Return Visit Optimization for Planet Finding
... The best chance for repeating a detection will come either one or one-half orbital periods after an initial detection. Since the observed illumination of a planet depends on the orientation of the system, there is no guarantee that the contrast between planet and star will be greater or less at any ...
... The best chance for repeating a detection will come either one or one-half orbital periods after an initial detection. Since the observed illumination of a planet depends on the orientation of the system, there is no guarantee that the contrast between planet and star will be greater or less at any ...
Journey to the Stars: Activities for Grades 6-8
... Class Discussion: Solar System Review with students the structure of the Solar System. Ask them: • What is at the center of the solar system? Answer: The Sun, our star, is at the center of the Solar System. What types of planets are there and where are they found? Answer: There are four inner, rocky ...
... Class Discussion: Solar System Review with students the structure of the Solar System. Ask them: • What is at the center of the solar system? Answer: The Sun, our star, is at the center of the Solar System. What types of planets are there and where are they found? Answer: There are four inner, rocky ...
The Detection and Properties of Planetary Systems
... 1. Objects with true masses below the limiting mass for thermonuclear fusion of deuterium (currently calculated to be 13 Jupiter masses for objects of solar metallicity) that orbit stars or stellar remnants are "planets" (no matter how they formed). The minimum mass/size required for an extrasolar ...
... 1. Objects with true masses below the limiting mass for thermonuclear fusion of deuterium (currently calculated to be 13 Jupiter masses for objects of solar metallicity) that orbit stars or stellar remnants are "planets" (no matter how they formed). The minimum mass/size required for an extrasolar ...
Planetary exploration
... rocky planet formation process by accretion (collisional and gravitional accumulation) and get a broader view in the universe’s planetforming menagerie. By 2015, Pluto will be once more in the spotlight as a harbinger of the mysteries that await on the far edge of the solar system. For now, Pluto is ...
... rocky planet formation process by accretion (collisional and gravitional accumulation) and get a broader view in the universe’s planetforming menagerie. By 2015, Pluto will be once more in the spotlight as a harbinger of the mysteries that await on the far edge of the solar system. For now, Pluto is ...
Mercury - E
... and Methane, and it also has a blue-green colour. It has incredibly fast winds which has earned it the title of the “windiest planet”. Neptune has 14 moons and 6 dark rings – we have not yet discovered what these rings are made of. Neptune is 4495 million km away from the Sun and has an orbit of app ...
... and Methane, and it also has a blue-green colour. It has incredibly fast winds which has earned it the title of the “windiest planet”. Neptune has 14 moons and 6 dark rings – we have not yet discovered what these rings are made of. Neptune is 4495 million km away from the Sun and has an orbit of app ...
Galloping Through the Gas Giants Interactive Posters
... Gas Giants are made of gas and they are the biggest planets – the giants - in our solar system! Jupiter and Saturn are mostly made of Hydrogen with Helium. Neptune and Uranus are made of rock and ice and some Hydrogen and Helium. Their atmospheres contain a little methane gas – which gives these pla ...
... Gas Giants are made of gas and they are the biggest planets – the giants - in our solar system! Jupiter and Saturn are mostly made of Hydrogen with Helium. Neptune and Uranus are made of rock and ice and some Hydrogen and Helium. Their atmospheres contain a little methane gas – which gives these pla ...
Slide 1 - NMSU Astronomy
... • The fifth planet in the Solar System is 483,000,000 miles from the Sun. • This trip will take 2 years and 5 months! We’ve aged 3 years and 3 months since we started at the Sun • Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System. Similar to the Sun, it is also mostly made of Hydrogen and Helium. ...
... • The fifth planet in the Solar System is 483,000,000 miles from the Sun. • This trip will take 2 years and 5 months! We’ve aged 3 years and 3 months since we started at the Sun • Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System. Similar to the Sun, it is also mostly made of Hydrogen and Helium. ...
Slide 1
... Corotation chaotic zone • Mean motion resonances get stronger and closer together near the planet’s corotation region. • An object in the overlap region can make close approaches to the planet • Width scales with planet mass to 2/7 power (Wisdom) ...
