Meteorite
... • Asteroids are rocky leftovers of planet formation. • The largest is Ceres, diameter ~1,000 km. • There are 150,000 in catalogs, and probably over a million with diameter >1 km. • Small asteroids are more common than large asteroids. • All the asteroids in the solar system wouldn’t add up to even a ...
... • Asteroids are rocky leftovers of planet formation. • The largest is Ceres, diameter ~1,000 km. • There are 150,000 in catalogs, and probably over a million with diameter >1 km. • Small asteroids are more common than large asteroids. • All the asteroids in the solar system wouldn’t add up to even a ...
90733 Internal v2 3.7 D1 Kuiper Belt Objects 2006
... planets. Short period comets, that is comets that travel around the Sun in less than every 200 years originate from that area. An example is Halley’s comet. These are called the Jupiter family of comets and they all travel around the Sun in the same direction as the planets, and lie near the plane o ...
... planets. Short period comets, that is comets that travel around the Sun in less than every 200 years originate from that area. An example is Halley’s comet. These are called the Jupiter family of comets and they all travel around the Sun in the same direction as the planets, and lie near the plane o ...
For Immediate Release Caltech Researchers Find Evidence of a
... and they matched the simulations exactly," says Brown. "When we found that, my jaw sort of hit the floor." "When the simulation aligned the distant Kuiper Belt objects and created objects like Sedna, we thought this is kind of awesome—you kill two birds with one stone," says Batygin. "But with the ...
... and they matched the simulations exactly," says Brown. "When we found that, my jaw sort of hit the floor." "When the simulation aligned the distant Kuiper Belt objects and created objects like Sedna, we thought this is kind of awesome—you kill two birds with one stone," says Batygin. "But with the ...
The kinematics of the Solar System
... we measure the angular diameter of planet to be θ, then its radius is r=θD/2 (D=distance to planet from Earth) Mass M of a planet is determined by applying Newton’s laws to either a satellite of the planet or a passing spacecraft Then the average density of the planet is ...
... we measure the angular diameter of planet to be θ, then its radius is r=θD/2 (D=distance to planet from Earth) Mass M of a planet is determined by applying Newton’s laws to either a satellite of the planet or a passing spacecraft Then the average density of the planet is ...
student worksheet
... 4. Fill in the metric measurements on your data table. Include the diameter of each planet and the radius of the orbit (which will be it’s distance from the sun). 5. Create planet cards for each planet. You will need to draw the planet to the correct size (using diameter) and write the name also. We ...
... 4. Fill in the metric measurements on your data table. Include the diameter of each planet and the radius of the orbit (which will be it’s distance from the sun). 5. Create planet cards for each planet. You will need to draw the planet to the correct size (using diameter) and write the name also. We ...
Section 23.3 The Outer Planets
... 12. Is the following sentence true or false? Uranus’s rings were discovered when Uranus passed in front of a distant star and blocked its view. 13. Uranus’s moon Miranda has a greater variety of than any solar system body yet examined. ...
... 12. Is the following sentence true or false? Uranus’s rings were discovered when Uranus passed in front of a distant star and blocked its view. 13. Uranus’s moon Miranda has a greater variety of than any solar system body yet examined. ...
Section 23.3 The Outer Planets
... 12. Is the following sentence true or false? Uranus’s rings were discovered when Uranus passed in front of a distant star and blocked its view. 13. Uranus’s moon Miranda has a greater variety of than any solar system body yet examined. ...
... 12. Is the following sentence true or false? Uranus’s rings were discovered when Uranus passed in front of a distant star and blocked its view. 13. Uranus’s moon Miranda has a greater variety of than any solar system body yet examined. ...
The Outer Planets
... encircle Neptune, making it one of the windiest places in the solar system It has an Earth-size storm called the Great Dark Spot There are white, cirrus-like clouds that occupy a layer about 50 kilometers above the main cloud deck, thought to be frozen methane Triton, Neptune’s largest moon, exhibit ...
... encircle Neptune, making it one of the windiest places in the solar system It has an Earth-size storm called the Great Dark Spot There are white, cirrus-like clouds that occupy a layer about 50 kilometers above the main cloud deck, thought to be frozen methane Triton, Neptune’s largest moon, exhibit ...
PHYS 185 Chapter 5 Highlights 1. Definition of a planet a. Who: The
... sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit. ...
... sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit. ...
Lecture18 - UCSB Physics
... • C) Asteroids orbit the Sun continuously, whereas all comets approach the Sun’s vicinity only once before leaving the Solar System • D) Come orbits are highly elliptical and at random inclinations to the ecliptic plane, whereas asteroids have circular orbits in the ecliptic plane ...
... • C) Asteroids orbit the Sun continuously, whereas all comets approach the Sun’s vicinity only once before leaving the Solar System • D) Come orbits are highly elliptical and at random inclinations to the ecliptic plane, whereas asteroids have circular orbits in the ecliptic plane ...
Lecture18
... •C) Asteroids orbit the Sun continuously, whereas all comets approach the Sun’s vicinity only once before leaving the Solar System •D) Come orbits are highly elliptical and at random inclinations to the ecliptic plane, whereas asteroids have circular orbits in the ecliptic plane ...
... •C) Asteroids orbit the Sun continuously, whereas all comets approach the Sun’s vicinity only once before leaving the Solar System •D) Come orbits are highly elliptical and at random inclinations to the ecliptic plane, whereas asteroids have circular orbits in the ecliptic plane ...
