Uranus
... Clicker Question: Saturn is less massive than Jupiter but almost the same size. Why is this? A: Saturn’s interior is hotter than that of Jupiter’s. B: Saturn is composed of lighter material than Jupiter. C: Saturn is rotating faster than Jupiter so the increased centrifugal force results in a large ...
... Clicker Question: Saturn is less massive than Jupiter but almost the same size. Why is this? A: Saturn’s interior is hotter than that of Jupiter’s. B: Saturn is composed of lighter material than Jupiter. C: Saturn is rotating faster than Jupiter so the increased centrifugal force results in a large ...
Astronomy 110 Announcements: Chapter 8 Jovian Planet Systems
... to the point where H atoms are touching (electron clouds are overlapping! degenerate) – This results in metallic H – electrons are free to move from atom to atom – Increasing the mass of Jupiter further would not increase its size because the atoms just continue to get ...
... to the point where H atoms are touching (electron clouds are overlapping! degenerate) – This results in metallic H – electrons are free to move from atom to atom – Increasing the mass of Jupiter further would not increase its size because the atoms just continue to get ...
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
... • Uranus’s interior probably contains water, methane, and ammonia • Size of equatorial bulge supports the idea that the interior is mostly water and other hydrogen-rich molecules and that it may have a rock/iron core • It is currently not known if the core formed first and attracted lighter gases th ...
... • Uranus’s interior probably contains water, methane, and ammonia • Size of equatorial bulge supports the idea that the interior is mostly water and other hydrogen-rich molecules and that it may have a rock/iron core • It is currently not known if the core formed first and attracted lighter gases th ...
The Solar System
... • Io is stretched more, then less, then more, then less…etc for each and every 42 hr orbit. • This converts orbital kinetic energy into thermal energy, heating the interior above the melting point of sulfur (239F or 115C), and it burbles up through cracks to make volcanoes. • Constant volcanic erupt ...
... • Io is stretched more, then less, then more, then less…etc for each and every 42 hr orbit. • This converts orbital kinetic energy into thermal energy, heating the interior above the melting point of sulfur (239F or 115C), and it burbles up through cracks to make volcanoes. • Constant volcanic erupt ...
Jupiter and Saturn
... The History of the Galilean Moons • The minor moons of Jupiter are probably captured asteroids, but the Galilean moons more than likely formed in a disk-shaped nebula around Jupiter – a mini-solar nebula – We know that Jupiter was very hot when it formed, so, just like the terrestrial and Jovian pl ...
... The History of the Galilean Moons • The minor moons of Jupiter are probably captured asteroids, but the Galilean moons more than likely formed in a disk-shaped nebula around Jupiter – a mini-solar nebula – We know that Jupiter was very hot when it formed, so, just like the terrestrial and Jovian pl ...
Gas Giant Planets
... • What are the clouds like? – The gas giant planets have different color clouds at different heights due to temperature differences – They are striped because different clouds are visible due to convection plus rapid rotation causing a strong coriolis effect. ...
... • What are the clouds like? – The gas giant planets have different color clouds at different heights due to temperature differences – They are striped because different clouds are visible due to convection plus rapid rotation causing a strong coriolis effect. ...
The most important questions to study for the exam
... 1. Observation of clouds and structure in Jupiter's atmosphere demonstrate that this planet rotates • differentially, its polar regions rotating more rapidly than its equatorial regions because these regions are closer to the rotation axis. • like a solid body, all regions showing the same rotation ...
... 1. Observation of clouds and structure in Jupiter's atmosphere demonstrate that this planet rotates • differentially, its polar regions rotating more rapidly than its equatorial regions because these regions are closer to the rotation axis. • like a solid body, all regions showing the same rotation ...
MoonsRings
... they are thousands of miles across and only 20 meters thick, they are much relatively thinner than paper (and you can see through them. They are composed of billions of tiny bodies, from dust to boulder sized. We now think that rings only last for millions of years, so we are privileged to see them ...
... they are thousands of miles across and only 20 meters thick, they are much relatively thinner than paper (and you can see through them. They are composed of billions of tiny bodies, from dust to boulder sized. We now think that rings only last for millions of years, so we are privileged to see them ...
