Giant Planets (also called jovian planets)
... atmosphere (by mass): 75% H, 24% He, 1% other atmosphere + interior: 71% H, 24% He, 5% other Note Sun: 73% H, 25% He, 2% other Hence its similar to original solar nebula! ...
... atmosphere (by mass): 75% H, 24% He, 1% other atmosphere + interior: 71% H, 24% He, 5% other Note Sun: 73% H, 25% He, 2% other Hence its similar to original solar nebula! ...
Explain why the jovian planets are so much different
... rain droplets that condense at high levels in Saturn due to its pressure and low interior temperature, slowly fall to the interior, thereby gradually providing a mechanism of differentiation (denser things fall to the center and less dense things a ...
... rain droplets that condense at high levels in Saturn due to its pressure and low interior temperature, slowly fall to the interior, thereby gradually providing a mechanism of differentiation (denser things fall to the center and less dense things a ...
2/1/2012- Outer Planets Notes
... • In 2005, astronomers discovered Eris, an object beyond Pluto, that is larger than Pluto. • This discovery led to a change in the definition of a planet. • Pluto, Eris and a large asteroid named Ceres are now ...
... • In 2005, astronomers discovered Eris, an object beyond Pluto, that is larger than Pluto. • This discovery led to a change in the definition of a planet. • Pluto, Eris and a large asteroid named Ceres are now ...
Juno Fact Sheet and Outline Script Jupiter, the third brightest object
... formed. Understanding the amount of water will also tell scientist the conditions in which the heavy elements collapsed to help form Jupiter and how the rest of its gaseous structure formed together due to the effects if gravity. How and when Jupiter formed may hold clues to the process the reset of ...
... formed. Understanding the amount of water will also tell scientist the conditions in which the heavy elements collapsed to help form Jupiter and how the rest of its gaseous structure formed together due to the effects if gravity. How and when Jupiter formed may hold clues to the process the reset of ...
Chapter 11 The Jovian Planets
... • Used Jupiter’s strong gravity to send them on to Saturn - gravity assist • Voyager 2 used Saturn’s gravity to propel it to Uranus and then on to Neptune • Studied planetary magnetic fields and analyzed multi-wavelength radiation ...
... • Used Jupiter’s strong gravity to send them on to Saturn - gravity assist • Voyager 2 used Saturn’s gravity to propel it to Uranus and then on to Neptune • Studied planetary magnetic fields and analyzed multi-wavelength radiation ...
Today`s Powerpoint
... Surface pressure is 1.6 atmospheres, T=94 K. Atmosphere 90% Nitrogen. Evidence for methane rain, a few possible slushy lakes of methane/ethane, drainage channels, liquid-eroded rocks, icy volcanoes (replenishing the methane?), complex hydrocarbons in atmosphere (e.g. benzene C6H6). Mostly dry now - ...
... Surface pressure is 1.6 atmospheres, T=94 K. Atmosphere 90% Nitrogen. Evidence for methane rain, a few possible slushy lakes of methane/ethane, drainage channels, liquid-eroded rocks, icy volcanoes (replenishing the methane?), complex hydrocarbons in atmosphere (e.g. benzene C6H6). Mostly dry now - ...
Worksheet
... 3. About ____________ Earths could be placed inside Jupiter. (Enter a number.) 4. Jupiter is made of which gases? (There are two or more answers to this ...
... 3. About ____________ Earths could be placed inside Jupiter. (Enter a number.) 4. Jupiter is made of which gases? (There are two or more answers to this ...
The Jovian Planets
... • All are much larger than Earth • Densities are all lower than the terrestrial planets • All have small ice/rock cores surrounded by liquid layer surrounded by thick gas atmosphere (which contains optical surface of planet) • Rings • Belts and Zones (high & low pressure) ...
... • All are much larger than Earth • Densities are all lower than the terrestrial planets • All have small ice/rock cores surrounded by liquid layer surrounded by thick gas atmosphere (which contains optical surface of planet) • Rings • Belts and Zones (high & low pressure) ...
Lecture 24: The Jovian Planets
... All Jovian planets have extensive moon systems, including 6 of the 7 giant moons of our Solar System. ...
... All Jovian planets have extensive moon systems, including 6 of the 7 giant moons of our Solar System. ...
Astro 1010 Planetary Astronomy Sample Questions for Exam 5
... 5. The moon Callisto is a) the largest moon in the solar system. b) saturated with impact craters over its entire surface. c) geologically active with numerous erupting volcanoes. d) covered in a thin crust of ice overlaying a liquid water ocean. 6. The density of the Galilean moons a) is highest f ...
... 5. The moon Callisto is a) the largest moon in the solar system. b) saturated with impact craters over its entire surface. c) geologically active with numerous erupting volcanoes. d) covered in a thin crust of ice overlaying a liquid water ocean. 6. The density of the Galilean moons a) is highest f ...
Juno, a NASA spacecraft, gets to giant Jupiter after five years
... The spacecraft's camera and other instruments were turned off for arrival. There won't be any pictures showing the moment it got there. Hours before, NASA released pictures taken last week as Juno approached Jupiter. They showed Jupiter glowing yellow in the distance, circled by its four inner moons ...
