Monday, March 31 - Otterbein University
... Atmospheric Histories - Venus • Venus is closer to Sun than Earth hotter surface • Not a lot of liquid water on surface initially • CO2 could not be absorbed by water, rocks because of higher temperatures • run-away Greenhouse effect: it’s hot, the greenhouse gases can’t be be stored away, it ge ...
... Atmospheric Histories - Venus • Venus is closer to Sun than Earth hotter surface • Not a lot of liquid water on surface initially • CO2 could not be absorbed by water, rocks because of higher temperatures • run-away Greenhouse effect: it’s hot, the greenhouse gases can’t be be stored away, it ge ...
solar_system
... The Great Red Spot, a huge storm of swirling gas that has lasted for hundreds of years. Jupiter does not have a solid surface. The planet is a ball of liquid surrounded by gas. It takes Jupiter almost 12 years to complete its orbit around the Sun. ...
... The Great Red Spot, a huge storm of swirling gas that has lasted for hundreds of years. Jupiter does not have a solid surface. The planet is a ball of liquid surrounded by gas. It takes Jupiter almost 12 years to complete its orbit around the Sun. ...
Our local neighbourhood – The Solar System (PPT file, 6.12 MB)
... The inner rocky Planets Mars Mars is 1/10th the mass of Earth Average temp is –63C Rock are made of silicates (like sand) and also a dash of iron oxides to give it that reddish colour (Mars is rusty!) Surface is dry now, but scientists believe there were once rivers, lake and maybe oceans of water ...
... The inner rocky Planets Mars Mars is 1/10th the mass of Earth Average temp is –63C Rock are made of silicates (like sand) and also a dash of iron oxides to give it that reddish colour (Mars is rusty!) Surface is dry now, but scientists believe there were once rivers, lake and maybe oceans of water ...
Retrograde Motion Activity Astronomy Lesson 3
... What did you notice? Why does Mars appear to move backward in the sky? Students should notice that as Earth overtakes Mars, Mars appears to move backward relative to the background stars. Also, because the planets are moving in their own orbits, the direction an Earth observer must look to see anoth ...
... What did you notice? Why does Mars appear to move backward in the sky? Students should notice that as Earth overtakes Mars, Mars appears to move backward relative to the background stars. Also, because the planets are moving in their own orbits, the direction an Earth observer must look to see anoth ...
Planet`s symbol:
... season, ranging from 6 to 10 millibars (1 millibar is approximately one onethousandth of the air pressure at the surface of Earth)." Weather : Mars is dry, cold, and clear. In the summer daytime temperatures at the equator can be as warm as 20 C. Nice short sleeve weather and comfortable for most ac ...
... season, ranging from 6 to 10 millibars (1 millibar is approximately one onethousandth of the air pressure at the surface of Earth)." Weather : Mars is dry, cold, and clear. In the summer daytime temperatures at the equator can be as warm as 20 C. Nice short sleeve weather and comfortable for most ac ...
March 25, 2011 - RASC – Mississauga Centre
... Viking experiments showed us that life is hard to find. First of all, is the location livable and secondly, is there life? Three things are required for life: an energy source, chemicals of life and solvent. Usually, the big question is an energy source especially in the outer solar system. A star h ...
... Viking experiments showed us that life is hard to find. First of all, is the location livable and secondly, is there life? Three things are required for life: an energy source, chemicals of life and solvent. Usually, the big question is an energy source especially in the outer solar system. A star h ...
AP Physics – Applying Forces
... orbits of the same radius. One satellite is twice as massive as the other. Which of the following statements is true about the speed of these satellites? a) The heavier satellite moves twice as fast as the lighter one. b) The two satellites have the same speed. c) The lighter satellite moves twice a ...
... orbits of the same radius. One satellite is twice as massive as the other. Which of the following statements is true about the speed of these satellites? a) The heavier satellite moves twice as fast as the lighter one. b) The two satellites have the same speed. c) The lighter satellite moves twice a ...
