1698 - Lunar and Planetary Institute
... IDPs trapped in MMRs with Neptune while signature (v) is due to the gravitational ejection of IDPs by Jupiter and Saturn. If an extraterrestrial intelligence were observing our Solar System and had the image of our Kuiper Belt dusk disk, it would know the existence of Neptune from features (i) to (i ...
... IDPs trapped in MMRs with Neptune while signature (v) is due to the gravitational ejection of IDPs by Jupiter and Saturn. If an extraterrestrial intelligence were observing our Solar System and had the image of our Kuiper Belt dusk disk, it would know the existence of Neptune from features (i) to (i ...
Mission to Planet X - The Education Fund
... Classzone: Distances between planets in the solar system This incredible simulation is a great way to help students visualize the vast distance between planets. Since the mobile we make in this unit has planets that are to scale but not distances to scale, this video is perfect for teaching that asp ...
... Classzone: Distances between planets in the solar system This incredible simulation is a great way to help students visualize the vast distance between planets. Since the mobile we make in this unit has planets that are to scale but not distances to scale, this video is perfect for teaching that asp ...
Construct an Ellipse Lab
... ndromedae. The dashed lines show where the paths of the first four planets of our solar Diagram #2 cated if they were going around Upsilon Andromedae instead of the Sun. All distances are ...
... ndromedae. The dashed lines show where the paths of the first four planets of our solar Diagram #2 cated if they were going around Upsilon Andromedae instead of the Sun. All distances are ...
PSCI 1414 General Astronomy
... Mars has no planet-wide magnetic field like Earth, but portions of its rocky surface are magnetized. This information actually tells us a lot about the Martian past. During the planet’s first billion years or so, the interior was still hot and molten. Electric currents in the flowing molten material ...
... Mars has no planet-wide magnetic field like Earth, but portions of its rocky surface are magnetized. This information actually tells us a lot about the Martian past. During the planet’s first billion years or so, the interior was still hot and molten. Electric currents in the flowing molten material ...
Activity: Planets and Scale - GK-12
... The ratio between the actual size of something and a representation of it; "the scale of the map"; "the scale of the model." Procedure Background Our solar system has at its center, an average star we call the Sun. In orbit around the Sun are the nine planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, S ...
... The ratio between the actual size of something and a representation of it; "the scale of the map"; "the scale of the model." Procedure Background Our solar system has at its center, an average star we call the Sun. In orbit around the Sun are the nine planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, S ...
Extra Credit Assignment (Maximum of 75 points)
... 2. On the outside, flap side, draw, label and color a diagram of the major items in our solar system in the order that they occur. (inner planets, sun, asteroid belt, and outer planets). Make sure you draw the planets on the correct flap and make sure to take into account the correct color(s) and si ...
... 2. On the outside, flap side, draw, label and color a diagram of the major items in our solar system in the order that they occur. (inner planets, sun, asteroid belt, and outer planets). Make sure you draw the planets on the correct flap and make sure to take into account the correct color(s) and si ...
Solar System 4 - Make Me Genius
... Jupiter is almost a “mini solar system.” It has many moons and rings. Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system. It looks a lot like a small star. In fact, if Jupiter had been between fifty to one hundred times more massive, it would have become a star rather than a planet. ...
... Jupiter is almost a “mini solar system.” It has many moons and rings. Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system. It looks a lot like a small star. In fact, if Jupiter had been between fifty to one hundred times more massive, it would have become a star rather than a planet. ...
The closest extrasolar planet: A giant planet around the M4 dwarf Gl
... Fig. 1. Combined ELODIE and CORALIE radial velocities for Gl 876. The solid line is the radial velocity curve for the orbital solution. entirely consistent, and this parameter was thus held fixed to zero for the final solution. Figure 1 shows the individual radial velocity measurements as a function ...
... Fig. 1. Combined ELODIE and CORALIE radial velocities for Gl 876. The solid line is the radial velocity curve for the orbital solution. entirely consistent, and this parameter was thus held fixed to zero for the final solution. Figure 1 shows the individual radial velocity measurements as a function ...
