Planet Flash Cards
... Uranus: Much smaller than Jupiter and Saturn Axis tilted at a 90 degree angle Has many moons (27) ...
... Uranus: Much smaller than Jupiter and Saturn Axis tilted at a 90 degree angle Has many moons (27) ...
Study Questions for Test 3
... Why is the Moon geologically dead? Why is the moon more heavily cratered than Earth? How does the Moon’s mass compare with Earth’s mass? …its escape velocity? …its magnetic field? What are the lunar mare and the lunar highlands? How do they compare in appearance and age? What are the three theories ...
... Why is the Moon geologically dead? Why is the moon more heavily cratered than Earth? How does the Moon’s mass compare with Earth’s mass? …its escape velocity? …its magnetic field? What are the lunar mare and the lunar highlands? How do they compare in appearance and age? What are the three theories ...
Solar_System_handout
... *Mars was formed from a planetesimal (small plane) that was once part of the asteroid belt. It formed as a result of direct accretion of grain particles , and has similar planetary compositions to Earth and Mercury. - The asteroid belt: lies between the four terrestrial planets and the 4 gas giant p ...
... *Mars was formed from a planetesimal (small plane) that was once part of the asteroid belt. It formed as a result of direct accretion of grain particles , and has similar planetary compositions to Earth and Mercury. - The asteroid belt: lies between the four terrestrial planets and the 4 gas giant p ...
planets - MrPetersenScience
... temperature ______°C, a phenomenon commonly referred to as a ____________ greenhouse effect. • Sulfur dioxide droplets in Venus’s upper atmosphere form a cloud layer that __________ sunlight. The cloud layer reflects the sunlight so strongly that, from Earth, Venus appears to be the ___________ obje ...
... temperature ______°C, a phenomenon commonly referred to as a ____________ greenhouse effect. • Sulfur dioxide droplets in Venus’s upper atmosphere form a cloud layer that __________ sunlight. The cloud layer reflects the sunlight so strongly that, from Earth, Venus appears to be the ___________ obje ...
The Formation of the Solar System
... *Mars was formed from a planetesimal (small plane) that was once part of the asteroid belt. It formed as a result of direct accretion of grain particles , and has similar planetary compositions to Earth and Mercury. - The asteroid belt: lies between the four terrestrial planets and the 4 gas giant p ...
... *Mars was formed from a planetesimal (small plane) that was once part of the asteroid belt. It formed as a result of direct accretion of grain particles , and has similar planetary compositions to Earth and Mercury. - The asteroid belt: lies between the four terrestrial planets and the 4 gas giant p ...
Planetary Info Questions
... 1. When was Mercury identified as a planet? 2. When can it be seen in our sky? 3. When was Mariner 10 launched? 4. Describe Mercury’s characteristics. Read p. 170-173 and answer the following about Venus: 1. Except for the Sun and Moon, ______________ is the brightest object in our night sky. 2. Thi ...
... 1. When was Mercury identified as a planet? 2. When can it be seen in our sky? 3. When was Mariner 10 launched? 4. Describe Mercury’s characteristics. Read p. 170-173 and answer the following about Venus: 1. Except for the Sun and Moon, ______________ is the brightest object in our night sky. 2. Thi ...
Lauren Stinson
... Our solar system includes the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune and the planets are divided into 2 groups by the asteroid belt 1 group is called the inner planets they include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars and the outer planets includes Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus ...
... Our solar system includes the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune and the planets are divided into 2 groups by the asteroid belt 1 group is called the inner planets they include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars and the outer planets includes Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus ...
Linking Asteroids and Meteorites through Reflectance Spectroscopy
... • Generates volcanic flows and fault patterns that radiate from the ...
... • Generates volcanic flows and fault patterns that radiate from the ...
planets - Personal.psu.edu
... • Radius: 71,500 km (112 times Earth’s) • Density: 1300 kg/m3—cannot be rocky or metallic as inner planets are • Rotation rate: Problematic, as Jupiter has no solid surface; different parts of atmosphere rotate at different rates • From magnetic field, rotation period is ...
... • Radius: 71,500 km (112 times Earth’s) • Density: 1300 kg/m3—cannot be rocky or metallic as inner planets are • Rotation rate: Problematic, as Jupiter has no solid surface; different parts of atmosphere rotate at different rates • From magnetic field, rotation period is ...
Media release - Lily Hibberd
... generates, thereby inscribing, on Earth as in the heavens, the supremacy of Mars over the brilliant Venus... Astronomy is also familiar with this foundational couple. In the unavoidably anthropocentric naming system of celestial bodies, the masculine/feminine division is projected onto the two plane ...
... generates, thereby inscribing, on Earth as in the heavens, the supremacy of Mars over the brilliant Venus... Astronomy is also familiar with this foundational couple. In the unavoidably anthropocentric naming system of celestial bodies, the masculine/feminine division is projected onto the two plane ...
Best of the Solar System Handout.
... comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impacted the planet Jupiter This image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the site of two fragment impacts. Jupiter is known as a gas giant, and is made up mostly of hydrogen and helium in gas and liquid form. It is thought to have a small core of molten rock. When we obser ...
... comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impacted the planet Jupiter This image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the site of two fragment impacts. Jupiter is known as a gas giant, and is made up mostly of hydrogen and helium in gas and liquid form. It is thought to have a small core of molten rock. When we obser ...
Venus pdf
... • Commonly called the “evening star” or the “morning star” • Much brighter than any star. • Originally the Greeks thought Venus was two different planets. ...
... • Commonly called the “evening star” or the “morning star” • Much brighter than any star. • Originally the Greeks thought Venus was two different planets. ...