Did Saturn`s rings form during the Late Heavy Bombardment
... Both satellites and comets have a much larger silicates/ice ratio than observed in the rings. However, big satellites can be differentiated. Tidal disruption: preferential capture of surface and mantle material (high ice/Si ratio). Si core lost to unbound orbit. Satellite destruction: intense cometa ...
... Both satellites and comets have a much larger silicates/ice ratio than observed in the rings. However, big satellites can be differentiated. Tidal disruption: preferential capture of surface and mantle material (high ice/Si ratio). Si core lost to unbound orbit. Satellite destruction: intense cometa ...
Chapter 7
... about 105 K. (due to radiation from the Sun). Instead using radio and IR observations it was determined to be about 125 K According to Stefan’s law, the energy being radiated should be about twice as much as the energy received by the Sun , ΔE = (125/105)^4 = ~ 2 ...
... about 105 K. (due to radiation from the Sun). Instead using radio and IR observations it was determined to be about 125 K According to Stefan’s law, the energy being radiated should be about twice as much as the energy received by the Sun , ΔE = (125/105)^4 = ~ 2 ...
Ch10_Lecture
... • Uranus’s interior probably contains water, methane, and ammonia • Size of equatorial bulge supports the idea that the interior is mostly water and other hydrogen-rich molecules and that it may have a rock/iron core • It is currently not known if the core formed first and attracted lighter gases th ...
... • Uranus’s interior probably contains water, methane, and ammonia • Size of equatorial bulge supports the idea that the interior is mostly water and other hydrogen-rich molecules and that it may have a rock/iron core • It is currently not known if the core formed first and attracted lighter gases th ...
Chapter 10 The Outer Worlds… Jupiter Jupiter Jupiter`s Interior
... • The dwarf planets Pluto and Eris are exceptions to these rules resembling the ice and rock makeup of the giant planets’ larger moons • The moons of the outer planets form families of miniature solar systems, although individually each moon presents a unique combination of size, structure, and appe ...
... • The dwarf planets Pluto and Eris are exceptions to these rules resembling the ice and rock makeup of the giant planets’ larger moons • The moons of the outer planets form families of miniature solar systems, although individually each moon presents a unique combination of size, structure, and appe ...
11/11/08 Chapter 9 The Outer Worlds… Jupiter Jupiter Jupiter`s
... Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune • Composed mainly of gaseous and liquid hydrogen and its compounds, these planets lack solid surfaces and may have cores of molten rock • Pluto is an exception to these rules resembling the ice and rock makeup of the giant planets’ larger moons • The moons of the ...
... Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune • Composed mainly of gaseous and liquid hydrogen and its compounds, these planets lack solid surfaces and may have cores of molten rock • Pluto is an exception to these rules resembling the ice and rock makeup of the giant planets’ larger moons • The moons of the ...
Chapter 9
... • Uranus’s interior probably contains water, methane, and ammonia • Size of equatorial bulge supports the idea that the interior is mostly water and other hydrogen-rich molecules and that it may have a rock/iron core • It is currently not known if the core formed first and attracted lighter gases th ...
... • Uranus’s interior probably contains water, methane, and ammonia • Size of equatorial bulge supports the idea that the interior is mostly water and other hydrogen-rich molecules and that it may have a rock/iron core • It is currently not known if the core formed first and attracted lighter gases th ...
Chapter 9
... • Deep blue world with cloud bands and vortex structures – the Great “Dark” Spot being, at one time, the most prominent feature • Neptune was discovered from predictions made by John C. Adams and Urbain Leverrie, who calculated its orbit based on disturbances in Uranus’s orbit ...
... • Deep blue world with cloud bands and vortex structures – the Great “Dark” Spot being, at one time, the most prominent feature • Neptune was discovered from predictions made by John C. Adams and Urbain Leverrie, who calculated its orbit based on disturbances in Uranus’s orbit ...
Chapter 12 section 3
... Methane gives the atmosphere of Neptune its bluish-green color, just as it does for Uranus. Neptune has dark-colored storms similar to the Great Red Spot on Jupiter. These storms and bright clouds form and disappear. This shows that Neptune’s atmosphere is active and changes rapidly. There may be a ...
