Jupiter – friend or foe? II: the Centaurs Accepted for publication in
... the tabulated data that the rate at which the objects are removed from the Solar System increases with the mass of Jupiter. The value of Nejected has been adjusted to take account of the fact that, in each of the runs, 883 of the initial population of objects were placed on orbits so eccentric that ...
... the tabulated data that the rate at which the objects are removed from the Solar System increases with the mass of Jupiter. The value of Nejected has been adjusted to take account of the fact that, in each of the runs, 883 of the initial population of objects were placed on orbits so eccentric that ...
Is Pluto a planet or a Kuiper Belt comet?
... • Kuiper Belt objects have been found that approach Pluto’s size. • Kuiper Belt comets have similar orbital resonances with Neptune. • Kuiper Belt comets can have moons. • Triton (a captured moon) is even larger than Pluto. ...
... • Kuiper Belt objects have been found that approach Pluto’s size. • Kuiper Belt comets have similar orbital resonances with Neptune. • Kuiper Belt comets can have moons. • Triton (a captured moon) is even larger than Pluto. ...
Comets and asteroids
... Seen as faint diffuse spots of light, with angular size smaller than the Moon Small pieces of icy material, develop an atmosphere as they get closer to the Sun Later there may be a faint nebulous tail extending several degrees away from the main body of the comet Orbital characteristics Newton: th ...
... Seen as faint diffuse spots of light, with angular size smaller than the Moon Small pieces of icy material, develop an atmosphere as they get closer to the Sun Later there may be a faint nebulous tail extending several degrees away from the main body of the comet Orbital characteristics Newton: th ...
solar system - Math/Science Nucleus
... Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus are considered the gas giants. They are thousands of times larger than the terrestrial planets. Their surface is composed of tens of thousands of Terrestrial planets. kilometers of a sea of liquid gaseous material. Let’s look at how ancient people first started t ...
... Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus are considered the gas giants. They are thousands of times larger than the terrestrial planets. Their surface is composed of tens of thousands of Terrestrial planets. kilometers of a sea of liquid gaseous material. Let’s look at how ancient people first started t ...
Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission
... comparing observations during predicted transit-times with observations out of transit. Time-series follow-up is described in more detail in Deeg et al. (2009). Figure 3 shows that the field is rather crowded around the target star (labeled with a T). For any nearby star around the Corot-23 target, ...
... comparing observations during predicted transit-times with observations out of transit. Time-series follow-up is described in more detail in Deeg et al. (2009). Figure 3 shows that the field is rather crowded around the target star (labeled with a T). For any nearby star around the Corot-23 target, ...
Review Sheet
... Meteorite – Meteor that falls to the surface before burning up in the atmosphere. Planet – A celestial object, larger than asteroids or comets that revolve around a star without giving off its own light. Solar System – The system made up of the eight unique planets, and many smaller objects that orb ...
... Meteorite – Meteor that falls to the surface before burning up in the atmosphere. Planet – A celestial object, larger than asteroids or comets that revolve around a star without giving off its own light. Solar System – The system made up of the eight unique planets, and many smaller objects that orb ...
Model the Movements of the Planets
... the inner planets in kilometers and astronomical units (AUs). One AU is equal to 149.60 million kilometers, the average distance of Earth from the Sun. We’ll use AUs in our models of planetary motion. Table 1 also shows the or- ...
... the inner planets in kilometers and astronomical units (AUs). One AU is equal to 149.60 million kilometers, the average distance of Earth from the Sun. We’ll use AUs in our models of planetary motion. Table 1 also shows the or- ...
Chpt1
... They also thought the Earth was stationary because they could not fell the Earth move beneath them. This led to the Earth centered or Geocentric model of which Ptolemy was the main supporter. While observations were crude the model seemed to work, but as observation improved it became clear that som ...
... They also thought the Earth was stationary because they could not fell the Earth move beneath them. This led to the Earth centered or Geocentric model of which Ptolemy was the main supporter. While observations were crude the model seemed to work, but as observation improved it became clear that som ...
Planets in orbit around planetesimal belts? ββββββββ
... system appears to consist of planetesimal rings on the outskirts of the planetesimal disk beyond the 1/2 MMR. We note that we certainly have to wait for future observations to confirm our identification with these high-order resonances, which could be criticized to be premature at this stage. Hahn a ...
... system appears to consist of planetesimal rings on the outskirts of the planetesimal disk beyond the 1/2 MMR. We note that we certainly have to wait for future observations to confirm our identification with these high-order resonances, which could be criticized to be premature at this stage. Hahn a ...
Reflected Light From Extra Solar Planets
... Space Photometry • Current photometric precision limited by atmosphere to around LP/L* ~50 x 10-6. • Canadian micro satellite MOST target list includes 3 stars with planets (close-in, circular). • NASA’s Kepler satellite (2007) with 100,000+ target stars. • Predicted to achieve precision of LP/L*< ...
... Space Photometry • Current photometric precision limited by atmosphere to around LP/L* ~50 x 10-6. • Canadian micro satellite MOST target list includes 3 stars with planets (close-in, circular). • NASA’s Kepler satellite (2007) with 100,000+ target stars. • Predicted to achieve precision of LP/L*< ...
Document
... Small chunks of rock and ice also orbit the Sun • Asteroids are small, rocky objects, while comets and Kuiper belt objects are made of dirty ice • All are remnants left over from the formation of the planets • The Kuiper belt extends far beyond the orbit of ...
