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... • The dark mare on the moon’s surface alter the star sensor moon signal and require a correction for measured elevation. • As the moon’s phase approaches a crescent, the necessary angular correction grows Upon full completion of phase characterization, a moon phase function will be incorporated into ...
... • The dark mare on the moon’s surface alter the star sensor moon signal and require a correction for measured elevation. • As the moon’s phase approaches a crescent, the necessary angular correction grows Upon full completion of phase characterization, a moon phase function will be incorporated into ...
Our Solar System!
... Planets. One orbit takes 88 days. Its day is equal to 59 Earth days. Mercury has a rocky surface with many craters. It has a thin atmosphere containing oxygen, sodium, hydrogen. Life could not survive on its surface. The side facing the sun is ...
... Planets. One orbit takes 88 days. Its day is equal to 59 Earth days. Mercury has a rocky surface with many craters. It has a thin atmosphere containing oxygen, sodium, hydrogen. Life could not survive on its surface. The side facing the sun is ...
Light Years Away
... spherical cloud of comets situated about 50,000 AU from the Sun. This is approximately 1000 times the distance from the Sun to Pluto ...
... spherical cloud of comets situated about 50,000 AU from the Sun. This is approximately 1000 times the distance from the Sun to Pluto ...
Light Years Away
... spherical cloud of comets situated about 50,000 AU from the Sun. This is approximately 1000 times the distance from the Sun to Pluto ...
... spherical cloud of comets situated about 50,000 AU from the Sun. This is approximately 1000 times the distance from the Sun to Pluto ...
Solar Nebula:
... The Moon’s average density suggests it is made of rock much more like that of the Earth’s outer layers than that of Earth as a whole. The Pacific Ocean appears to contain a large crater – probably the one made by the giant impact. Computer simulations show that the Moon could really have formed in t ...
... The Moon’s average density suggests it is made of rock much more like that of the Earth’s outer layers than that of Earth as a whole. The Pacific Ocean appears to contain a large crater – probably the one made by the giant impact. Computer simulations show that the Moon could really have formed in t ...
(SNT): The Origin of Our Solar System
... Testing the Solar Nebula Theory • Astronomers search the present solar system for evidence of the past – using physics, chemistry, geology, and biology. • We are going to compile a list of our solar system’s most significant characteristics that are potential clues on how it formed. • For the Solar ...
... Testing the Solar Nebula Theory • Astronomers search the present solar system for evidence of the past – using physics, chemistry, geology, and biology. • We are going to compile a list of our solar system’s most significant characteristics that are potential clues on how it formed. • For the Solar ...
UP8.LP2.OtherCelestialBodies
... Comets are icy bodies that release gas or dust when heated. Comets’ orbits are long, narrow ellipses – more elliptical than any other orbit. They spend a very short amount of time near the Sun before swinging out beyond Pluto. They are usually very hard to see, but as they approach the Sun, they beg ...
... Comets are icy bodies that release gas or dust when heated. Comets’ orbits are long, narrow ellipses – more elliptical than any other orbit. They spend a very short amount of time near the Sun before swinging out beyond Pluto. They are usually very hard to see, but as they approach the Sun, they beg ...
Where in the Solar System Are Smaller Objects Found?
... Most asteroids are found in the asteroid belt. However, asteroids can be found throughout the solar system. Some of these other asteroids may have formed in the asteroid belt and then their orbits changed because they passed too close to Jupiter. A million asteroids in one area seems like a lot. It ...
... Most asteroids are found in the asteroid belt. However, asteroids can be found throughout the solar system. Some of these other asteroids may have formed in the asteroid belt and then their orbits changed because they passed too close to Jupiter. A million asteroids in one area seems like a lot. It ...
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... dark. As an area on Earth rotates into the Sun’s light, that area experiences daylight. As an area on Earth rotates away from the Sun’s light, that area experiences night. 2. Define the terms “rotation” and “revolution” as they relate to space science. Rotation defines a planet’s or moon’s spin on i ...