Group: (list all members)
... ii. The teacher will then ask the students to check their pulses before they begin the game. She will ask them to remember their heart rate in order to compare it once they’re finished. iii. The teacher will then have students stand in their groups, he/she will read out the question and yell “GO” to ...
... ii. The teacher will then ask the students to check their pulses before they begin the game. She will ask them to remember their heart rate in order to compare it once they’re finished. iii. The teacher will then have students stand in their groups, he/she will read out the question and yell “GO” to ...
PPT
... Apparent Motions of the Planets: Like the Sun and Moon, the planets move on the celestial sphere with respect to the background of stars. Most of the time a planet moves eastward in direct or prograde motion, in the same direction as the Sun and the Moon, but from time to time it moves westward in r ...
... Apparent Motions of the Planets: Like the Sun and Moon, the planets move on the celestial sphere with respect to the background of stars. Most of the time a planet moves eastward in direct or prograde motion, in the same direction as the Sun and the Moon, but from time to time it moves westward in r ...
3OriginofPlanetsandMoons
... materials move to the outer portion while it is still molten (liquid) 2. BOMBARDMENT - planets receive surface features due to cratering from space debris (there was much more debris in the early universe!) 3. FLOODING - planets were covered with molten rock or water, filling in lower areas 4. SURFA ...
... materials move to the outer portion while it is still molten (liquid) 2. BOMBARDMENT - planets receive surface features due to cratering from space debris (there was much more debris in the early universe!) 3. FLOODING - planets were covered with molten rock or water, filling in lower areas 4. SURFA ...
The sun gets hotter as it gets closer to its centre Some facts about
... Fact 3: There are lots of craters on Mercury. Its surface looks similar to the surface of our moon. Fact 4: Mercury has no moons. ...
... Fact 3: There are lots of craters on Mercury. Its surface looks similar to the surface of our moon. Fact 4: Mercury has no moons. ...
Chapter 27 Notes! The Nebular Hypothesis solar system the sun
... •The four protoplanets closest to the sun became Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. •The features of a newly formed planet depended on the distance between the protoplanet and developing sun. •The inner planets are smaller, rockier, and denser than the outer planets. They contain large percentages of ...
... •The four protoplanets closest to the sun became Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. •The features of a newly formed planet depended on the distance between the protoplanet and developing sun. •The inner planets are smaller, rockier, and denser than the outer planets. They contain large percentages of ...
Dynamical properties of the Solar System Dynamics of planetary
... – For instance, the axis tilt of Mars is believed to evolve significantly, leading to extreme inclinations in some epochs – This is not the case for the Earth, since the axist tilt of our planet is stabilized by the presence of the Moon – Therefore, the Earth’s axis experiences small oscillations ...
... – For instance, the axis tilt of Mars is believed to evolve significantly, leading to extreme inclinations in some epochs – This is not the case for the Earth, since the axist tilt of our planet is stabilized by the presence of the Moon – Therefore, the Earth’s axis experiences small oscillations ...
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... separation cursor on Mars or Earth, make sure it shows the name of that object and not some distant star in the background.) ...
... separation cursor on Mars or Earth, make sure it shows the name of that object and not some distant star in the background.) ...
Neptune Project
... entire Solar System. Neptune has huge storms with extremely high winds. The atmosphere has dark spots, which come and go, and bright cirrus-like clouds, which change rapidly. ...
... entire Solar System. Neptune has huge storms with extremely high winds. The atmosphere has dark spots, which come and go, and bright cirrus-like clouds, which change rapidly. ...
Is there life in space? Activity 4: Habitable Conditions
... A. Student answers will vary. Q. Explain what influenced your certainty rating in the last question. A. Student answers will vary. Answers may include a question of whether life needs to evolve on the planet or be imported from a passing asteroid. Page 2: Zone of Liquid Water Possibility Q. If a pla ...