2003-1
... Venus and Mars grace the morning sky this month. Toward the end of the month, the moon dances with both of them, and, at the end of the month, Mars encounters its rival. On January 1, brilliant Venus and red Mars are close together in the sky. They both rise in the South-South-East near 3:30 (Mars a ...
... Venus and Mars grace the morning sky this month. Toward the end of the month, the moon dances with both of them, and, at the end of the month, Mars encounters its rival. On January 1, brilliant Venus and red Mars are close together in the sky. They both rise in the South-South-East near 3:30 (Mars a ...
Details of Emirates Mars Mission
... Today, almost all of our understanding of climate comes from scientific studies of the atmosphere here on Earth. Mars is a valuable laboratory for atmosphere science ...
... Today, almost all of our understanding of climate comes from scientific studies of the atmosphere here on Earth. Mars is a valuable laboratory for atmosphere science ...
Midterm 2 - SwRI Boulder
... atmosphere to help hold in heat and it is still possible that slow life living in the cold methane seas could survive. Extra credit: Why have there been so many more missions (and mission attempts) to Mars than to any other planet in the solar system? There are both scientific reasons and engineerin ...
... atmosphere to help hold in heat and it is still possible that slow life living in the cold methane seas could survive. Extra credit: Why have there been so many more missions (and mission attempts) to Mars than to any other planet in the solar system? There are both scientific reasons and engineerin ...
Mission update
... NASA is focusing on the International Space Station and the preparation of the Crew Exploration Vehicle. Dawn was to have been launched in June this year as the ninth mission of NASA’s Discovery programme. ...
... NASA is focusing on the International Space Station and the preparation of the Crew Exploration Vehicle. Dawn was to have been launched in June this year as the ninth mission of NASA’s Discovery programme. ...
22.1 Early Astronomy
... • From Poland • Convinced that Earth is a planet just like the other five ...
... • From Poland • Convinced that Earth is a planet just like the other five ...
NEXT MEETING THURSDAY, 18 th October 2012
... Jules Verne took men from the Earth to the Moon (a preposterous notion at the time) – feat NASA achieved just over a hundred years after its publication (and importantly, NASA’s men came back!). H.G. Wells had Martians with heat rays – today the American military have demonstrated both ship and airb ...
... Jules Verne took men from the Earth to the Moon (a preposterous notion at the time) – feat NASA achieved just over a hundred years after its publication (and importantly, NASA’s men came back!). H.G. Wells had Martians with heat rays – today the American military have demonstrated both ship and airb ...
pdf version - Johnston`s Archive
... How close is Mars now and why? Mars' average distance from the Sun is 1.5 times greater than the Earth's average distance. As the Earth and Mars each orbit the Sun, with the Earth orbiting faster, periodically the Earth catches up to Mars and is adjacent to it. This is called an opposition, and happ ...
... How close is Mars now and why? Mars' average distance from the Sun is 1.5 times greater than the Earth's average distance. As the Earth and Mars each orbit the Sun, with the Earth orbiting faster, periodically the Earth catches up to Mars and is adjacent to it. This is called an opposition, and happ ...
Friends Newsletter August 2008
... existence of water (in the form of ice ) on Mars. Laboratory tests aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have identified water in a soil sample. The lander's robotic arm delivered the sample to an instrument that identifies vapours produced by the heating of samples. "We have water," said William Boynto ...
... existence of water (in the form of ice ) on Mars. Laboratory tests aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have identified water in a soil sample. The lander's robotic arm delivered the sample to an instrument that identifies vapours produced by the heating of samples. "We have water," said William Boynto ...
Integrative Studies 410 Our Place in the Universe
... Atmospheric Histories - Venus • Venus is closer to Sun than Earth hotter surface • Not a lot of liquid water on surface initially • CO2 could not be absorbed by water, rocks because of higher temperatures • run-away Greenhouse effect: it’s hot, the greenhouse gases can’t be be stored away, it ge ...
