The Jovian Planets
... Saturn’s Titan & Enceladus Saturn’s large moon Titan is the only moon in the solar system that has a substantial atmosphere. 95% N2, 5% methane, ethane Temperature ~ 95 K (-290oF) Pressure ~ 1.5 atmospheres At these conditions, methane exists as a gas, liquid and solid; much like H2O on the Earth. ...
... Saturn’s Titan & Enceladus Saturn’s large moon Titan is the only moon in the solar system that has a substantial atmosphere. 95% N2, 5% methane, ethane Temperature ~ 95 K (-290oF) Pressure ~ 1.5 atmospheres At these conditions, methane exists as a gas, liquid and solid; much like H2O on the Earth. ...
Saturn*s moon - OPResume.com
... the same amount of time that it completes an orbit around Saturn. This rate of rotation keeps one side of Titan facing Saturn at all times. Orbits Saturn in the plane of the planets equator sharing Saturn’s 26.7 degree tilt towards the sun. Titan experiences seasons in the course of it’s year, which ...
... the same amount of time that it completes an orbit around Saturn. This rate of rotation keeps one side of Titan facing Saturn at all times. Orbits Saturn in the plane of the planets equator sharing Saturn’s 26.7 degree tilt towards the sun. Titan experiences seasons in the course of it’s year, which ...
The Outer Planets
... The atmosphere is hydrogen and helium and gradually changes into a planet-wide ocean of liquid hydrogen and helium towards the middle of the planet. Jupiter may even have a solid rocky core. However, if it did it would not be like Earth’s because of extreme pressure(30 times Earth’s) and ...
... The atmosphere is hydrogen and helium and gradually changes into a planet-wide ocean of liquid hydrogen and helium towards the middle of the planet. Jupiter may even have a solid rocky core. However, if it did it would not be like Earth’s because of extreme pressure(30 times Earth’s) and ...
Jovial Planets
... ripped apart by tidal forces Secondary – Rings are left over from original nebular material from which saturn formed ...
... ripped apart by tidal forces Secondary – Rings are left over from original nebular material from which saturn formed ...
Saturn – “The Lord of the Rings”
... • orbits Pluto every sixth day • Spins exactly the same time around Pluto as Pluto spins around One side of Pluto always sees Charon, the other one never • Like Pluto made up of ice and rock • some astronomers think Charon was separated by Pluto by a big object that crashed into Pluto ...
... • orbits Pluto every sixth day • Spins exactly the same time around Pluto as Pluto spins around One side of Pluto always sees Charon, the other one never • Like Pluto made up of ice and rock • some astronomers think Charon was separated by Pluto by a big object that crashed into Pluto ...
Jupiter
... • At some depth, have warm temps (~300K) • But … these temps at high pressure • Methane is not a sign of life here – just a sign of LOTS of free hydrogen, some carbon, relatively little oxygen ...
... • At some depth, have warm temps (~300K) • But … these temps at high pressure • Methane is not a sign of life here – just a sign of LOTS of free hydrogen, some carbon, relatively little oxygen ...
What are the Jovian Planets? Characteristics of Jovian Planets
... • upper decks of frozen ammonia (NH3) • lower decks - ammonium hydrosulfide (NH4SH) - dark yellows & browns Jupiter – Uranus & Neptune: • methane - pale blue appearance • Uranus is featureless - stable atmosphere ...
... • upper decks of frozen ammonia (NH3) • lower decks - ammonium hydrosulfide (NH4SH) - dark yellows & browns Jupiter – Uranus & Neptune: • methane - pale blue appearance • Uranus is featureless - stable atmosphere ...
Solar System booklet info
... honor. It lasted seven days, and there was much merrymaking. Public business was suspended and schools were closed. Parents gave presents to their children. ...
... honor. It lasted seven days, and there was much merrymaking. Public business was suspended and schools were closed. Parents gave presents to their children. ...
The Outer Planets - Mr. Cramer
... Europa – icy crust overs an ocean of liquid water Ganymede – largest in solar system, larger than Mercury or Pluto. • Callisto – icy and covered with craters • All are larger than Earth’s moon • Have discovered dozens of addition moons, most have been found in the last few years due to improved tech ...