... dark. As an area on Earth rotates into the Sun’s light, that area experiences daylight. As an area on Earth rotates away from the Sun’s light, that area experiences night. 2. Define the terms “rotation” and “revolution” as they relate to space science. Rotation defines a planet’s or moon’s spin on i ...
Astronomy 2: Exploring the Solar System
... Science Checkup - Questions to ask to evaluate what was learned What were some of the limitations to the model? (Not modeling the explosion that takes place in a high velocity impact; surface of flour or sand may be different than the real thing; objects moving too slowly; not coming from far away, ...
... Science Checkup - Questions to ask to evaluate what was learned What were some of the limitations to the model? (Not modeling the explosion that takes place in a high velocity impact; surface of flour or sand may be different than the real thing; objects moving too slowly; not coming from far away, ...
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 ...
answer key
... 2. How are asteroid masses measured? Scientists use spectroscopy to see what materials are on an asteroid’s surface, they measure the albedo of an asteroid and how much heat it radiates. Also they note how the asteroid’s gravity affects other objects. These all give clues to the asteroid’s size and ...
... 2. How are asteroid masses measured? Scientists use spectroscopy to see what materials are on an asteroid’s surface, they measure the albedo of an asteroid and how much heat it radiates. Also they note how the asteroid’s gravity affects other objects. These all give clues to the asteroid’s size and ...
Presentation - Centre for Mechanical and Aerospace Science and
... • Due to release of photoelectrons (discharging) and accommodation of electrons and ions from the ambient plasmas (charging), spacecraft surfaces get charged and are under a potential relative to the ambient plasma • Typical values between -10..-20 to +30…+50 V • In energetic plasma on night side th ...
... • Due to release of photoelectrons (discharging) and accommodation of electrons and ions from the ambient plasmas (charging), spacecraft surfaces get charged and are under a potential relative to the ambient plasma • Typical values between -10..-20 to +30…+50 V • In energetic plasma on night side th ...
Solar System - Delta Education
... draw their own scale maps. Students use their maps to compare and discuss the relative distances of the objects from one another. ACTIVITY 8 Students construct a 7.5-m (25-ft) classroom model of the Solar System, using their planet models from Activity 6. They place their planet models at scaled dis ...
... draw their own scale maps. Students use their maps to compare and discuss the relative distances of the objects from one another. ACTIVITY 8 Students construct a 7.5-m (25-ft) classroom model of the Solar System, using their planet models from Activity 6. They place their planet models at scaled dis ...
Solar System/Planet Formation
... Most planets have low obliquity Large outer planets have ~solar composition Small inner planets enriched in heavy elements Impact craters on virtually every planetary body “Debris” in asteroid belt, Kuiper belt Meteorites have common age: ~4.6 Ga ...
... Most planets have low obliquity Large outer planets have ~solar composition Small inner planets enriched in heavy elements Impact craters on virtually every planetary body “Debris” in asteroid belt, Kuiper belt Meteorites have common age: ~4.6 Ga ...
Astro Quote - University of North Alabama
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... is operated by the Dept. of Physics and Earth Science ...
Science Lesson Plan: Our Solar System: I Wonder? (I 1-‐D-‐R)
... Other things orbit the sun, too. Dwarf planets, comets and asteroids orbit the sun. Dust and pieces of ice orbit, too! Before we talk about what makes a “dwarf planet”, let’s talk about what planets are in our solar system. A planet is a large space object which revolves around a star. Eight planets ...
... Other things orbit the sun, too. Dwarf planets, comets and asteroids orbit the sun. Dust and pieces of ice orbit, too! Before we talk about what makes a “dwarf planet”, let’s talk about what planets are in our solar system. A planet is a large space object which revolves around a star. Eight planets ...
ScaleSolarSystemUnit
... The Sun is the center of our solar system. The Analyze and interpret data to determine planets, their moons, and asteroids all orbit the Sun. similarities and differences between solar system objects. The solar system is very large, so we can use scale models to understand it better. Create ...
