Solar system - Institute of Astronomy
... Of Jupiter’s 63 satellites the majority are irregulars and rather than large satellites on circular coplanar close-in orbits, these are smaller (D=2-200km) satellites on eccentric (e to 0.4) inclined (I to 500) more often retrograde orbits at large distance (>7x109m for Jupiter) Wide field deep imag ...
... Of Jupiter’s 63 satellites the majority are irregulars and rather than large satellites on circular coplanar close-in orbits, these are smaller (D=2-200km) satellites on eccentric (e to 0.4) inclined (I to 500) more often retrograde orbits at large distance (>7x109m for Jupiter) Wide field deep imag ...
My planet project
... Cool place Since first being discovered in 1930, by amateur American astronomer Clyde Tombaug, PLUTO is 2/3 the size of Earth’s Moon and known as the “Dwarf Planet: Pluto has one moon, Charon, which was discovered in 1978. The satellite may be a chunk that broke off Pluto in a collision with another ...
... Cool place Since first being discovered in 1930, by amateur American astronomer Clyde Tombaug, PLUTO is 2/3 the size of Earth’s Moon and known as the “Dwarf Planet: Pluto has one moon, Charon, which was discovered in 1978. The satellite may be a chunk that broke off Pluto in a collision with another ...
Activity: Pocket solar system
... line along the fold marking the orbit and write the name of the planet along that line. This will help keep the writing small enough so the names are less likely to overlap orbits for other planets, especially for the inner planets. An alternative, to speed things up when visitors may not know how t ...
... line along the fold marking the orbit and write the name of the planet along that line. This will help keep the writing small enough so the names are less likely to overlap orbits for other planets, especially for the inner planets. An alternative, to speed things up when visitors may not know how t ...
Pocket Solar System
... line along the fold marking the orbit and write the name of the planet along that line. This will help keep the writing small enough so the names are less likely to overlap orbits for other planets, especially for the inner planets. An alternative, to speed things up when visitors may not know how t ...
... line along the fold marking the orbit and write the name of the planet along that line. This will help keep the writing small enough so the names are less likely to overlap orbits for other planets, especially for the inner planets. An alternative, to speed things up when visitors may not know how t ...
Final exam
... JFC's : small inclinations and small periods LPC's : random inclinations and long periods ...
... JFC's : small inclinations and small periods LPC's : random inclinations and long periods ...
Solar System Project (revised 2014)
... _____ Technology Discoveries: Top 10 technologies developed for space we now have in our every day life. (See top 10 Tech Rubric). Can also include tech discovereies such as Hubble telescope, manned/unmanned space missions past/present, future space vehicles. What or who made the discovery? What tec ...
... _____ Technology Discoveries: Top 10 technologies developed for space we now have in our every day life. (See top 10 Tech Rubric). Can also include tech discovereies such as Hubble telescope, manned/unmanned space missions past/present, future space vehicles. What or who made the discovery? What tec ...
Solar System Review inner and outer 2015
... How old is the Solar System? • Oldest Earth rocks found to be 4 billion years old • But this only tells us the time since rock last solidified, after the Heavy Bombardment • Solar System must be older than 4 billion years • Moon rocks give an age of 4.4 billion years, but they also re-solidified at ...
... How old is the Solar System? • Oldest Earth rocks found to be 4 billion years old • But this only tells us the time since rock last solidified, after the Heavy Bombardment • Solar System must be older than 4 billion years • Moon rocks give an age of 4.4 billion years, but they also re-solidified at ...
Worksheet
... 10. A bucket full of a rocky planet weighs ________________ than a gas planet. a. More (2 choices) 11. Identify the gas giants. e. All of the above (5 choices) 12. Gas giants are made of… a. gas (2 choices) 13. A space probe could land on the surface of a gas giant. b. False (2 choices) 14. Asteroid ...
... 10. A bucket full of a rocky planet weighs ________________ than a gas planet. a. More (2 choices) 11. Identify the gas giants. e. All of the above (5 choices) 12. Gas giants are made of… a. gas (2 choices) 13. A space probe could land on the surface of a gas giant. b. False (2 choices) 14. Asteroid ...
Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors
... from the sunlight turns the ice into gas, releasing the dust. – The dust and gas form the outer layer called the coma. ...
... from the sunlight turns the ice into gas, releasing the dust. – The dust and gas form the outer layer called the coma. ...