... Methane gives the atmosphere of Neptune its bluish-green color, just as it does for Uranus. Neptune has dark-colored storms similar to the Great Red Spot on Jupiter. These storms and bright clouds form and disappear. This shows that Neptune’s atmosphere is active and changes rapidly. There may be a ...
Unit 03 Slides - Chapter 11
... • Add even more mass, and Jupiter would get smaller. • Jupiter is about as large as a planet can get. • Uranus & Neptune have less mass than Saturn, yet • they have higher densities • they must be made of denser material ...
... • Add even more mass, and Jupiter would get smaller. • Jupiter is about as large as a planet can get. • Uranus & Neptune have less mass than Saturn, yet • they have higher densities • they must be made of denser material ...
Today`s Powerpoint
... Clicker Question: Saturn is less massive than Jupiter but almost the same size. Why is this? A: Saturn’s interior is hotter than that of Jupiter’s. B: Saturn is composed of lighter material than Jupiter. C: Saturn is rotating faster than Jupiter so the increased centrifugal force results in a large ...
... Clicker Question: Saturn is less massive than Jupiter but almost the same size. Why is this? A: Saturn’s interior is hotter than that of Jupiter’s. B: Saturn is composed of lighter material than Jupiter. C: Saturn is rotating faster than Jupiter so the increased centrifugal force results in a large ...
Solar System 2
... • Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, is about 11 times Earth’s diameter and 318 times Earth’s mass. • Jupiter is similar to the Sun in composition, consisting mostly of hydrogen and helium with only about 2% heavier elements. • The clouds in Jupiter’s atmosphere consist of frozen ammon ...
... • Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, is about 11 times Earth’s diameter and 318 times Earth’s mass. • Jupiter is similar to the Sun in composition, consisting mostly of hydrogen and helium with only about 2% heavier elements. • The clouds in Jupiter’s atmosphere consist of frozen ammon ...
L21-OuterPlanets+Titan
... The GRS has lived at least 300 yrs. Ovals have been seen to survive tens of years ...
... The GRS has lived at least 300 yrs. Ovals have been seen to survive tens of years ...
The Solar System
... • Io is stretched more, then less, then more, then less…etc for each and every 42hr orbit. • This converts orbital kinetic energy into thermal energy, heating the interior above the melting point of sulfur (239F or 115C), and it burbles up through cracks to make volcanoes. • Constant volcanic erupti ...
... • Io is stretched more, then less, then more, then less…etc for each and every 42hr orbit. • This converts orbital kinetic energy into thermal energy, heating the interior above the melting point of sulfur (239F or 115C), and it burbles up through cracks to make volcanoes. • Constant volcanic erupti ...
Chapter 30 - Cloudfront.net
... Ring and Moons of Jupiter Galilean moon any one of the four largest satellites of Jupiter—Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto - that were discovered by Galileo in 1610 In addition to the four large moons discovered by Galileo, scientists have observed dozens of smaller moons around Jupiter. Of ...
... Ring and Moons of Jupiter Galilean moon any one of the four largest satellites of Jupiter—Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto - that were discovered by Galileo in 1610 In addition to the four large moons discovered by Galileo, scientists have observed dozens of smaller moons around Jupiter. Of ...
The outer solar system has four giant planets.
... about the same outside temperature as Uranus because it is hotter inside. Uranus is usually one smooth color, but light and dark areas often appear on Neptune. Clouds of methane ice crystals can form high enough in the atmosphere of Neptune to look white. Storm systems can appear in darker shades of ...
... about the same outside temperature as Uranus because it is hotter inside. Uranus is usually one smooth color, but light and dark areas often appear on Neptune. Clouds of methane ice crystals can form high enough in the atmosphere of Neptune to look white. Storm systems can appear in darker shades of ...
The outer solar system has four giant planets.
... about the same outside temperature as Uranus because it is hotter inside. Uranus is usually one smooth color, but light and dark areas often appear on Neptune. Clouds of methane ice crystals can form high enough in the atmosphere of Neptune to look white. Storm systems can appear in darker shades of ...
... about the same outside temperature as Uranus because it is hotter inside. Uranus is usually one smooth color, but light and dark areas often appear on Neptune. Clouds of methane ice crystals can form high enough in the atmosphere of Neptune to look white. Storm systems can appear in darker shades of ...
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.