... The Sun is the center of our solar system. The Analyze and interpret data to determine planets, their moons, and asteroids all orbit the Sun. similarities and differences between solar system objects. The solar system is very large, so we can use scale models to understand it better. Create ...
honey, i shrunk the solar system
... 1. After this brief discussion, announce that you need to complete the model by placing the planets at the correct distances from the sun. Ask students to give you the model distances they calculated. They will be in AU, which will be difficult for students to imagine. Take Mercury as an example and ...
... 1. After this brief discussion, announce that you need to complete the model by placing the planets at the correct distances from the sun. Ask students to give you the model distances they calculated. They will be in AU, which will be difficult for students to imagine. Take Mercury as an example and ...
Solar System Stroll - Madison Metropolitan School District
... often not encountered in other science lessons. Yet, the vast amounts of geologic time involved in the evolution of our planet and the astounding distances involved just within “our own” galaxy, are crucial prerequisites for understanding these subjects. “How big is space?,” is not only a perfectly ...
... often not encountered in other science lessons. Yet, the vast amounts of geologic time involved in the evolution of our planet and the astounding distances involved just within “our own” galaxy, are crucial prerequisites for understanding these subjects. “How big is space?,” is not only a perfectly ...
STANDARD 4a
... star in the constellation Orion is much brighter than the star next to it. What observation has the student made? A the first star has a greater apparent brightness than the second star B the first star is producing more light than the second star C the first star has a greater absolute brightness t ...
... star in the constellation Orion is much brighter than the star next to it. What observation has the student made? A the first star has a greater apparent brightness than the second star B the first star is producing more light than the second star C the first star has a greater absolute brightness t ...
Slide 1 - Cloudfront.net
... 2. Gaseous throughout the layers due to the high temperature at the core. 3. The enormous pressure and heat of the sun change the structure of the atoms within the core. 4. Both the chromosphere and corona are normally not seen from Earth because of the brightness of the blue sky during the day. ...
... 2. Gaseous throughout the layers due to the high temperature at the core. 3. The enormous pressure and heat of the sun change the structure of the atoms within the core. 4. Both the chromosphere and corona are normally not seen from Earth because of the brightness of the blue sky during the day. ...
imaging_wkshp_all - Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
... observations of another CME in Nov. 2002 found similar high Fe charge states both in the corona and at 4 AU – thus following for the first time the hot parcels of CME plasma from their origin to interplanetary space. ...
... observations of another CME in Nov. 2002 found similar high Fe charge states both in the corona and at 4 AU – thus following for the first time the hot parcels of CME plasma from their origin to interplanetary space. ...
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... was concluded successfully for its first objective. The analysis of the solar hemispherical reflectance values using sets of 10 specimens that were provided by 8 manufacturers and were measured by 6 evaluators. The maximum difference among the results got from the different evaluators is 0.014. No outli ...
... was concluded successfully for its first objective. The analysis of the solar hemispherical reflectance values using sets of 10 specimens that were provided by 8 manufacturers and were measured by 6 evaluators. The maximum difference among the results got from the different evaluators is 0.014. No outli ...
Heliosphere
The heliosphere is the bubble-like region of space dominated by the Sun, which extends far 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 interstellar medium, the hydrogen and helium gas that permeates the Milky Way Galaxy. The solar wind flows outward from the Sun until encountering the termination shock, where motion slows abruptly. The Voyager spacecraft have actively explored the outer reaches of the heliosphere, passing through the shock and entering the heliosheath, a transitional region which is in turn bounded by the outermost edge of the heliosphere, called the heliopause. The overall shape of the heliosphere is controlled by the interstellar medium, through which it is traveling, as well as the Sun, and does not appear to be perfectly spherical. The limited data available and unexplored nature of these structures have resulted in many theories.On September 12, 2013, NASA announced that Voyager 1 had exited the heliosphere on August 25, 2012, when it measured a sudden increase in plasma density of about forty times. Because the heliopause marks one boundary between the Sun's solar wind and the rest of the galaxy, a spacecraft such as Voyager 1 which has departed the heliosphere can be said to have reached interstellar space.