Review Worksheet - Mrs. Sepulveda's Classes
... explains the origin of the solar system and explain how the observable properties of the solar system are related to its process of formation. • A large nebula began to collapse gravitationally. As it did so, it began to spin faster, and flattened into a disk and heated up. • Planetisimals were form ...
... explains the origin of the solar system and explain how the observable properties of the solar system are related to its process of formation. • A large nebula began to collapse gravitationally. As it did so, it began to spin faster, and flattened into a disk and heated up. • Planetisimals were form ...
ESS Solar System Astronomy Exam
... is a supernova in the solar system’s A.)past or B.)future? Astronomers estimate that the nebular cloud from which our solar system formed contained about two to three times the mass of the Sun and was about 100 astronomical units (AU) across. This massive loosely-bound cloud of dust, ice particles, ...
... is a supernova in the solar system’s A.)past or B.)future? Astronomers estimate that the nebular cloud from which our solar system formed contained about two to three times the mass of the Sun and was about 100 astronomical units (AU) across. This massive loosely-bound cloud of dust, ice particles, ...
Origin of Solar System Study Guide
... The planet failed to coalesce due to Jupiter’s gravitational force. Most orbit the sun between Jupiter and Mars, though there are a significant number that stray into the inner solar system and represent collision risks. Comets are small (up to 10km in diameter), ice-rich bodies (also called dirty s ...
... The planet failed to coalesce due to Jupiter’s gravitational force. Most orbit the sun between Jupiter and Mars, though there are a significant number that stray into the inner solar system and represent collision risks. Comets are small (up to 10km in diameter), ice-rich bodies (also called dirty s ...
Pluto
... Pluto has a diameter of 1,473 miles (2,370 km) A variety of surface features, including mountains that reach as high as 11,000 feet (3,500 meters), comparable to the Rocky Mountains on Earth. Pluto's surface is also covered in an abundance of methane ...
... Pluto has a diameter of 1,473 miles (2,370 km) A variety of surface features, including mountains that reach as high as 11,000 feet (3,500 meters), comparable to the Rocky Mountains on Earth. Pluto's surface is also covered in an abundance of methane ...
The Outer Planets
... List 4 ways the Jovian planets are different than the inner planets? For one of the differences above, explain why they have this difference List 1 similarity between the outer and inner planets ...
... List 4 ways the Jovian planets are different than the inner planets? For one of the differences above, explain why they have this difference List 1 similarity between the outer and inner planets ...
Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud and TNOs
... 1943: Astronomer Kenneth Edgeworth suggests that a reservoir of comets and larger bodies resides beyond the planets. 1950: Astronomer Jan Oort theorizes that a vast population of comets may exist in a huge cloud on the distant edges of our solar system. 1951: Astronomer Gerard Kuiper predicts the ex ...
... 1943: Astronomer Kenneth Edgeworth suggests that a reservoir of comets and larger bodies resides beyond the planets. 1950: Astronomer Jan Oort theorizes that a vast population of comets may exist in a huge cloud on the distant edges of our solar system. 1951: Astronomer Gerard Kuiper predicts the ex ...
Guided Notes - Duplin County Schools
... A small glowing __________________________________ with a diameter of only a few kilometers can sometimes be detected within a coma As comets approach the sun, some, but not all, develop a ______________________________ that extends for millions of kilometers The fact that the tail of a comet points ...
... A small glowing __________________________________ with a diameter of only a few kilometers can sometimes be detected within a coma As comets approach the sun, some, but not all, develop a ______________________________ that extends for millions of kilometers The fact that the tail of a comet points ...
Why Pluto is No Longer a Planet
... X. Only 22 at the time, Tombaugh was given the laborious task of comparing photographic plates. These were two images of a region of the sky, taken two weeks apart. Any moving object, like an asteroid, comet or planet, would appear to jump from one photograph to the next. After a year of observation ...
... X. Only 22 at the time, Tombaugh was given the laborious task of comparing photographic plates. These were two images of a region of the sky, taken two weeks apart. Any moving object, like an asteroid, comet or planet, would appear to jump from one photograph to the next. After a year of observation ...
Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids
... Comets eject small particles that follow the comet around in its orbit and cause meteor showers when Earth crosses the comet’s orbit. ...
... Comets eject small particles that follow the comet around in its orbit and cause meteor showers when Earth crosses the comet’s orbit. ...
