The Planets
... other planets 3. The atmosphere and composition 4. Internal structure and composition (layering) of the planet 5. External structures of the planet (lava flows, mountains, craters, etc.) 6. List and describe any (or the most important) satellite missions to the object and any major discoveries 7. Ma ...
... other planets 3. The atmosphere and composition 4. Internal structure and composition (layering) of the planet 5. External structures of the planet (lava flows, mountains, craters, etc.) 6. List and describe any (or the most important) satellite missions to the object and any major discoveries 7. Ma ...
Chapter 20 - apel slice
... impression of the solar system might be that it consists of a single star with a few tiny objects orbiting around it. Your first impression wouldn't be that far off. In fact, the sun accounts for 99.8 percent of the solar system's total mass. As a result of its huge mass, the sun exerts a powerful g ...
... impression of the solar system might be that it consists of a single star with a few tiny objects orbiting around it. Your first impression wouldn't be that far off. In fact, the sun accounts for 99.8 percent of the solar system's total mass. As a result of its huge mass, the sun exerts a powerful g ...
Jupiter`s Secrets Revealed
... I saw Jupiter change again, right before my eyes, in July 1994. It was the last night that big chunks of a broken-up comet—called Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9—collided with the planet. I saw several dark “bruises” on Jupiter where the chunks of the comet hit. I drew pictures of these too as I thought abo ...
... I saw Jupiter change again, right before my eyes, in July 1994. It was the last night that big chunks of a broken-up comet—called Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9—collided with the planet. I saw several dark “bruises” on Jupiter where the chunks of the comet hit. I drew pictures of these too as I thought abo ...
The Revolution of the Moons of Jupiter
... is the length of the semi-major axis of the elliptical orbit in units of the mean Earth-Sun distance, 1 A.U. (astronomical unit). If the orbit is circular (as will be assumed in this lab) the semi-major axis is the same as the radius of the orbit. is the period of the orbit in Earth years. The perio ...
... is the length of the semi-major axis of the elliptical orbit in units of the mean Earth-Sun distance, 1 A.U. (astronomical unit). If the orbit is circular (as will be assumed in this lab) the semi-major axis is the same as the radius of the orbit. is the period of the orbit in Earth years. The perio ...
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... d) Implausible. Solid objects at those distances are largely icy and rocky. e) Implausible. Such a dense object would not last long before falling into Neptune. © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. ...
... d) Implausible. Solid objects at those distances are largely icy and rocky. e) Implausible. Such a dense object would not last long before falling into Neptune. © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. ...
Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets: Their Nature, Orbits, and
... • Much smaller than the terrestrial or jovian planets • Not a gas giant like other outer planets • Has an icy composition like a comet • Has a very elliptical, inclined orbit • Has more in common with comets than with the eight major planets ...
... • Much smaller than the terrestrial or jovian planets • Not a gas giant like other outer planets • Has an icy composition like a comet • Has a very elliptical, inclined orbit • Has more in common with comets than with the eight major planets ...
Lecture #27: Saturn The Main Point
... Saturn: Internal vs. External Heat Sources • Examine the energy balance (heat in vs. heat out). • For Saturn: Outgoing ≈ 1.7 × Incoming. • The ratio of outgoing to incoming is about the same as it is for Jupiter. But because Saturn only receives about 25% as much sunlight as Jupiter, the heat source ...
... Saturn: Internal vs. External Heat Sources • Examine the energy balance (heat in vs. heat out). • For Saturn: Outgoing ≈ 1.7 × Incoming. • The ratio of outgoing to incoming is about the same as it is for Jupiter. But because Saturn only receives about 25% as much sunlight as Jupiter, the heat source ...
Terrestrial Planets
... cooler when condensation began, particles now common in the outer solar system would also be common in the inner solar system. This could include condensates such as ices of methane and ammonia. ...
... cooler when condensation began, particles now common in the outer solar system would also be common in the inner solar system. This could include condensates such as ices of methane and ammonia. ...
Hubble observations of Ceres and Pluto:
... days. None of us was alive when the story of Ceres began playing out in the early 19th Century, but brace yourself for some déjà vu, because the history of Ceres is an ideal case-study which illuminates the current planet debate. It may change the way you think about Pluto and the other dwarf planet ...
... days. None of us was alive when the story of Ceres began playing out in the early 19th Century, but brace yourself for some déjà vu, because the history of Ceres is an ideal case-study which illuminates the current planet debate. It may change the way you think about Pluto and the other dwarf planet ...
