Astronomy Test over Jovian Planets
... 16. Jupiter emits about how much energy, compared to how much it receives? a. 1/2 the energy received c. 2 times the energy received b. the same amount as energy received d. 20 times the energy received 17. Jupiter’s magnetic field is a result of a rapid rotation and a. a solid core of iron c. a lar ...
... 16. Jupiter emits about how much energy, compared to how much it receives? a. 1/2 the energy received c. 2 times the energy received b. the same amount as energy received d. 20 times the energy received 17. Jupiter’s magnetic field is a result of a rapid rotation and a. a solid core of iron c. a lar ...
ASTR 330: The Solar System
... formed cold (<37 K) to retain the highly volatile nitrogen and argon, at about the current position of Neptune. These objects were also the major repositories of mass in the solar system outside the Sun. Dr Conor Nixon Fall 2006 ...
... formed cold (<37 K) to retain the highly volatile nitrogen and argon, at about the current position of Neptune. These objects were also the major repositories of mass in the solar system outside the Sun. Dr Conor Nixon Fall 2006 ...
Chapter 11 Jovian Planet Systems Are jovian planets all alike
... inside Jupiter cause phase of hydrogen to change with depth • Hydrogen acts like a metal at great depths because its electrons move freely ...
... inside Jupiter cause phase of hydrogen to change with depth • Hydrogen acts like a metal at great depths because its electrons move freely ...
PDF only - at www.arxiv.org.
... communication: http://arXiv.org/abs/0805.0100 ] or for that matter all planetary natural satellites have been launched. (A) 700 Hilda asteroids in elliptical orbit [Franklin et al 2004].The asteroid belt is populated with hundred thousands of rocky remnants leftover from planet formation. These are ...
... communication: http://arXiv.org/abs/0805.0100 ] or for that matter all planetary natural satellites have been launched. (A) 700 Hilda asteroids in elliptical orbit [Franklin et al 2004].The asteroid belt is populated with hundred thousands of rocky remnants leftover from planet formation. These are ...
Planetary Ring Systems
... that the size of ring particles vary from fine dust to moonlets kilometres across. Formation of smaller particles in rings is generally know to be caused by collisions of larger particles with each other and their break up under the huge tidal forces to form smaller particles. Because of their small ...
... that the size of ring particles vary from fine dust to moonlets kilometres across. Formation of smaller particles in rings is generally know to be caused by collisions of larger particles with each other and their break up under the huge tidal forces to form smaller particles. Because of their small ...
Science in the news – Voyager`s 11 billion mile
... The voyager spacecraft are equipped to carry out 10 different experiments. The results of the experiments are sent back to Earth using a spacecraft radio. Radio waves travel at the speed of light (approx. 300 000 000 m/sec). In 2013 Voyager 1 is approximately 18 500 000 000 km from Earth and getting ...
... The voyager spacecraft are equipped to carry out 10 different experiments. The results of the experiments are sent back to Earth using a spacecraft radio. Radio waves travel at the speed of light (approx. 300 000 000 m/sec). In 2013 Voyager 1 is approximately 18 500 000 000 km from Earth and getting ...
satellite formation : spreading of rings beyond the roche radius
... the past. As a matter of fact, Canup (2010, see also Crida & Charnoz (2010)) propose a scenario for their origin in which they must have been at least as massive as half Titan, so that she suggested that their spreading may have given birth to the satellite inside Tethys. Last, Lainey et al. (2012) ...
... the past. As a matter of fact, Canup (2010, see also Crida & Charnoz (2010)) propose a scenario for their origin in which they must have been at least as massive as half Titan, so that she suggested that their spreading may have given birth to the satellite inside Tethys. Last, Lainey et al. (2012) ...
Lesson 3 | The Outer Planets - 6th Grade earth and space Science
... A compare-and-contrast essay is a form of expository writing that presents the similarities and differences between two places, things, ideas, or phenomena. This kind of essay includes: • a general statement about two or more things that are alike in certain ways and different in other ways; • speci ...