Chapter 8 Concept Review - Cambridge University Press
... » Because Eris was found, at first thought to be bigger than Pluto, Pluto lost its designation as a genuine planet (Sec. 8.1c). It is now a dwarf planet, along with Eris, Haumea, and Makemake. These dwarf planets are the largest of the Kuiper‐belt objects, which are al ...
... » Because Eris was found, at first thought to be bigger than Pluto, Pluto lost its designation as a genuine planet (Sec. 8.1c). It is now a dwarf planet, along with Eris, Haumea, and Makemake. These dwarf planets are the largest of the Kuiper‐belt objects, which are al ...
Solar System Scale Activity
... newly created term “dwarf planet” was defined similarly, except for the 3rd part, meaning that it hasn’t been able to clear out other bodies of comparable size from its orbital zone. Pluto hasn’t clear ...
... newly created term “dwarf planet” was defined similarly, except for the 3rd part, meaning that it hasn’t been able to clear out other bodies of comparable size from its orbital zone. Pluto hasn’t clear ...
Article #2: Pluto On Trial
... Since the discovery of minor planet Ceres in 1801 astronomers have found thousands of minor planets orbiting the Sun, chiefly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter but increasingly in other parts of the solar system. ...
... Since the discovery of minor planet Ceres in 1801 astronomers have found thousands of minor planets orbiting the Sun, chiefly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter but increasingly in other parts of the solar system. ...
The Dwarf Planets
... solar system were declared (quite rationally) a class separate from the others, a new class of objects was defined. The "dwarf planets" are all of those objects which are not one of the eight dominant bodies (Mercury through Neptune) yet still, at least in one way, resemble a planet. The best defini ...
... solar system were declared (quite rationally) a class separate from the others, a new class of objects was defined. The "dwarf planets" are all of those objects which are not one of the eight dominant bodies (Mercury through Neptune) yet still, at least in one way, resemble a planet. The best defini ...
Modeling the Orbits of the Outer Planets
... known as “ice dwarfs.” They have solid surfaces but, unlike the terrestrial planets, a significant portion of their mass is icy material. ...
... known as “ice dwarfs.” They have solid surfaces but, unlike the terrestrial planets, a significant portion of their mass is icy material. ...
Kuiper belt
The Kuiper belt /ˈkaɪpər/ or /'køypǝr/ (as in Dutch), sometimes called the Edgeworth–Kuiper belt, is a region of the Solar System beyond the planets, extending from the orbit of Neptune (at 30 AU) to approximately 50 AU from the Sun. It is similar to the asteroid belt, but it is far larger—20 times as wide and 20 to 200 times as massive. Like the asteroid belt, it consists mainly of small bodies, or remnants from the Solar System's formation. Although many asteroids are composed primarily of rock and metal, most Kuiper belt objects are composed largely of frozen volatiles (termed ""ices""), such as methane, ammonia and water. The Kuiper belt is home to three officially recognized dwarf planets: Pluto, Haumea, and Makemake. Some of the Solar System's moons, such as Neptune's Triton and Saturn's Phoebe, are also thought to have originated in the region.The Kuiper belt was named after Dutch-American astronomer Gerard Kuiper, though he did not actually predict its existence. In 1992, 1992 QB1 was discovered, the first Kuiper belt object (KBO) since Pluto. Since its discovery, the number of known KBOs has increased to over a thousand, and more than 100,000 KBOs over 100 km (62 mi) in diameter are thought to exist. The Kuiper belt was initially thought to be the main repository for periodic comets, those with orbits lasting less than 200 years. However, studies since the mid-1990s have shown that the belt is dynamically stable, and that comets' true place of origin is the scattered disc, a dynamically active zone created by the outward motion of Neptune 4.5 billion years ago; scattered disc objects such as Eris have extremely eccentric orbits that take them as far as 100 AU from the Sun.The Kuiper belt should not be confused with the hypothesized Oort cloud, which is a thousand times more distant and is not flat. The objects within the Kuiper belt, together with the members of the scattered disc and any potential Hills cloud or Oort cloud objects, are collectively referred to as trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs).Pluto is likely the largest and most-massive member of the Kuiper belt and the largest and the second-most-massive known TNO, surpassed only by Eris in the scattered disc. Originally considered a planet, Pluto's status as part of the Kuiper belt caused it to be reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. It is compositionally similar to many other objects of the Kuiper belt, and its orbital period is characteristic of a class of KBOs, known as ""plutinos"", that share the same 2:3 resonance with Neptune.