Space Note 1-Student
... We can see the Sun and stars because they emit their own light, they are luminous. We can see the planets and other celestial objects because they reflect light from the Sun. C. The Solar System The Solar System consists of the Sun and the celestial objects that orbit the Sun due to its gravitationa ...
... We can see the Sun and stars because they emit their own light, they are luminous. We can see the planets and other celestial objects because they reflect light from the Sun. C. The Solar System The Solar System consists of the Sun and the celestial objects that orbit the Sun due to its gravitationa ...
Rendezvous with Rosetta
... • Material & Shape: flat disk of icy debris and much larger objects as big as the moon and Pluto, that lies in the same plane as the orbits of the planets ...
... • Material & Shape: flat disk of icy debris and much larger objects as big as the moon and Pluto, that lies in the same plane as the orbits of the planets ...
What Makes Up Our Solar System
... Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are known as the Jovian (Jupiter-like) planets, because they are all gigantic compared to Earth, and they have a gaseous composition like Jupiter. The gas planets are composed primarily of hydrogen and helium and generally have low densities, rapid rotation, deep ...
... Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are known as the Jovian (Jupiter-like) planets, because they are all gigantic compared to Earth, and they have a gaseous composition like Jupiter. The gas planets are composed primarily of hydrogen and helium and generally have low densities, rapid rotation, deep ...
The Discovery of Planet X
... with a 1:2 resonance are also called twotinos, and objects with a 2:3 resonance are called plutinos, after their most prominent member, Pluto. Classical Kuiper belt objects (also called cubewanos) have no such resonance, moving on almost circular orbits, unperturbed by Neptune. Examples are Quaoar a ...
... with a 1:2 resonance are also called twotinos, and objects with a 2:3 resonance are called plutinos, after their most prominent member, Pluto. Classical Kuiper belt objects (also called cubewanos) have no such resonance, moving on almost circular orbits, unperturbed by Neptune. Examples are Quaoar a ...
supplemental educational materials PDF
... Unlike a planet, however, a dwarf planet shares its orbit with other objects of similar size. Dwarf planets include Ceres, Pluto, and Eris. ...
... Unlike a planet, however, a dwarf planet shares its orbit with other objects of similar size. Dwarf planets include Ceres, Pluto, and Eris. ...
How Many Regions Are There In The Solar System?
... The heliosphere is a vast region of space surrounding the Sun, a sort of bubble filled by the interplanetary medium and extending well beyond the orbit of Pluto. Plasma "blown" out from the Sun, known as the solar wind, creates and maintains this bubble against the outside pressure of the interstell ...
... The heliosphere is a vast region of space surrounding the Sun, a sort of bubble filled by the interplanetary medium and extending well beyond the orbit of Pluto. Plasma "blown" out from the Sun, known as the solar wind, creates and maintains this bubble against the outside pressure of the interstell ...
Minor Bodies of the Solar System
... As a planet moves in its orbit, a line connecting the planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal times ...
... As a planet moves in its orbit, a line connecting the planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal times ...
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... largest known object in the classical Kuiper belt (KBO not in a confirmed resonance with Neptune). • The dwarf planet Pluto (39 AU average) is the largest known object in the Kuiper belt. When discovered in 1930, it was considered to be the ninth planet; this changed in 2006 with the adoption of a f ...
... largest known object in the classical Kuiper belt (KBO not in a confirmed resonance with Neptune). • The dwarf planet Pluto (39 AU average) is the largest known object in the Kuiper belt. When discovered in 1930, it was considered to be the ninth planet; this changed in 2006 with the adoption of a f ...
Universe Now - Course Pages of Physics Department
... dynamics of the outer Solar System during 100 years (with a time step of 200 days). White: plutinos (Pluto as large, white circle) Blue squares: comets (in perihelion around year 2002) Orange: centaurs Red: Classical TNOs Magenta: scattered disc objects Cyan: higheccentricity objects Planets: Jupite ...
... dynamics of the outer Solar System during 100 years (with a time step of 200 days). White: plutinos (Pluto as large, white circle) Blue squares: comets (in perihelion around year 2002) Orange: centaurs Red: Classical TNOs Magenta: scattered disc objects Cyan: higheccentricity objects Planets: Jupite ...