... A. Student answers will vary. Q. Explain what influenced your certainty rating in the last question. A. Student answers will vary. Answers may include a question of whether life needs to evolve on the planet or be imported from a passing asteroid. Page 2: Zone of Liquid Water Possibility Q. If a pla ...
S4E1d. - Effingham County Schools
... Saturn's most famous feature are its great rings, which appeared like ears when Galileo observed Saturn in the Seventeenth Century. These are rings of small dust, rock and ice particles, probably what remains of a shattered moon which once orbited Saturn. Astronomers did not know that there any othe ...
... Saturn's most famous feature are its great rings, which appeared like ears when Galileo observed Saturn in the Seventeenth Century. These are rings of small dust, rock and ice particles, probably what remains of a shattered moon which once orbited Saturn. Astronomers did not know that there any othe ...
The Inner Worlds - Stockton University
... Hubble Space Telescope on May 15, 2005. These small moons orbit Pluto at approximately two and three times the distance of Charon ...
... Hubble Space Telescope on May 15, 2005. These small moons orbit Pluto at approximately two and three times the distance of Charon ...
Small Solar System Bodies
... to as a large orbital inclination). They also typically have orbits that are far from being perfectly circular (technically referred to as having a large orbital eccentricity). All of these distinguishing characteristics are scientifically interesting in that they suggest a different origin from the ...
... to as a large orbital inclination). They also typically have orbits that are far from being perfectly circular (technically referred to as having a large orbital eccentricity). All of these distinguishing characteristics are scientifically interesting in that they suggest a different origin from the ...
Unit 8 Chapter 27 The Planets of the Solar System
... Solar Nebular is a rotating cloud of gas and dust from which the sun and planets were believed to be formed from. The cloud may have come from either exploding stars or colliding stars and even material left over from the start of our universe. The cloud starts to shrink either under its own weight ...
... Solar Nebular is a rotating cloud of gas and dust from which the sun and planets were believed to be formed from. The cloud may have come from either exploding stars or colliding stars and even material left over from the start of our universe. The cloud starts to shrink either under its own weight ...
Writing a Planet Report
... Something Special: Is there anything special about your planet? This can often be the best part of the report, taking you off on interesting topics. For example, are there 100-year-long storms on your planet? Are there giant volcanos? Does your planet have a very tilted axis (giving it extreme seaso ...
... Something Special: Is there anything special about your planet? This can often be the best part of the report, taking you off on interesting topics. For example, are there 100-year-long storms on your planet? Are there giant volcanos? Does your planet have a very tilted axis (giving it extreme seaso ...
Constructing a Solar System
... Solar systems form from swirling clouds of material where the massive center has a star form. The cloud would look somewhat like a hurricane. This is an image of Ivan in 2004 (from NOAA) in the Gulf of Mexico. What direction is it rotating – CW (clockwise) or CCW (counter-clockwise)? ...
... Solar systems form from swirling clouds of material where the massive center has a star form. The cloud would look somewhat like a hurricane. This is an image of Ivan in 2004 (from NOAA) in the Gulf of Mexico. What direction is it rotating – CW (clockwise) or CCW (counter-clockwise)? ...
Exploring the Solar System
... planet's orbit (P = how long it takes the planet to go around the Sun), then you can determine that planet's distance from the Sun (a = the semi-major axis of the planet's orbit). ...
... planet's orbit (P = how long it takes the planet to go around the Sun), then you can determine that planet's distance from the Sun (a = the semi-major axis of the planet's orbit). ...
Adella and Clyde ADELLA Sure good to see you home. Does all the
... But I’d be dogged by asteroids. They’re on the plates, one can’t avoid seeing them as a planet illusion. How can I toss them out for sure to keep from utter confusion? Both are moving specks of light. I can never know just when I’m right. ADELLA But aren’t the asteroids too small to get them in your ...
... But I’d be dogged by asteroids. They’re on the plates, one can’t avoid seeing them as a planet illusion. How can I toss them out for sure to keep from utter confusion? Both are moving specks of light. I can never know just when I’m right. ADELLA But aren’t the asteroids too small to get them in your ...