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... We can only hope that the ice crust, which may be about 10–50 km thick, is thin enough in some locations for us to be able to penetrate it to reach the ocean that may lie below—and see if life has ever existed there. ...
... We can only hope that the ice crust, which may be about 10–50 km thick, is thin enough in some locations for us to be able to penetrate it to reach the ocean that may lie below—and see if life has ever existed there. ...
Answer Choices
... Like the rest of the outer planets, Saturn has many moons. Fifty-three of these moons are confirmed and nine others are yet to be confirmed. So it actually has more CONFIRMED moons than Jupiter. ...
... Like the rest of the outer planets, Saturn has many moons. Fifty-three of these moons are confirmed and nine others are yet to be confirmed. So it actually has more CONFIRMED moons than Jupiter. ...
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... 1. INTRODUCTION In recent days four observations strongly suggest that in remote past Jupiter and the gas giants may have experienced gravitational sling shot and they may have been launched on an outward spiral path just the way Moon has been launched [personal communication: http://arXiv.org/abs/0 ...
... 1. INTRODUCTION In recent days four observations strongly suggest that in remote past Jupiter and the gas giants may have experienced gravitational sling shot and they may have been launched on an outward spiral path just the way Moon has been launched [personal communication: http://arXiv.org/abs/0 ...
Jupiter: friend or foe An answer
... were carried out to examine the effect of the cross-sectional area of the Earth on the impact flux experienced. As expected, the impact rate was found to be proportional to the crosssectional area of the Earth, with gravitational focusing having a negligible effect. In order to enhance the impact ra ...
... were carried out to examine the effect of the cross-sectional area of the Earth on the impact flux experienced. As expected, the impact rate was found to be proportional to the crosssectional area of the Earth, with gravitational focusing having a negligible effect. In order to enhance the impact ra ...
Jupiter: friend or foe An answer
... were carried out to examine the effect of the cross-sectional area of the Earth on the impact flux experienced. As expected, the impact rate was found to be proportional to the crosssectional area of the Earth, with gravitational focusing having a negligible effect. In order to enhance the impact ra ...
... were carried out to examine the effect of the cross-sectional area of the Earth on the impact flux experienced. As expected, the impact rate was found to be proportional to the crosssectional area of the Earth, with gravitational focusing having a negligible effect. In order to enhance the impact ra ...
ASTR 380 Possibilities for Life on the Moons of Giant Planets
... -- perhaps for the first 100 million years Jupiter would have supplied more energy to its moons than the Sun. -- perhaps there were only very thin ice layers on Europa and Ganymede, and the water was warm. -- perhaps there was a Titan type atmosphere on Europa or Ganymede that has now been lost. We ...
... -- perhaps for the first 100 million years Jupiter would have supplied more energy to its moons than the Sun. -- perhaps there were only very thin ice layers on Europa and Ganymede, and the water was warm. -- perhaps there was a Titan type atmosphere on Europa or Ganymede that has now been lost. We ...
Jupiter – friend or foe? I: the asteroids
... with the other. In order to study the exact relationship between the giant planet and the impact rate on the Earth, we decided to run a series of n-body simulations to see how varying the mass of a giant planet in Jupiter’s orbit would change the impact rate on Earth. Since there are three distinct ...
... with the other. In order to study the exact relationship between the giant planet and the impact rate on the Earth, we decided to run a series of n-body simulations to see how varying the mass of a giant planet in Jupiter’s orbit would change the impact rate on Earth. Since there are three distinct ...
pheres Giant Planets
... Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune - are fluid objects. They have no solid surfaces because the light elements constituting them do not condense at solar-system temperatures. Instead , their deep atmospheres grade downward until the distinction between gas and liquid becomes meaningless. The prece ...
... Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune - are fluid objects. They have no solid surfaces because the light elements constituting them do not condense at solar-system temperatures. Instead , their deep atmospheres grade downward until the distinction between gas and liquid becomes meaningless. The prece ...
Determination of meteor showers on other planets using comet
... As they traverse their orbits about the Sun, comets slowly evaporate and fragment, leaving small bits of cometary debris along their orbital tracks. Some comet orbits intersect the Earth’s path, and the planet sweeps up a portion of these particulates each year. Generally, these particles are drawn ...
... As they traverse their orbits about the Sun, comets slowly evaporate and fragment, leaving small bits of cometary debris along their orbital tracks. Some comet orbits intersect the Earth’s path, and the planet sweeps up a portion of these particulates each year. Generally, these particles are drawn ...
QUANTUM GRAVITY IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
... generates a gravi-magnetic field that influences the motion of each planet. Galileo Galilei with his celebrated observations first produced evidence of the rotation of the sun . Of course this phenomenon is fully confirmed by observations at present time . However a clear theoretical explanation of ...
... generates a gravi-magnetic field that influences the motion of each planet. Galileo Galilei with his celebrated observations first produced evidence of the rotation of the sun . Of course this phenomenon is fully confirmed by observations at present time . However a clear theoretical explanation of ...
Last Class Today`s Class Jupiter
... a) The magnetic field is left over from when Jupiter accreted. b) Its magnetic field comes from the Sun. c) It has metallic hydrogen inside, which circulates and makes a magnetic field. d) Its core creates a magnetic field, but it is very ...
... a) The magnetic field is left over from when Jupiter accreted. b) Its magnetic field comes from the Sun. c) It has metallic hydrogen inside, which circulates and makes a magnetic field. d) Its core creates a magnetic field, but it is very ...