The Solar System consists of the Sun and the celestial objects
... Haumea, Makemake and Eris are recognised to be large enough to have been sorounded by their own gravity, and are thus termed dwarf planets. The hypothetical Oort cloud, which acts as the source for long-period comets, may also exsit at a distance roughly a thousand times beyond these regions. Within ...
... Haumea, Makemake and Eris are recognised to be large enough to have been sorounded by their own gravity, and are thus termed dwarf planets. The hypothetical Oort cloud, which acts as the source for long-period comets, may also exsit at a distance roughly a thousand times beyond these regions. Within ...
STUDY GUIDE Unit 3 – Lesson 4 The terrestrial planets are the
... The gas giant planets are cold and have deep, massive atmospheres of hydrogen and helium. They have the greatest gravitational forces allowing them to attract more objects such as moons. The gas giants are further away from the sun than the terrestrial planets. Jupiter is the largest planet in the s ...
... The gas giant planets are cold and have deep, massive atmospheres of hydrogen and helium. They have the greatest gravitational forces allowing them to attract more objects such as moons. The gas giants are further away from the sun than the terrestrial planets. Jupiter is the largest planet in the s ...
Trans Neptunian Objects (TNOs)
... rocky planets and the 4 outer, much larger, gas planets. The inner planets orbit the Sun at faster speeds and within a two year period. Temperatures are warmer, being closer to the Sun and there are few moons (only three). All the outer planets have ring systems, are very cold and have large numbers ...
... rocky planets and the 4 outer, much larger, gas planets. The inner planets orbit the Sun at faster speeds and within a two year period. Temperatures are warmer, being closer to the Sun and there are few moons (only three). All the outer planets have ring systems, are very cold and have large numbers ...
Real and Scaled Sizes of Dwarf Planets Ceres 930 km Pluto 2,370
... Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid belt is the home of most, but not all, of the rocky asteroids in the solar system. Asteroids we can see from telescopes on Earth are about the size of a mountain or larger. Pluto and Eris are, as of 2006, the lar ...
... Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid belt is the home of most, but not all, of the rocky asteroids in the solar system. Asteroids we can see from telescopes on Earth are about the size of a mountain or larger. Pluto and Eris are, as of 2006, the lar ...
Real and Scaled Sizes of Dwarf Planets Ceres 930 km 0.09 mm
... Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid belt is the home of most, but not all, of the rocky asteroids in the solar system. Asteroids we can see from telescopes on Earth are about the size of a mountain or larger. Pluto and Eris are, as of 2006, the lar ...
... Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid belt is the home of most, but not all, of the rocky asteroids in the solar system. Asteroids we can see from telescopes on Earth are about the size of a mountain or larger. Pluto and Eris are, as of 2006, the lar ...
Long-period
... at Lowell by Clyde Tombaugh, by examining plates with a blink comparator • Orbit within Neptune’s at times (’80-99) ...
... at Lowell by Clyde Tombaugh, by examining plates with a blink comparator • Orbit within Neptune’s at times (’80-99) ...
Planets of Our Solar System
... (3) All other objects except satellites orbiting the Sun shall be referred to collectively as "Small Solar-System Bodies". ...
... (3) All other objects except satellites orbiting the Sun shall be referred to collectively as "Small Solar-System Bodies". ...
Astronomy Unit – Part 3: The Planets Terrestrial Planet – the four
... Gas Giant – the four outer planets with deep, massive gas atmospheres which are made of mostly hydrogen and helium. No surface to stand on. Planetary Ring – A disk of material that circles a planet and consists of orbiting particles Dwarf Planet – a celestial body that orbits the sun and is round be ...
... Gas Giant – the four outer planets with deep, massive gas atmospheres which are made of mostly hydrogen and helium. No surface to stand on. Planetary Ring – A disk of material that circles a planet and consists of orbiting particles Dwarf Planet – a celestial body that orbits the sun and is round be ...
Asteroid Belt Bode`s Law It was thought that the sequence of planets
... gravitational influence of Jupiter prevented a planet being formed. Recently new definitions have been produced prompted by objects in the Kuiper Belt (to be discussed in another session) being found of similar size to the former planet Pluto. This led to the creating of a new class of objects which ...
... gravitational influence of Jupiter prevented a planet being formed. Recently new definitions have been produced prompted by objects in the Kuiper Belt (to be discussed in another session) being found of similar size to the former planet Pluto. This led to the creating of a new class of objects which ...