... Corotation chaotic zone • Mean motion resonances get stronger and closer together near the planet’s corotation region. • An object in the overlap region can make close approaches to the planet • Width scales with planet mass to 2/7 power (Wisdom) ...
Day-13
... planets that orbit near the Sun orbit with shorter periods than planets that are far from the Sun MASS DOES NOT MATTER Both have p = 1 year ...
... planets that orbit near the Sun orbit with shorter periods than planets that are far from the Sun MASS DOES NOT MATTER Both have p = 1 year ...
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... item prepared for Venus in case someone is allergic to nuts. Some things you might want to point out: - Although the size of each object is to scale, the distances between the objects are not. The Solar System contains an overwhelming amount of empty space. If our model placed both size and distance ...
... item prepared for Venus in case someone is allergic to nuts. Some things you might want to point out: - Although the size of each object is to scale, the distances between the objects are not. The Solar System contains an overwhelming amount of empty space. If our model placed both size and distance ...
Gravity - Indiana University Astronomy
... Part 10: Beyond the Solar System – Gravity dominates not only the planets of the Solar System, but all of the bodies of the Universe – stars, galaxies, even clusters of galaxies. Each small group will consider ONE of the following problems to discuss with the class. Circle the number of the problem ...
... Part 10: Beyond the Solar System – Gravity dominates not only the planets of the Solar System, but all of the bodies of the Universe – stars, galaxies, even clusters of galaxies. Each small group will consider ONE of the following problems to discuss with the class. Circle the number of the problem ...
Astr 557 - The origin and early evolution of the solar system
... Cosmochemistry detailed info on planets & initial solar nebula materials Planet evolution and “comparative planetology” “Understanding” the many complex & interacting systems involved in planet evolution ( internal heat, internal processes, volcanism, plate tectonics, the effects of impacts, phase c ...
... Cosmochemistry detailed info on planets & initial solar nebula materials Planet evolution and “comparative planetology” “Understanding” the many complex & interacting systems involved in planet evolution ( internal heat, internal processes, volcanism, plate tectonics, the effects of impacts, phase c ...
Ellipses
... would create a circular orbit. If there’s more than one massive celestial body, the orbiting object will have have an eccentric or elliptical orbit. This has many consequences, not on how we observe space but also how navigate it. Other than the threat of running into random objects, gravity is one ...
... would create a circular orbit. If there’s more than one massive celestial body, the orbiting object will have have an eccentric or elliptical orbit. This has many consequences, not on how we observe space but also how navigate it. Other than the threat of running into random objects, gravity is one ...
Pluto
... second largest dwarf planet, with Eris being the most massive known dwarf planet. Pluto is named after the Greek god of the underworld: This is a later name for the more well known Hades and was proposed by Venetia Burney an eleven year old schoolgirl from Oxford, England. ...
... second largest dwarf planet, with Eris being the most massive known dwarf planet. Pluto is named after the Greek god of the underworld: This is a later name for the more well known Hades and was proposed by Venetia Burney an eleven year old schoolgirl from Oxford, England. ...
Chapter 17 – Asteroids and Comets
... • Perhaps a planet was going to form there, but Jupiter’s pull disrupted orbits of planetesimals, ejecting some completely, preventing formation of planet. Asteroids are leftovers. • Supported by simulations. If no Jupiter, an Earth-like planet likely to form. With Jupiter, orbits are disrupted. ...
... • Perhaps a planet was going to form there, but Jupiter’s pull disrupted orbits of planetesimals, ejecting some completely, preventing formation of planet. Asteroids are leftovers. • Supported by simulations. If no Jupiter, an Earth-like planet likely to form. With Jupiter, orbits are disrupted. ...
What Is a Planet?
... all of the other bodies in a similar orbit.” To make this more precise, I have suggested replacing “similar orbit” with the concept of an orbital zone. Two bodies share such a zone if their orbits ever cross each other, if their orbital periods differ by less than a factor of 10, and if they are not ...
