Lecture13: Jovian Planets
... Discoveries of Jupiter’s atmosphere by Galileo Probe: • first observations of ammonia clouds. • lightening charges in Jupiter’s atmosphere • more heavy elements than in the Sun • missing water • abundant noble gas ...
... Discoveries of Jupiter’s atmosphere by Galileo Probe: • first observations of ammonia clouds. • lightening charges in Jupiter’s atmosphere • more heavy elements than in the Sun • missing water • abundant noble gas ...
Jovian Planet Systems (Chapter 11)
... Infrequent heavy rainfall causes flash-floods, lots of erosion, carries material into low-lying areas. Liquid then evaporates or seeps into the ground, leaving dirt behind ...
... Infrequent heavy rainfall causes flash-floods, lots of erosion, carries material into low-lying areas. Liquid then evaporates or seeps into the ground, leaving dirt behind ...
Testing Simple Parameterizations for
... Infrequent heavy rainfall causes flash-floods, lots of erosion, carries material into low-lying areas. Liquid then evaporates or seeps into the ground, leaving dirt behind ...
... Infrequent heavy rainfall causes flash-floods, lots of erosion, carries material into low-lying areas. Liquid then evaporates or seeps into the ground, leaving dirt behind ...
The composition of planetary atmospheres: a historical
... Tenuous atmospheres (Pluto, Triton, Io, Enceladus) ...
... Tenuous atmospheres (Pluto, Triton, Io, Enceladus) ...
STUDY GUIDE FOR CHAPTER 1
... c. It too has a weak magnetic field and thus perhaps an ocean under the surface. Since there is no orbital resonance with the other Galilean moons and thus there should be no tidal heating, it is a mystery as to why the interior should not be solid. ...
... c. It too has a weak magnetic field and thus perhaps an ocean under the surface. Since there is no orbital resonance with the other Galilean moons and thus there should be no tidal heating, it is a mystery as to why the interior should not be solid. ...
Chapter 8
... inner particles revolve faster than those farther out ring are not rotating as a solid body, rather individual moonlets are revolving around the planet If ring particles are widely spaced, they move independently If the particles are close to each other, there is a gravitationally interaction be ...
... inner particles revolve faster than those farther out ring are not rotating as a solid body, rather individual moonlets are revolving around the planet If ring particles are widely spaced, they move independently If the particles are close to each other, there is a gravitationally interaction be ...
Review 3
... The more distant planets formed in a cooler region of the solar nebula and contain as much hydrogen but greater proportion of ices B) They differ due to giant impacts at the late stages of planet formation C) The closer planets formed their cores first and captured more of the gasses D) The more dis ...
... The more distant planets formed in a cooler region of the solar nebula and contain as much hydrogen but greater proportion of ices B) They differ due to giant impacts at the late stages of planet formation C) The closer planets formed their cores first and captured more of the gasses D) The more dis ...
The Jovian Planets
... – Also banded and has high-pressure (but short lived) storms like the Great Red Spot. – Also has seasons ...
... – Also banded and has high-pressure (but short lived) storms like the Great Red Spot. – Also has seasons ...
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 ...
Earth 110 – Exploration of the Solar System Assignment 4
... jovian interiors and atmospheres, and the interiors, surfaces, and atmospheres of their moons. However, their distance from Earth means that space missions are more complicated, more expensive, and more risky (not to mention the amount of time it takes to travel out there), but necessary in order to ...
... jovian interiors and atmospheres, and the interiors, surfaces, and atmospheres of their moons. However, their distance from Earth means that space missions are more complicated, more expensive, and more risky (not to mention the amount of time it takes to travel out there), but necessary in order to ...
The Outer Solar System
... 10 meters across, with most particles being snowball-sized. • The rings are about 274,000 kilometers in diameter, yet are only tens of meters thick. ...
... 10 meters across, with most particles being snowball-sized. • The rings are about 274,000 kilometers in diameter, yet are only tens of meters thick. ...
Tides, Moons, Rings, and Pluto
... — flyby of Earth, Venus, & Jupiter — 4th probe to visit Saturn, 1st to orbit it — has been orbiting since 2004 — Huygens landed on Titan in 2005 — mission will end in 2017 ...
... — flyby of Earth, Venus, & Jupiter — 4th probe to visit Saturn, 1st to orbit it — has been orbiting since 2004 — Huygens landed on Titan in 2005 — mission will end in 2017 ...