... A compare-and-contrast essay is a form of expository writing that presents the similarities and differences between two places, things, ideas, or phenomena. This kind of essay includes: • a general statement about two or more things that are alike in certain ways and different in other ways; • speci ...
Joint NASA-ESA Outer Planet Mission study overview
... Earth-like processes an ice crust floats atop what appears to be a liquid water ocean. Titan is also rich in organic molecules—more so in its surface and atmosphere than anyplace in the solar system, including Earth [4]. These molecules were formed in the atmosphere, deposited on the surface and, in ...
... Earth-like processes an ice crust floats atop what appears to be a liquid water ocean. Titan is also rich in organic molecules—more so in its surface and atmosphere than anyplace in the solar system, including Earth [4]. These molecules were formed in the atmosphere, deposited on the surface and, in ...
Jupiter and Saturn - University of Surrey
... The ‘ices’ are mainly the liquids H2O, CH4, NH3, forming a layer 3000km thick around the rocky core. They ‘float’ on top of the rocky core due to their much lower density. Despite the very high temperatures, the pressure is so high that these substances are probably in a liquid state, Saturn’s rocky ...
... The ‘ices’ are mainly the liquids H2O, CH4, NH3, forming a layer 3000km thick around the rocky core. They ‘float’ on top of the rocky core due to their much lower density. Despite the very high temperatures, the pressure is so high that these substances are probably in a liquid state, Saturn’s rocky ...
4 The Outer Planets
... at its center. As shown in Figure 18, a thick mantle of liquid hydrogen and helium surrounds this core. Because of the crushing weight of Jupiter’s atmosphere, the pressure at Jupiter’s core is estimated to be about 30 million times greater than the pressure at Earth’s surface. Jupiter’s Moons Recal ...
... at its center. As shown in Figure 18, a thick mantle of liquid hydrogen and helium surrounds this core. Because of the crushing weight of Jupiter’s atmosphere, the pressure at Jupiter’s core is estimated to be about 30 million times greater than the pressure at Earth’s surface. Jupiter’s Moons Recal ...
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... Finally, it went within a few hundred kilometers of Io’s surface, and found that 100 volcanoes were erupting simultaneously. ...
... Finally, it went within a few hundred kilometers of Io’s surface, and found that 100 volcanoes were erupting simultaneously. ...
Lecture-23-2009-ASTR111-Weigel
... surface and a tenuous atmosphere • Neptune has 13 satellites, one of which (Triton) is comparable in size to our Moon or the Galilean satellites of Jupiter • Triton has a young, icy surface indicative of tectonic activity • The energy for this activity may have been provided by tidal heating that oc ...
... surface and a tenuous atmosphere • Neptune has 13 satellites, one of which (Triton) is comparable in size to our Moon or the Galilean satellites of Jupiter • Triton has a young, icy surface indicative of tectonic activity • The energy for this activity may have been provided by tidal heating that oc ...
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... – Due Thursday, April 29, because of possible TAA strike • Put in box outside 6522 Sterling ...
... – Due Thursday, April 29, because of possible TAA strike • Put in box outside 6522 Sterling ...
20091127131747!Lecture-23-2009-ASTR111-Weigel
... surface and a tenuous atmosphere • Neptune has 13 satellites, one of which (Triton) is comparable in size to our Moon or the Galilean satellites of Jupiter • Triton has a young, icy surface indicative of tectonic activity • The energy for this activity may have been provided by tidal heating that oc ...
... surface and a tenuous atmosphere • Neptune has 13 satellites, one of which (Triton) is comparable in size to our Moon or the Galilean satellites of Jupiter • Triton has a young, icy surface indicative of tectonic activity • The energy for this activity may have been provided by tidal heating that oc ...
Jovian Rings
... – Due Thursday, April 29, because of possible TAA strike • Put in box outside 6522 Sterling ...
... – Due Thursday, April 29, because of possible TAA strike • Put in box outside 6522 Sterling ...
Rings
... From radius and mass Average density of Jupiter ≈ 1.34 g/cm3 Jupiter can not be made mostly of rock, like earthlike planets. Jupiter consists mostly of hydrogen and helium. ...
