
105 Chapter 8 Review Notes • The Nebular Hypothesis, which is the
... Accretion of outermost planets may have continued for nearly 1 Ga ...
... Accretion of outermost planets may have continued for nearly 1 Ga ...
Jupiter-up close - NRC Publications Archive
... Juno spacecraft went into orbit around Jupiter. Its rocket motor fired to slow the spacecraft down enough to be caught by the giant planet. Otherwise it would have shot past and gone off into deep space. The mission objective is to orbit Jupiter in a highly-elliptical path, taking it close in and fa ...
... Juno spacecraft went into orbit around Jupiter. Its rocket motor fired to slow the spacecraft down enough to be caught by the giant planet. Otherwise it would have shot past and gone off into deep space. The mission objective is to orbit Jupiter in a highly-elliptical path, taking it close in and fa ...
Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet in the Solar System. It is a giant planet with a mass one-thousandth that of the Sun, but is two and a half times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined. Jupiter is a gas giant, along with Saturn (Uranus and Neptune are ice giants). Jupiter was known to astronomers of ancient times. The Romans named it after their god Jupiter. When viewed from Earth, Jupiter can reach an apparent magnitude of −2.94, bright enough to cast shadows, and making it on average the third-brightest object in the night sky after the Moon and Venus.Jupiter is primarily composed of hydrogen with a quarter of its mass being helium, although helium only comprises about a tenth of the number of molecules. It may also have a rocky core of heavier elements, but like the other giant planets, Jupiter lacks a well-defined solid surface. Because of its rapid rotation, the planet's shape is that of an oblate spheroid (it has a slight but noticeable bulge around the equator). The outer atmosphere is visibly segregated into several bands at different latitudes, resulting in turbulence and storms along their interacting boundaries. A prominent result is the Great Red Spot, a giant storm that is known to have existed since at least the 17th century when it was first seen by telescope. Surrounding Jupiter is a faint planetary ring system and a powerful magnetosphere. Jupiter has at least 67 moons, including the four large Galilean moons discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610. Ganymede, the largest of these, has a diameter greater than that of the planet Mercury.Jupiter has been explored on several occasions by robotic spacecraft, most notably during the early Pioneer and Voyager flyby missions and later by the Galileo orbiter. Jupiter was most recently visited by a probe in late February 2007, when New Horizons used Jupiter's gravity to increase its speed and bend its trajectory en route to Pluto. The next probe to visit the planet will be Juno, which is expected to arrive in July 2016. Future targets for exploration in the Jupiter system include the probable ice-covered liquid ocean of its moon Europa.