... Europa – icy crust overs an ocean of liquid water Ganymede – largest in solar system, larger than Mercury or Pluto. • Callisto – icy and covered with craters • All are larger than Earth’s moon • Have discovered dozens of addition moons, most have been found in the last few years due to improved tech ...
The Jovian Planets + Pluto and the TNOs Jupiter 12 of Jupiter`s
... surface by water breaking through ice ☼ Ingredients for life: water, heat, organic compounds all present NASA mission ☼ Periods Io, Europa, Ganymede in ratio 1:2:4 ...
... surface by water breaking through ice ☼ Ingredients for life: water, heat, organic compounds all present NASA mission ☼ Periods Io, Europa, Ganymede in ratio 1:2:4 ...
The Outer Planets - Library Video Company
... Jupiter has many small moons.The four largest and most well known are Io, which has its own atmosphere, Europa, which may possess an underground ocean, and Callisto and Ganymede, both covered in ice. In addition to those “Galilean” moons, it has at least 16 smaller moons and even some rings, like Sa ...
... Jupiter has many small moons.The four largest and most well known are Io, which has its own atmosphere, Europa, which may possess an underground ocean, and Callisto and Ganymede, both covered in ice. In addition to those “Galilean” moons, it has at least 16 smaller moons and even some rings, like Sa ...
Unit 7 Planetary Sciences - Comparisons of Moons ppt
... showed the moon to be almost perfectly two-toned: half sooty black, half sparkling white. Scientists theorize the moon's leading face was darkened after flying through a debris cloud created when a space rock collided with the neighboring moon Phoebe. ...
... showed the moon to be almost perfectly two-toned: half sooty black, half sparkling white. Scientists theorize the moon's leading face was darkened after flying through a debris cloud created when a space rock collided with the neighboring moon Phoebe. ...
Lecture 15 - Physics 1025 Introductory Astronomy
... atmospheres of H, He, ammonia and methane – going down into the atmosphere, the clouds gradually blend with liquid H and eventually metallic H. The presence of a rocky central core is still controversial. Looking at the Jovians in turn: Jupiter: Contains 70% of all planetary matter in the solar syst ...
... atmospheres of H, He, ammonia and methane – going down into the atmosphere, the clouds gradually blend with liquid H and eventually metallic H. The presence of a rocky central core is still controversial. Looking at the Jovians in turn: Jupiter: Contains 70% of all planetary matter in the solar syst ...
A Brief History of Planetary Science
... Summary Size: ~4-11 times Earth diameter Mass: ~15-318 Earth masses Composition: mostly hydrogen and helium Atmosphere: clouds of methane and ammonia also have large, long-lived storm systems and oppositely moving bands ...
... Summary Size: ~4-11 times Earth diameter Mass: ~15-318 Earth masses Composition: mostly hydrogen and helium Atmosphere: clouds of methane and ammonia also have large, long-lived storm systems and oppositely moving bands ...
Solar system rotation curves: student activity
... 1. In this activity you will discover the rotation curve for the planets. A rotation curve is graph of the orbital velocity of the planet when it rotates around the sun vs. it averages distance from the sun. Use the table below to build an Excel spreadsheet. Use the geometry of a circular orbit to f ...
... 1. In this activity you will discover the rotation curve for the planets. A rotation curve is graph of the orbital velocity of the planet when it rotates around the sun vs. it averages distance from the sun. Use the table below to build an Excel spreadsheet. Use the geometry of a circular orbit to f ...
The Outer Planets
... It takes 29 years to orbit the sun. Almost 10 times larger than Earth. Most visible rings of any planet. Density is 0.69 g/cm3. If a large enough ocean could be found, Saturn would float in it! ...
... It takes 29 years to orbit the sun. Almost 10 times larger than Earth. Most visible rings of any planet. Density is 0.69 g/cm3. If a large enough ocean could be found, Saturn would float in it! ...
Unit 10 Lesson 5 The Gas Giant Planets
... • Neptune is almost the same size as Uranus. • Like Uranus, Neptune has an atmosphere composed of hydrogen and helium, with some methane. • Neptune’s bluish color is caused by the absorption of red light by methane. • In 1989, Voyager 2 revealed a huge dark area in Neptune’s atmosphere. This storm w ...