Chapter Overview
... Neptune is smaller than Uranus but shares a similar blue color. Unlike Uranus, though, Neptune atmosphere shows distinctive clouds and belts much like Jupiter and Saturn. Section 4: Other Solar System Objects 1. Dwarf Planets Dwarf planets are objects that are spherical, orbit the Sun, but have not ...
... Neptune is smaller than Uranus but shares a similar blue color. Unlike Uranus, though, Neptune atmosphere shows distinctive clouds and belts much like Jupiter and Saturn. Section 4: Other Solar System Objects 1. Dwarf Planets Dwarf planets are objects that are spherical, orbit the Sun, but have not ...
The most important questions to study for the exam
... • it is irregular in shape and dark-colored. • it orbits in a retrograde direction, opposite to the planet's rotation. • it moves in a long elliptical orbit in the same direction as its orbital motion. 8. The moons of the outer planets are • all spherical in shape, having been shaped this way by the ...
... • it is irregular in shape and dark-colored. • it orbits in a retrograde direction, opposite to the planet's rotation. • it moves in a long elliptical orbit in the same direction as its orbital motion. 8. The moons of the outer planets are • all spherical in shape, having been shaped this way by the ...
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... D. the Kuiper belt and the Milky Way E. the Oort Cloud and the Milky Way 37. Which of the following is a Kuiper Belt object that was recently determined to be bigger than Pluto and is now classified as a dwarf planet, similar to Pluto? A. Sedna B. Eris C. Quaoar D. Dysnomia E. Oort 37. Which solar s ...
... D. the Kuiper belt and the Milky Way E. the Oort Cloud and the Milky Way 37. Which of the following is a Kuiper Belt object that was recently determined to be bigger than Pluto and is now classified as a dwarf planet, similar to Pluto? A. Sedna B. Eris C. Quaoar D. Dysnomia E. Oort 37. Which solar s ...
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... • Pluto will never hit Neptune, even though their orbits cross, because of 3:2 orbital resonance • Neptune orbits three times during the time Pluto orbits twice ...
... • Pluto will never hit Neptune, even though their orbits cross, because of 3:2 orbital resonance • Neptune orbits three times during the time Pluto orbits twice ...
Lecture 11
... (c) has NOT cleared the neighborhood around its orbit; and (d) is not a satellite Dwarf Planets (so far): Eris, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, Ceres ASTR111 Lecture11 ...
... (c) has NOT cleared the neighborhood around its orbit; and (d) is not a satellite Dwarf Planets (so far): Eris, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, Ceres ASTR111 Lecture11 ...
Neptune - ClassZone
... about the same outside temperature as Uranus because it is hotter inside. Uranus is usually one smooth color, but light and dark areas often appear on Neptune. Clouds of methane ice crystals can form high enough in the atmosphere of Neptune to look white. Storm systems can appear in darker shades of ...
... about the same outside temperature as Uranus because it is hotter inside. Uranus is usually one smooth color, but light and dark areas often appear on Neptune. Clouds of methane ice crystals can form high enough in the atmosphere of Neptune to look white. Storm systems can appear in darker shades of ...
Solar System 3
... relatively new designation for the region of the outer solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune (whose largest known member, by this designation, has (until recently) been Pluto). • The Kuiper Belt is also believed to be the primary home of most of the long-period comets. • In recent years, a signif ...
... relatively new designation for the region of the outer solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune (whose largest known member, by this designation, has (until recently) been Pluto). • The Kuiper Belt is also believed to be the primary home of most of the long-period comets. • In recent years, a signif ...
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... Enceladus • Presence of nitrogen suggests high internal temperatures to cause the decomposition of ammonia (850 K). ...
... Enceladus • Presence of nitrogen suggests high internal temperatures to cause the decomposition of ammonia (850 K). ...
Killer Asteroids
... (20 times as wide) and contains much more material (20 to 200 times as much). It is mainly composed of small bodies which are left over from the Solar System’s formation. It is home to at least three dwarf planets – Pluto, Makemake and Haumea (see Figure 2). Objects in the Kuiper Belt have stable or ...
... (20 times as wide) and contains much more material (20 to 200 times as much). It is mainly composed of small bodies which are left over from the Solar System’s formation. It is home to at least three dwarf planets – Pluto, Makemake and Haumea (see Figure 2). Objects in the Kuiper Belt have stable or ...
The Solar System The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar S
... 57 times bigger than the Earth, but spins quite rapidly – one day lasts only 16 hours 7 minutes. Its average distance from the Sun is about 4,500 million km, and one year on Neptune lasts for almost 165 Earth years. It has an atmosphere of hydrogen, helium and methane. Its interior is made of ices, ...
... 57 times bigger than the Earth, but spins quite rapidly – one day lasts only 16 hours 7 minutes. Its average distance from the Sun is about 4,500 million km, and one year on Neptune lasts for almost 165 Earth years. It has an atmosphere of hydrogen, helium and methane. Its interior is made of ices, ...
Study Guide for Midterm 2 Midterm 1 Exam procedures
... • Left over from formation of Solar System. ...
... • Left over from formation of Solar System. ...
The International Astronomical Union Defines
... (1) A "planet"1 is a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit. (2) A "dwarf planet" is a cel ...
... (1) A "planet"1 is a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit. (2) A "dwarf planet" is a cel ...
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.