... Atmospheric Histories - Venus • Venus is closer to Sun than Earth hotter surface • Not a lot of liquid water on surface initially • CO2 could not be absorbed by water, rocks because of higher temperatures • run-away Greenhouse effect: it’s hot, the greenhouse gases can’t be be stored away, it ge ...
9/20/16 Tuesday CP class Earth to Mars article
... Sending spacecraft to Mars is all about precision. It’s about blasting off from Earth with a controlled explosion, launching a robot into space in the direction of the Red Planet, navigating the intervening distance between our two planets, and landing with incredible precision. This intricate and c ...
... Sending spacecraft to Mars is all about precision. It’s about blasting off from Earth with a controlled explosion, launching a robot into space in the direction of the Red Planet, navigating the intervening distance between our two planets, and landing with incredible precision. This intricate and c ...
Scale of Terrain on Mars
... million years ago 98% of human genome is identical to genome of the chimpanzee 2% difference in genome separates the success of ...
... million years ago 98% of human genome is identical to genome of the chimpanzee 2% difference in genome separates the success of ...
⎯15 Sep Kepler attacks Mars
... Johannes Keplerus, co-founders of a new universe, met face to face, silver nose to scabby cheek. Tycho was fifty-three, Kepler, twentynine. Tycho was an aristocrat, Kepler a plebian. —Koestler, The Sleepwalkers, p302 ...
... Johannes Keplerus, co-founders of a new universe, met face to face, silver nose to scabby cheek. Tycho was fifty-three, Kepler, twentynine. Tycho was an aristocrat, Kepler a plebian. —Koestler, The Sleepwalkers, p302 ...
Are we Alone? The Search for Life Beyond the
... Are we Alone? - The Search for Life beyond the Earth. ...
... Are we Alone? - The Search for Life beyond the Earth. ...
9/20/16 Tuesday Honors Earth to Mars article
... See the trend? Every two years. They’re launching spacecraft when Earth and Mars reach their closest point. Spacecraft don’t launch directly at Mars; that would use up too much fuel. Instead, spacecraft launch towards the point that Mars is going to be in the future. They start at Earth’s orbit, and ...
... See the trend? Every two years. They’re launching spacecraft when Earth and Mars reach their closest point. Spacecraft don’t launch directly at Mars; that would use up too much fuel. Instead, spacecraft launch towards the point that Mars is going to be in the future. They start at Earth’s orbit, and ...
Inner Planets - Spokane Public Schools
... The eight planets in our solar system are divided into two groups: inner planets and outer planets. The inner planets are closest to the sun. They are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. These planets are also called the terrestrial planets because they are most similar to Earth. Mercury is a small plan ...
... The eight planets in our solar system are divided into two groups: inner planets and outer planets. The inner planets are closest to the sun. They are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. These planets are also called the terrestrial planets because they are most similar to Earth. Mercury is a small plan ...
A global geological map of Ganymede
... Ganymede has played a part in astronomy since Galileo observed it orbiting Jupiter more than 400 years ago. Now the best imagery from NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft in 1979 and the Galileo orbiter between 1995 and 2003 have been combined to produce a global mosaic of the icy surface (right) and a ...
... Ganymede has played a part in astronomy since Galileo observed it orbiting Jupiter more than 400 years ago. Now the best imagery from NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft in 1979 and the Galileo orbiter between 1995 and 2003 have been combined to produce a global mosaic of the icy surface (right) and a ...
Planetary protection
Planetary protection is a guiding principle in the design of an interplanetary mission, aiming to prevent biological contamination of both the target celestial body and the Earth. Planetary protection reflects both the unknown nature of the space environment and the desire of the scientific community to preserve the pristine nature of celestial bodies until they can be studied in detail.There are two types of interplanetary contamination. Forward contamination is the transfer of viable organisms from Earth to another celestial body. A major goal of planetary protection is to preserve the planetary record of natural processes by preventing introduction of Earth-originated life. Back contamination is the transfer of extraterrestrial organisms, if such exist, back to the Earth's biosphere.