The Rocky Planets
... asteroids. But each of these is much smaller than the space between them. Scientists believe there are other bodies "out there" that have not been discovered yet. Planets are divided into two categories. There are the "rocky" planets and the "gas giant" planets. Rocky planets include Mercury, Venus, ...
... asteroids. But each of these is much smaller than the space between them. Scientists believe there are other bodies "out there" that have not been discovered yet. Planets are divided into two categories. There are the "rocky" planets and the "gas giant" planets. Rocky planets include Mercury, Venus, ...
Sample test.
... A) Under a few million years old as there are no craters. B) 200-500 million years old; there are some craters, but not a large amount. C) 3-3.5 billion years old: it is moderate-to-heavily cratered but not saturated with craters. D) It is impossible to estimate the age of this object as it is made ...
... A) Under a few million years old as there are no craters. B) 200-500 million years old; there are some craters, but not a large amount. C) 3-3.5 billion years old: it is moderate-to-heavily cratered but not saturated with craters. D) It is impossible to estimate the age of this object as it is made ...
Day 12 - Ch. 5 - Mercury and Venus
... Theories of the origin of the Terrestrials The “rocky” planets all formed in a warmer environment near the Sun in the early solar nebula. Current theories are based on computer models, which show that the inner planets formed from a band of planetesimals that may have been influenced by a Jupiter w ...
... Theories of the origin of the Terrestrials The “rocky” planets all formed in a warmer environment near the Sun in the early solar nebula. Current theories are based on computer models, which show that the inner planets formed from a band of planetesimals that may have been influenced by a Jupiter w ...
Planets of the Solar System
... • Earth is the only planet whose English name does not derive from Greek/Roman mythology. • The Earth is the densest major body in the solar system. • 71 Percent of the Earth's surface is covered with water. • Earth has only one natural satellite, the Moon. ...
... • Earth is the only planet whose English name does not derive from Greek/Roman mythology. • The Earth is the densest major body in the solar system. • 71 Percent of the Earth's surface is covered with water. • Earth has only one natural satellite, the Moon. ...
NEXT MEETING THURSDAY, 18 th October 2012
... pressure, while the surface temperature was recorded at 450˚C! Eventually, the redesigned Venera 9 landed on October 22, 1975, and sent back the first black and white images of the surface of Venus. It survived for 53 minutes before being destroyed by the heat and pressure. Venera 11 and 12 recorded ...
... pressure, while the surface temperature was recorded at 450˚C! Eventually, the redesigned Venera 9 landed on October 22, 1975, and sent back the first black and white images of the surface of Venus. It survived for 53 minutes before being destroyed by the heat and pressure. Venera 11 and 12 recorded ...
Document
... Håkan Svedhem, ESA mission scientist Venus Express in the early days of the solar system Venus and earth must have been very similar but then something happened and they took a different route in its evolution /cut/ venus has developed in a completely different way, it has a very dense atmosphere, i ...
... Håkan Svedhem, ESA mission scientist Venus Express in the early days of the solar system Venus and earth must have been very similar but then something happened and they took a different route in its evolution /cut/ venus has developed in a completely different way, it has a very dense atmosphere, i ...
oct29
... which are very similar to reflections from Jupiter’s moons and the polar ice caps on Mars. Mercury’s rotation axis is nearly perpendicular to its orbit. Thus within 6.5 degrees of the poles, crater floors are deep enough that the Sun never shines there allowing temperatures to stay below freezing. ...
... which are very similar to reflections from Jupiter’s moons and the polar ice caps on Mars. Mercury’s rotation axis is nearly perpendicular to its orbit. Thus within 6.5 degrees of the poles, crater floors are deep enough that the Sun never shines there allowing temperatures to stay below freezing. ...
Chapter 7
... • Nearly identical in size to Earth; surface hidden by clouds • Hellish conditions due to an extreme greenhouse effect: • Even hotter than Mercury: 470°C, day and night ...
... • Nearly identical in size to Earth; surface hidden by clouds • Hellish conditions due to an extreme greenhouse effect: • Even hotter than Mercury: 470°C, day and night ...
ASTRO VOLUME 2 - Global Friendship Through Space Education
... the global warming resulting from increased greenhouse gases. The proposal stems from observations of powerful volcanic eruptions, in particular the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines that shot sulphur dioxide up into Earth's atmosphere. Reaching 20 km in altitude, the gas formed sma ...
... the global warming resulting from increased greenhouse gases. The proposal stems from observations of powerful volcanic eruptions, in particular the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines that shot sulphur dioxide up into Earth's atmosphere. Reaching 20 km in altitude, the gas formed sma ...
Slide 1
... Planet from the sun. It is the planet which is most likely to have microorganisms living on it. Unlike the other planets apart from Earth, Mars possibly has water present, under the surface. ...
... Planet from the sun. It is the planet which is most likely to have microorganisms living on it. Unlike the other planets apart from Earth, Mars possibly has water present, under the surface. ...
Why explore Venus? - Deep Blue
... This alternative creates difficulties in understanding the high atmospheric temperature near the surface. The only viable suggestion for a mechanism so far is one called the run-away greenhouse. Early in the life of Venus, the surface was supposedly cooler than it is now and the atmosphere more like ...
... This alternative creates difficulties in understanding the high atmospheric temperature near the surface. The only viable suggestion for a mechanism so far is one called the run-away greenhouse. Early in the life of Venus, the surface was supposedly cooler than it is now and the atmosphere more like ...
Observations and explorations of Venus
Observations of the planet Venus include those in antiquity, telescopic observations, and from visiting spacecraft. Spacecraft have performed various flybys, orbits, and landings on Venus, including balloon probes that floated in the atmosphere of Venus. Study of the planet is aided by its relatively close proximity to the Earth, compared to other planets, but the surface of Venus is obscured by an atmosphere opaque to visible light.