Earth 110 – Exploration of the Solar System Assignment 5
... generate storms 2-3 times the size of Earth. They have many moons ranging in size from terrestrial planets (one of which has a thick atmosphere!) to small asteroids. Their rings, while appearing delicate or faint, are composed of particles that can be as large as mountains. Despite these differences ...
... generate storms 2-3 times the size of Earth. They have many moons ranging in size from terrestrial planets (one of which has a thick atmosphere!) to small asteroids. Their rings, while appearing delicate or faint, are composed of particles that can be as large as mountains. Despite these differences ...
Jovian Planets
... • Titan’s atmosphere is composed mostly of Nitrogen (similar to Earth) • Also contains significant amounts of organic chemicals (hydrocarbons) –Speculation that these chemicals may rain out of Titans atmosphere to create rivers and lakes on the surface –Possibly has the ingredients for new life to f ...
... • Titan’s atmosphere is composed mostly of Nitrogen (similar to Earth) • Also contains significant amounts of organic chemicals (hydrocarbons) –Speculation that these chemicals may rain out of Titans atmosphere to create rivers and lakes on the surface –Possibly has the ingredients for new life to f ...
File - We All Love Science
... In this unit we will learn about: • Characteristics of the outer planets, how they compare to each other & to the inner planets • The internal sources of heat of these planets • Jupiter’s Great Red Spot • Why Uranus and Neptune appear blue • The moons of the gas giants • Why some of these moons app ...
... In this unit we will learn about: • Characteristics of the outer planets, how they compare to each other & to the inner planets • The internal sources of heat of these planets • Jupiter’s Great Red Spot • Why Uranus and Neptune appear blue • The moons of the gas giants • Why some of these moons app ...
Planets - WordPress.com
... A completely unexpected discovery Mariner 10 made was that Mercury possessed a magnetic field. Planets theoretically generate magnetic fields only if they spin quickly and possess a molten core. But Mercury takes 59 days to rotate and is so small — just roughly one-third Earth's size — that its core ...
... A completely unexpected discovery Mariner 10 made was that Mercury possessed a magnetic field. Planets theoretically generate magnetic fields only if they spin quickly and possess a molten core. But Mercury takes 59 days to rotate and is so small — just roughly one-third Earth's size — that its core ...
Moons of the Solar System
... crash into Mars in 40 or 50 million years, or the planet’s gravity might break Phobos apart, creating a thin ring around Mars. Of the terrestrial (rocky) planets of the inner solar system, nei ther Mercury nor Venus has any moons at all, Earth has one, and Mars has its two small moons. In the outer ...
... crash into Mars in 40 or 50 million years, or the planet’s gravity might break Phobos apart, creating a thin ring around Mars. Of the terrestrial (rocky) planets of the inner solar system, nei ther Mercury nor Venus has any moons at all, Earth has one, and Mars has its two small moons. In the outer ...
THE OUTER PLANETS
... Neptune has 6 rings made up of microscopic dust particles, which do not reflect light well, therefore the rings are not visible from Earth like Saturn’s are ...
... Neptune has 6 rings made up of microscopic dust particles, which do not reflect light well, therefore the rings are not visible from Earth like Saturn’s are ...
Life in the Universe
... • Ice geysers subsurface liquid water + ammonia mixture • Although we expect some tidal heating, it is hard to explain all these activities. • possible subsurface habitable zone! ...
... • Ice geysers subsurface liquid water + ammonia mixture • Although we expect some tidal heating, it is hard to explain all these activities. • possible subsurface habitable zone! ...
Document
... can be volcanic, tectonic or ice flow largest moon in the Solar System intense tectonic activity in the past ...
... can be volcanic, tectonic or ice flow largest moon in the Solar System intense tectonic activity in the past ...
Planetary Rings
... view, they become the most remarkable bodies in the heavens. [..] When we have actually seen that great arch swung over the equator of the planet without any visible connection, we cannot bring out minds to rest. […] We must explain its motion on the principles of mechanics. ...
... view, they become the most remarkable bodies in the heavens. [..] When we have actually seen that great arch swung over the equator of the planet without any visible connection, we cannot bring out minds to rest. […] We must explain its motion on the principles of mechanics. ...
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.