Pluto - Classroom Enrichment
... in the solar system that are about the same small size as Pluto. They are Ceres [SEARees], Makemake (MAH-kee-MAH-kee], and Eris (AIR-iss]. These objects, along with Pluto, are much smaller than the “other” planets. Ceres orbits in the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter. Makemake, like Pluto, is ...
... in the solar system that are about the same small size as Pluto. They are Ceres [SEARees], Makemake (MAH-kee-MAH-kee], and Eris (AIR-iss]. These objects, along with Pluto, are much smaller than the “other” planets. Ceres orbits in the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter. Makemake, like Pluto, is ...
Introduction to Astronomy
... (stuff beyond Neptune) • Seem to be quite numerous • Largest known so far is Eris (fka Xena) • Comets come from out here (or farther) ...
... (stuff beyond Neptune) • Seem to be quite numerous • Largest known so far is Eris (fka Xena) • Comets come from out here (or farther) ...
Real and Scaled Distances of Dwarf Planets*
... formation of the solar system. Most of the rocky debris is in the Asteroid Belt, the home of Ceres. Farther from the Sun is the Kuiper Belt, the home of Pluto and Eris. The icy Kuiper Belt is also the home of many comets. Did you know? The eight planets all have elliptical orbits, but most are close ...
... formation of the solar system. Most of the rocky debris is in the Asteroid Belt, the home of Ceres. Farther from the Sun is the Kuiper Belt, the home of Pluto and Eris. The icy Kuiper Belt is also the home of many comets. Did you know? The eight planets all have elliptical orbits, but most are close ...
Physics 127 Descriptive Astronomy Homework #8 Key (Chapter 4
... Jupiter and roughly confined to the ecliptic plane orbiting about the sun in the same direction as the planets. The Kuiper belt is a belt of icy objects with rocky impurities, also roughly in the ecliptic plane, orbiting in the same direction as the planets and asteroids, beyond the orbit of Neptune ...
... Jupiter and roughly confined to the ecliptic plane orbiting about the sun in the same direction as the planets. The Kuiper belt is a belt of icy objects with rocky impurities, also roughly in the ecliptic plane, orbiting in the same direction as the planets and asteroids, beyond the orbit of Neptune ...
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... • Comets are composed of dust, ice and rock • Most comets originate in the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud • Ever so often a comet gets close to Jupiter and Jupiter’s gravitations force will either capture the comet, or nudge the comet to change its orbit and enter the inner solar system ...
... • Comets are composed of dust, ice and rock • Most comets originate in the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud • Ever so often a comet gets close to Jupiter and Jupiter’s gravitations force will either capture the comet, or nudge the comet to change its orbit and enter the inner solar system ...
Size and Shape - NSTA Learning Center
... • Object size and orbit main criteria • Historical context a consideration (Pluto is already on all of the plastic placemats!) ...
... • Object size and orbit main criteria • Historical context a consideration (Pluto is already on all of the plastic placemats!) ...
Scattered disc
The scattered disc (or scattered disk) is a distant region of the Solar System that is sparsely populated by icy minor planets, a subset of the broader family of trans-Neptunian objects. The scattered-disc objects (SDOs) have orbital eccentricities ranging as high as 0.8, inclinations as high as 40°, and perihelia greater than 30 astronomical units (4.5×109 km; 2.8×109 mi). These extreme orbits are thought to be the result of gravitational ""scattering"" by the gas giants, and the objects continue to be subject to perturbation by the planet Neptune.Although the closest scattered-disc objects approach the Sun at about 30–35 AU, their orbits can extend well beyond 100 AU. This makes scattered objects among the most distant and coldest objects in the Solar System. The innermost portion of the scattered disc overlaps with a torus-shaped region of orbiting objects traditionally called the Kuiper belt, but its outer limits reach much farther away from the Sun and farther above and below the ecliptic than the Kuiper belt proper.Because of its unstable nature, astronomers now consider the scattered disc to be the place of origin for most periodic comets in the Solar System, with the centaurs, a population of icy bodies between Jupiter and Neptune, being the intermediate stage in an object's migration from the disc to the inner Solar System. Eventually, perturbations from the giant planets send such objects towards the Sun, transforming them into periodic comets. Many Oort cloud objects are also thought to have originated in the scattered disc. Detached objects are not sharply distinct from scattered disc objects, and some such as Sedna have sometimes been considered to be included in this group.