... • Neptune is almost the same size as Uranus. • Like Uranus, Neptune has an atmosphere composed of hydrogen and helium, with some methane. • Neptune’s bluish color is caused by the absorption of red light by methane. • In 1989, Voyager 2 revealed a huge dark area in Neptune’s atmosphere. This storm w ...
Day-37
... and differentiation. These are called regular moons. They revolve around their planets in the same direction that they rotate. Almost all are tidally locked, meaning one hemisphere always faces the planet the moon is orbiting. ...
... and differentiation. These are called regular moons. They revolve around their planets in the same direction that they rotate. Almost all are tidally locked, meaning one hemisphere always faces the planet the moon is orbiting. ...
HW10 (due 4/24/14) (There are 205 possible points)
... 1. What causes the large magnetic fields of Uranus and Neptune? How does this source help explain why the axis of their magnetic fields are misaligned and significantly offset from their rotational axes? 2. Compare the flux of sunlight at the Earth’s orbit to that at Saturn’s orbit. Note that Saturn ...
... 1. What causes the large magnetic fields of Uranus and Neptune? How does this source help explain why the axis of their magnetic fields are misaligned and significantly offset from their rotational axes? 2. Compare the flux of sunlight at the Earth’s orbit to that at Saturn’s orbit. Note that Saturn ...
The Outer Planets
... enormous pressure Outer layers of the planets are cold because of their distance from the sun, but temperatures increase inside the planets All have many moons All have rings ...
... enormous pressure Outer layers of the planets are cold because of their distance from the sun, but temperatures increase inside the planets All have many moons All have rings ...
The Outer Solar System - Super Teacher Worksheets
... hydrogen and helium and a few other gasses, there are violent wind storms that circle around Jupiter. The most famous storm is called the Great Red Spot. It has been churning for more than four hundred years and scientists don’t think it will be slowing down any time soon. Jupiter has its own system ...
... hydrogen and helium and a few other gasses, there are violent wind storms that circle around Jupiter. The most famous storm is called the Great Red Spot. It has been churning for more than four hundred years and scientists don’t think it will be slowing down any time soon. Jupiter has its own system ...
Astronomy Chapter 10 – The Outer Planets A. Main Ideas Beyond
... Uranus. Unlike Uranus, however, Neptune has cloud belts and high winds caused by the convection currents that rise to its outer atmosphere • Rings and Moons ⇒ Neptune has very narrow rings like Uranus, but are composed not of ice but of dust. It is possible that these rings will be short lived and d ...
... Uranus. Unlike Uranus, however, Neptune has cloud belts and high winds caused by the convection currents that rise to its outer atmosphere • Rings and Moons ⇒ Neptune has very narrow rings like Uranus, but are composed not of ice but of dust. It is possible that these rings will be short lived and d ...
Lesson 8: The Jovian Planets
... • If a moon gets too close to a planet, it will be torn apart by tidal forces. The debris will then form a ring around the planet. If the moon is held together by gravity and its density is similar to that of the planet, this occurs at a distance of 2.4 × the radius of the planet. This distance is c ...
... • If a moon gets too close to a planet, it will be torn apart by tidal forces. The debris will then form a ring around the planet. If the moon is held together by gravity and its density is similar to that of the planet, this occurs at a distance of 2.4 × the radius of the planet. This distance is c ...
The Gas Giant Planets
... other gas giant planets. – There are 7 major rings composed of narrower rings, called ringlets, and many open gaps. – The rings are less than 200 m thick, and are aligned with Saturn’s equatorial plane. – The ring particles are probably debris left over when a moon was destroyed either by a collisio ...
... other gas giant planets. – There are 7 major rings composed of narrower rings, called ringlets, and many open gaps. – The rings are less than 200 m thick, and are aligned with Saturn’s equatorial plane. – The ring particles are probably debris left over when a moon was destroyed either by a collisio ...
Outer Planets and Moons Notes
... Saturn has _____________ moons, and the largest is _________________. What characteristics of Titan are of particular interest to astronomers? Why? ...
... Saturn has _____________ moons, and the largest is _________________. What characteristics of Titan are of particular interest to astronomers? Why? ...
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.