... The spacecraft's camera and other instruments were turned off for arrival. There won't be any pictures showing the moment it got there. Hours before, NASA released pictures taken last week as Juno approached Jupiter. They showed Jupiter glowing yellow in the distance, circled by its four inner moons ...
Stratigraphy and composition of lava flows in Mare Nubium
... evolved into the planet we see today. ...
... evolved into the planet we see today. ...
Europa
... • In addition to the Galilean satellites, Jupiter has four small inner satellites that lie inside Io’s orbit • Like the Galilean satellites, these orbit in the plane of Jupiter’s equator • The remaining satellites are small and move in much larger orbits that are noticeably inclined to the plane of ...
... • In addition to the Galilean satellites, Jupiter has four small inner satellites that lie inside Io’s orbit • Like the Galilean satellites, these orbit in the plane of Jupiter’s equator • The remaining satellites are small and move in much larger orbits that are noticeably inclined to the plane of ...
The Solar System
... Lighter molecules move faster, because on average Kinetic Energy is higher at higher temperatures • Recall (½)m = (3/2)kT where m is the mass
of the particle (atom or molecule) moving at
velocity v, in a medium of temperature T
• So for a given temperature, higher mass
...
... Lighter molecules move faster, because on average Kinetic Energy is higher at higher temperatures • Recall (½)m
MoonsRings
... Io has a 4 day period around Jupiter. Its surface is covered with volcanoes and lava flows, and changes as we watch it. The yellow color is due to sulfur, which keeps erupting. The interior of Io is heated by tidal stresses, as Europa keeps trying to disturb its tidal locking with Jupiter. ...
... Io has a 4 day period around Jupiter. Its surface is covered with volcanoes and lava flows, and changes as we watch it. The yellow color is due to sulfur, which keeps erupting. The interior of Io is heated by tidal stresses, as Europa keeps trying to disturb its tidal locking with Jupiter. ...
Lecture 08a: Galilean moons - Sierra College Astronomy Home Page
... Tidal heating produces only small amounts of energy, is there anything else that could be an energy source? – Sunlight is far weaker than on Earth (1/25 Earth levels); – Also, the surface ice is reflective, and ultimately opaque; – Exotic energy sources—UV radiation, high energy particles trapped in ...
... Tidal heating produces only small amounts of energy, is there anything else that could be an energy source? – Sunlight is far weaker than on Earth (1/25 Earth levels); – Also, the surface ice is reflective, and ultimately opaque; – Exotic energy sources—UV radiation, high energy particles trapped in ...
(He) particles understand where we are traveling in space
... one system to another can help us understand more about the strength of each auroral source. Investigating scientific mysteries through an interdisciplinary lens helps us see science from a whole systems approach, which in turn gives us important information about our own Earth-based systems. On bot ...
... one system to another can help us understand more about the strength of each auroral source. Investigating scientific mysteries through an interdisciplinary lens helps us see science from a whole systems approach, which in turn gives us important information about our own Earth-based systems. On bot ...
August 2016
... sea of salty water lies under Ganymede’s curst. The same seems to be true of Europa and Callisto. Also Galileo’s infared spectrometer showed traces of salt on Ganymede’s surface consistent with brine making its way to the surface by means of eruptions. It’s been suggested that Ganymede’s seas are la ...
... sea of salty water lies under Ganymede’s curst. The same seems to be true of Europa and Callisto. Also Galileo’s infared spectrometer showed traces of salt on Ganymede’s surface consistent with brine making its way to the surface by means of eruptions. It’s been suggested that Ganymede’s seas are la ...
Comparative Planetology of the Outer Planets A Travel Guide to the
... Saturn radiates ~ 1.8 times the energy received from the sun. Probably heated by liquid helium droplets falling towards center. ...
... Saturn radiates ~ 1.8 times the energy received from the sun. Probably heated by liquid helium droplets falling towards center. ...
The Jovian Planets
... did not know how large Jupiter was when they first named it. Jupiter is 10 times the size of Earth and 300 times in mass ...
... did not know how large Jupiter was when they first named it. Jupiter is 10 times the size of Earth and 300 times in mass ...
The Jovian Planets
... did not know how large Jupiter was when they first named it. Jupiter is 10 times the size of Earth and 300 times in mass ...
... did not know how large Jupiter was when they first named it. Jupiter is 10 times the size of Earth and 300 times in mass ...
Giant collision - The Jupiter in the recent past A Paramashivam
... When two planet size objects collides a new moon can form from the debris ejected by the large collision. Earth's moon was thought to be formed in this way. If a new moon was formed by a large collusion it would be in a lava form at it's initial stage and by slowly losing the heat it becomes a rocky ...
... When two planet size objects collides a new moon can form from the debris ejected by the large collision. Earth's moon was thought to be formed in this way. If a new moon was formed by a large collusion it would be in a lava form at it's initial stage and by slowly losing the heat it becomes a rocky ...
The Jovian Planets
... Jupiter and Saturn both radiate twice as much as they receive from the Sun – Jupiter – contraction releasing gravitational potential energy – Saturn – Helium condense in the upper atmosphere and sinks, releasing energy ...
... Jupiter and Saturn both radiate twice as much as they receive from the Sun – Jupiter – contraction releasing gravitational potential energy – Saturn – Helium condense in the upper atmosphere and sinks, releasing energy ...
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.