... Small chunks of rock and ice also orbit the Sun • Asteroids are small, rocky objects, while comets and Kuiper belt objects are made of dirty ice • All are remnants left over from the formation of the planets • The Kuiper belt extends far beyond the orbit of ...
The Lick-Carnegie Exoplanet Survey: A 3.1 M⊕ Planet in the
... mass of 1.9 M⊕ . They also presented a dynamical stability analysis of the system. In particular, the addition of the 3.15d planet, GJ 581e, greatly strengthened the inclination limit for the system. The planet was quickly ejected for system inclinations less than 40◦ . This dynamical stability cons ...
... mass of 1.9 M⊕ . They also presented a dynamical stability analysis of the system. In particular, the addition of the 3.15d planet, GJ 581e, greatly strengthened the inclination limit for the system. The planet was quickly ejected for system inclinations less than 40◦ . This dynamical stability cons ...
Shoot for the Stars - North Carolina 4-H
... Earth-2.5, Mars-3.8, Jupiter-13, Saturn-24, Uranus-48, during the people solar system for the planets, place Neptune-76, and Pluto-100. glow-in-the-dark painted planets at each location and enjoy a walk through space. During the walk through One person takes the position of the sun, and all distance ...
... Earth-2.5, Mars-3.8, Jupiter-13, Saturn-24, Uranus-48, during the people solar system for the planets, place Neptune-76, and Pluto-100. glow-in-the-dark painted planets at each location and enjoy a walk through space. During the walk through One person takes the position of the sun, and all distance ...
My Space Project
... Mercury has craters like on the moon. It has about 88 earth days. Only two spacecrafts has been on Mercury. This planet is not a gas planet. It’s the first planet from the sun. http://celestial-alchemy.com/education/planetarycorrespondences/mercury/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsyst ...
... Mercury has craters like on the moon. It has about 88 earth days. Only two spacecrafts has been on Mercury. This planet is not a gas planet. It’s the first planet from the sun. http://celestial-alchemy.com/education/planetarycorrespondences/mercury/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsyst ...
GEOLOGY 306 Laboratory
... 44. Explain the relationship between a planet’s period of rotation and period of revolution that would cause one side of a planet to face the Sun throughout its year. (Hint: think about our Moon, we typically only see one side of it each night.) ...
... 44. Explain the relationship between a planet’s period of rotation and period of revolution that would cause one side of a planet to face the Sun throughout its year. (Hint: think about our Moon, we typically only see one side of it each night.) ...
Why was Pluto once considered a planet?
... bodies orbiting the Sun beyond the orbit of Neptune. (134340) Pluto is a large member of the trans-Neptunian region (or Kuiper Belt) and is officially classified as a dwarf planet. ...
... bodies orbiting the Sun beyond the orbit of Neptune. (134340) Pluto is a large member of the trans-Neptunian region (or Kuiper Belt) and is officially classified as a dwarf planet. ...
The Lick-Carnegie Exoplanet Survey: A 3.1 M_Earth Planet in the
... mass of 1.9 M⊕ . They also presented a dynamical stability analysis of the system. In particular, the addition of the 3.15d planet, GJ 581e, greatly strengthened the inclination limit for the system. The planet was quickly ejected for system inclinations less than 40◦ . This dynamical stability cons ...
... mass of 1.9 M⊕ . They also presented a dynamical stability analysis of the system. In particular, the addition of the 3.15d planet, GJ 581e, greatly strengthened the inclination limit for the system. The planet was quickly ejected for system inclinations less than 40◦ . This dynamical stability cons ...
Scale of the Solar System
... 2. Take your giant lump of Play-Doh out of its container and roll it into one cylinder that’s the same length as your ruler (30cm). ...
... 2. Take your giant lump of Play-Doh out of its container and roll it into one cylinder that’s the same length as your ruler (30cm). ...
Today`s Powerpoint
... known. Most in Asteroid Belt, at about 2-3 AU, between Mars and Jupiter. The Trojan asteroids orbit 60 o ahead of and behind Jupiter. Some asteroids cross Earth's orbit. Their orbits were probably disrupted by Jupiter's gravity. ...
... known. Most in Asteroid Belt, at about 2-3 AU, between Mars and Jupiter. The Trojan asteroids orbit 60 o ahead of and behind Jupiter. Some asteroids cross Earth's orbit. Their orbits were probably disrupted by Jupiter's gravity. ...
SOLAR SYSTEM
... • What is a dwarf planet? – Celestial body orbiting the Sun – Massive enough to be rounded by its own ...
... • What is a dwarf planet? – Celestial body orbiting the Sun – Massive enough to be rounded by its own ...
Jupiter–friend or foe? I: the asteroids
... different angle. Using numerical integration, they examined the effect of the position and mass of a Jovian planet on the rate of ejection of particles placed on eccentric orbits that initially crossed the habitable zone (being the range of distances from a star within which water at the surface of an ...
... different angle. Using numerical integration, they examined the effect of the position and mass of a Jovian planet on the rate of ejection of particles placed on eccentric orbits that initially crossed the habitable zone (being the range of distances from a star within which water at the surface of an ...
... In the same year that Neptune was first seen, 1846, its first moon was also spotted and named Triton. Triton is a most unusual moon since it orbits Neptune in the opposite direction of Neptune’s own rotation on its axis. All the other major satellites (moons) in the Solar System follow their planets ...