... all of the other bodies in a similar orbit.” To make this more precise, I have suggested replacing “similar orbit” with the concept of an orbital zone. Two bodies share such a zone if their orbits ever cross each other, if their orbital periods differ by less than a factor of 10, and if they are not ...
The Modern Solar System
... The planets inside the orbit of the earth are called the Inferior Planets: Mercury and Venus. The planets outside the orbit of the earth are called the Superior Planets: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. The planets inside the asteroid belt are termed the Inner Planets (or the ...
... The planets inside the orbit of the earth are called the Inferior Planets: Mercury and Venus. The planets outside the orbit of the earth are called the Superior Planets: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. The planets inside the asteroid belt are termed the Inner Planets (or the ...
Study Guide for 1ST Astronomy Exam
... Describe the daily and monthly apparent motion of the Moon and its relationship to the Zodiac. Draw and interpret lunar phases and the Moon’s relationship to the Sun at each principle phase. Name the phase of the Moon from a photograph of the Moon. Estimate the number of days between lunar p ...
... Describe the daily and monthly apparent motion of the Moon and its relationship to the Zodiac. Draw and interpret lunar phases and the Moon’s relationship to the Sun at each principle phase. Name the phase of the Moon from a photograph of the Moon. Estimate the number of days between lunar p ...
Quick facts #1: Orbital motion
... ˙ae from its centre, where e is called the eccentricity of the the inverse-square law of gravitation. K2 holds because the ellipse. An ellipse with e D 0 is a circle. The axes are also force of attraction acts along the line joining the centres of related to the eccentricity by the masses, so that a ...
... ˙ae from its centre, where e is called the eccentricity of the the inverse-square law of gravitation. K2 holds because the ellipse. An ellipse with e D 0 is a circle. The axes are also force of attraction acts along the line joining the centres of related to the eccentricity by the masses, so that a ...
planet research paper
... 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 ...
Neptune`s - P7
... in the universe. The other six moons were discovered by the ‘voyager 2 flyby’, in 1989. Usually Pluto is the furthest away planet from the sun, but, when going around the sun, Pluto sometimes goes neither and so Neptune is the furthest away planet. ...
... in the universe. The other six moons were discovered by the ‘voyager 2 flyby’, in 1989. Usually Pluto is the furthest away planet from the sun, but, when going around the sun, Pluto sometimes goes neither and so Neptune is the furthest away planet. ...
ASTRO 102/104 Practice Exam #3
... A) Jupiter absorbs the same amount of energy from the sun at all latitudes. B) Jupiters many moons reflect additional energy to the poles. C) The surface temperature on Jupiter is determined more by internal heat than by solar radiation. D) The strong magnic field ensure that there temerpature at th ...
... A) Jupiter absorbs the same amount of energy from the sun at all latitudes. B) Jupiters many moons reflect additional energy to the poles. C) The surface temperature on Jupiter is determined more by internal heat than by solar radiation. D) The strong magnic field ensure that there temerpature at th ...
Lab 6: Kepler`s Laws Introduction Section 1: First Law
... explanation for Kepler's laws when he published "Principia Mathematica" in 1687. This book described gravity and the laws of motion, the perfect application of which is planets orbiting the Sun in the vacuum of space. Regarding the words "hypothesis", "theory", and "law": the scientific method goes ...
... explanation for Kepler's laws when he published "Principia Mathematica" in 1687. This book described gravity and the laws of motion, the perfect application of which is planets orbiting the Sun in the vacuum of space. Regarding the words "hypothesis", "theory", and "law": the scientific method goes ...
leo 1. episode 1
... It would be easy to imagine that the same thing would happen with Antares and that said planet would be a satellite of the star Antares. And yet, such is not the case: Antares is a red giant star with a diameter 500 times bigger than our Sun. It has no habitable worlds. The target planet for Project ...
... It would be easy to imagine that the same thing would happen with Antares and that said planet would be a satellite of the star Antares. And yet, such is not the case: Antares is a red giant star with a diameter 500 times bigger than our Sun. It has no habitable worlds. The target planet for Project ...