... From radius and mass Average density of Jupiter ≈ 1.34 g/cm3 Jupiter can not be made mostly of rock, like earthlike planets. Jupiter consists mostly of hydrogen and helium. ...
Jupiter`s ring
... From radius and mass Average density of Jupiter ≈ 1.34 g/cm3 => Jupiter can not be made mostly of rock, like earthlike planets. Jupiter consists mostly of hydrogen and helium. ...
... From radius and mass Average density of Jupiter ≈ 1.34 g/cm3 => Jupiter can not be made mostly of rock, like earthlike planets. Jupiter consists mostly of hydrogen and helium. ...
Chapter 23: Comparative Planetology of Jupiter and Saturn
... and rings form and evolve? After learning about the two largest Jovian planets, in the next chapter you will continue your trip away from the sun and visit their two smaller, and in some ways even stranger, siblings, Uranus and Neptune. It will be interesting, but there is no place like home. ...
... and rings form and evolve? After learning about the two largest Jovian planets, in the next chapter you will continue your trip away from the sun and visit their two smaller, and in some ways even stranger, siblings, Uranus and Neptune. It will be interesting, but there is no place like home. ...
Chapter 8 Jovian Planet Systems
... The solar nebula was denser closer to the center Jupiter and Saturn formed closer to the center where the nebula was denser So they got started first and were therefore able to capture H and He longer Uranus and Neptune formed farther out, in a thinner part of the nebula So they didn’t get started a ...
... The solar nebula was denser closer to the center Jupiter and Saturn formed closer to the center where the nebula was denser So they got started first and were therefore able to capture H and He longer Uranus and Neptune formed farther out, in a thinner part of the nebula So they didn’t get started a ...
11 Rings
... provide gravitational confinement to the ring. Voyager discovered a shepherd-satellite pair associated with Saturn’s narrow F ring and another associated with Uranus’ ² ring, but there have been fewer such pairs discovered than are called for by present theory. It may be that there are 18 shepherd s ...
... provide gravitational confinement to the ring. Voyager discovered a shepherd-satellite pair associated with Saturn’s narrow F ring and another associated with Uranus’ ² ring, but there have been fewer such pairs discovered than are called for by present theory. It may be that there are 18 shepherd s ...
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... a) formation of ammonia clouds in regions of rising air b) formation of water clouds in regions of rising air c) gaps in ammonium hydrosulfide clouds revealing ammonia ...
... a) formation of ammonia clouds in regions of rising air b) formation of water clouds in regions of rising air c) gaps in ammonium hydrosulfide clouds revealing ammonia ...
Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant with an average radius about nine times that of Earth. Although only one-eighth the average density of Earth, with its larger volume Saturn is just over 95 times more massive. Saturn is named after the Roman god of agriculture, its astronomical symbol (♄) represents the god's sickle.Saturn's interior is probably composed of a core of iron–nickel and rock (silicon and oxygen compounds). This core is surrounded by a deep layer of metallic hydrogen, an intermediate layer of liquid hydrogen and liquid helium, and finally outside the Frenkel line a gaseous outer layer. Saturn has a pale yellow hue due to ammonia crystals in its upper atmosphere. Electrical current within the metallic hydrogen layer is thought to give rise to Saturn's planetary magnetic field, which is weaker than Earth's, but has a magnetic moment 580 times that of Earth due to Saturn's larger size. Saturn's magnetic field strength is around one-twentieth the strength of Jupiter's. The outer atmosphere is generally bland and lacking in contrast, although long-lived features can appear. Wind speeds on Saturn can reach 1,800 km/h (500 m/s), higher than on Jupiter, but not as high as those on Neptune.Saturn has a prominent ring system that consists of nine continuous main rings and three discontinuous arcs and that is composed mostly of ice particles with a smaller amount of rocky debris and dust. Sixty-two moons are known to orbit Saturn, of which fifty-three are officially named. This does not include the hundreds of moonlets comprising the rings. Titan, Saturn's largest moon, and the second-largest in the Solar System, is larger than the planet Mercury, although less massive, and is the only moon in the Solar System to have a substantial atmosphere.