Blizzard Bag 2
... and helium. In fact, its density is so low that it must have a relatively small core of heavy elements. The shape of a Jovian planet can tell us about the interior. All of the Jovian planets, being mostly liquid and rotating rapidly, are slightly flattened. A planet's oblateness is the fraction by w ...
... and helium. In fact, its density is so low that it must have a relatively small core of heavy elements. The shape of a Jovian planet can tell us about the interior. All of the Jovian planets, being mostly liquid and rotating rapidly, are slightly flattened. A planet's oblateness is the fraction by w ...
The effect of planetary aberration examined for Jupiter occultation by
... Earth and the observed planet. More precisely: the aberration depends on the velocity/direction of the medium near the observed planet. If the aberration would depend on the velocity/direction of the observed planet, then Ganymedes (having a significant velocity relative to Jupiter) would need to be ...
... Earth and the observed planet. More precisely: the aberration depends on the velocity/direction of the medium near the observed planet. If the aberration would depend on the velocity/direction of the observed planet, then Ganymedes (having a significant velocity relative to Jupiter) would need to be ...
Chapter 11 Jovian Planet Systems Are jovian planets all alike
... much larger than Saturn even though it is three times more massive • Jovian planets with even more mass can be smaller than Jupiter ...
... much larger than Saturn even though it is three times more massive • Jovian planets with even more mass can be smaller than Jupiter ...
The Jupiter System
... dark region, thus the bright region is younger. The bright region that runs north-south is younger than the dark terrain, but it is then cut by the bright band that runs east-west near the bottom. Therefore, the east-west band is even younger than the north-south band of bright material. The bottom ...
... dark region, thus the bright region is younger. The bright region that runs north-south is younger than the dark terrain, but it is then cut by the bright band that runs east-west near the bottom. Therefore, the east-west band is even younger than the north-south band of bright material. The bottom ...
ganycal
... made of a similar mixture of ice and rock, but data from the Galileo and Voyager spacecraft show that they look different at the surface and on the inside. A conclusive explanation for the differences between Ganymede and Callisto has eluded scientists since the Voyager Jupiter encounters 30 years a ...
... made of a similar mixture of ice and rock, but data from the Galileo and Voyager spacecraft show that they look different at the surface and on the inside. A conclusive explanation for the differences between Ganymede and Callisto has eluded scientists since the Voyager Jupiter encounters 30 years a ...
4 The Outer Planets
... The second-largest planet in the solar system is Saturn. The Voyager probes showed that Saturn, like Jupiter, has a thick atmosphere made up mainly of hydrogen and helium. Saturn’s atmosphere also contains clouds and storms, but they are less dramatic than those on Jupiter. Saturn is the only planet ...
... The second-largest planet in the solar system is Saturn. The Voyager probes showed that Saturn, like Jupiter, has a thick atmosphere made up mainly of hydrogen and helium. Saturn’s atmosphere also contains clouds and storms, but they are less dramatic than those on Jupiter. Saturn is the only planet ...
3 Satellites of Other Planets
... What Are the Characteristics of the Rings of the Gas Giants? Each of Saturn’s rings is divided into hundreds of smaller rings, or ringlets. The ringlets are made up of billions of pieces of rock and ice. The pieces range in size from particles the size of dust to chunks as big as a house. Each piece ...
... What Are the Characteristics of the Rings of the Gas Giants? Each of Saturn’s rings is divided into hundreds of smaller rings, or ringlets. The ringlets are made up of billions of pieces of rock and ice. The pieces range in size from particles the size of dust to chunks as big as a house. Each piece ...
Full Text
... exactly the right values, but it requires a shift in thinking. Saturn, as seen from Earth, is directly tied into Jupiter's lightspeed horizon. The new derivation requires a rethinking -- that instead of being some remote giant beyond Jupiter, Saturn as we see it is projected on the Jupiter "wall." T ...
... exactly the right values, but it requires a shift in thinking. Saturn, as seen from Earth, is directly tied into Jupiter's lightspeed horizon. The new derivation requires a rethinking -- that instead of being some remote giant beyond Jupiter, Saturn as we see it is projected on the Jupiter "wall." T ...
Planetary Atmospheres - Jupiter and the Outer Planets
... Earth, greatly exceed the terrestrial planets in mass. At 318 Earth masses, Jupiter contains more mass than all the other planets in our solar system combined. Nevertheless, their internal densities are modest, and Jupiter is the only planet with a gravity substantially exceeding Earth’s (Table 1). ...
... Earth, greatly exceed the terrestrial planets in mass. At 318 Earth masses, Jupiter contains more mass than all the other planets in our solar system combined. Nevertheless, their internal densities are modest, and Jupiter is the only planet with a gravity substantially exceeding Earth’s (Table 1). ...
Jovian Planet Systems
... captures the most hydrogen and helium gas. Capture ceases after the first solar wind blew the leftover gas away. • LOCATION: The planet that forms in a denser part of the nebula forms its core first. ...
... captures the most hydrogen and helium gas. Capture ceases after the first solar wind blew the leftover gas away. • LOCATION: The planet that forms in a denser part of the nebula forms its core first. ...
Chapter 11 Jovian Planet Systems Are jovian planets all alike?
... much larger than Saturn even though it is three times more massive • Jovian planets with even more mass can be smaller than Jupiter ...
... much larger than Saturn even though it is three times more massive • Jovian planets with even more mass can be smaller than Jupiter ...
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.