Our Solar System
... http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://starryskies.com/solar_system/planets.gif&imgrefurl=http://starryskies.com/ solar_system/planets_top.html&h=639&w=669&sz=56&tbnid=EYkAlDcqP9wa6M:&tbnh=132&tbnw=138&prev= /images%3Fq%3Dsolar%2Bsystem%2Bpicture%26um%3D1&start=1&sa=X&oi=images&ct=image&cd=1 ...
... http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://starryskies.com/solar_system/planets.gif&imgrefurl=http://starryskies.com/ solar_system/planets_top.html&h=639&w=669&sz=56&tbnid=EYkAlDcqP9wa6M:&tbnh=132&tbnw=138&prev= /images%3Fq%3Dsolar%2Bsystem%2Bpicture%26um%3D1&start=1&sa=X&oi=images&ct=image&cd=1 ...
Jupiter and Saturn - University of Surrey
... In terms of mass: MJ = 318 ME, MS = 95 ME. Jupiter contains 2.5x more mass than that of all the other objects in the solar system Jupiter has 4 large moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto Saturn has one major moon: Titan Jupiter’s sidereal orbital period is 11.26 years (synodic period 399 da ...
... In terms of mass: MJ = 318 ME, MS = 95 ME. Jupiter contains 2.5x more mass than that of all the other objects in the solar system Jupiter has 4 large moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto Saturn has one major moon: Titan Jupiter’s sidereal orbital period is 11.26 years (synodic period 399 da ...
Comets - Sierra College Astronomy Home Page
... • Triton’s orbit is “backwards” and is highly tilted with respect to Neptune’s equator – Triton is perhaps a captured planetesimal from the Kuiper belt • Short-period comets are now believed to be icy nuclei from the Kuiper belt • The centaurs, of which Chiron is a well-known example, appear to orig ...
... • Triton’s orbit is “backwards” and is highly tilted with respect to Neptune’s equator – Triton is perhaps a captured planetesimal from the Kuiper belt • Short-period comets are now believed to be icy nuclei from the Kuiper belt • The centaurs, of which Chiron is a well-known example, appear to orig ...
Why Pluto is No Longer a Planet
... 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 observations, Tombaugh finally discovered an object in the right orbit, and declared that he had discovered Planet X. ...
... 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 observations, Tombaugh finally discovered an object in the right orbit, and declared that he had discovered Planet X. ...
Real World Science: The Solar System
... because of a force known as gravity. The hottest part of the sun is about 25 million degrees Fahrenheit. The planets closest to the sun are called the inner planets. They include Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. The outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus and Pluto. Each planet has its own ...
... because of a force known as gravity. The hottest part of the sun is about 25 million degrees Fahrenheit. The planets closest to the sun are called the inner planets. They include Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. The outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus and Pluto. Each planet has its own ...
Jupiter, the dominant Gas Giant Planet
... a ‘string of pearls’. Its orbit was calculated to be about Jupiter, not about the Sun. Jupiter had captured the comet on its entry to the inner Solar System and Jupiter’s tidal forces had broken the comet into a number of fragments. Furthermore, calculations showed that on its next orbit it would im ...
... a ‘string of pearls’. Its orbit was calculated to be about Jupiter, not about the Sun. Jupiter had captured the comet on its entry to the inner Solar System and Jupiter’s tidal forces had broken the comet into a number of fragments. Furthermore, calculations showed that on its next orbit it would im ...
PHYSICS 1302 ASTRONOMY OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
... There are two general goals for Physics 1302. 1. After completing the Solar System Astronomy course, you should comprehend the most important scientific models governing modern solar system astronomy and planetary geology and be familiar with the properties of the planets and smaller members of the ...
... There are two general goals for Physics 1302. 1. After completing the Solar System Astronomy course, you should comprehend the most important scientific models governing modern solar system astronomy and planetary geology and be familiar with the properties of the planets and smaller members of the ...
Comets do not orbit forever.
... of small rocky, icy bodies orbiting the Sun beyond the orbit of Neptune. 2. Long-period comets come from the _Oort Cloud_, a spherical collection of bodies outside of the Kuiper Belt that are left over from the formation of the Solar System. 3. The trip inward towards the Sun begins with gravitation ...
... of small rocky, icy bodies orbiting the Sun beyond the orbit of Neptune. 2. Long-period comets come from the _Oort Cloud_, a spherical collection of bodies outside of the Kuiper Belt that are left over from the formation of the Solar System. 3. The trip inward towards the Sun begins with gravitation ...
Nice model
The Nice model (/ˈniːs/) is a scenario for the dynamical evolution of the Solar System. It is named for the location of the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, where it was initially developed, in Nice, France. It proposes the migration of the giant planets from an initial compact configuration into their present positions, long after the dissipation of the initial protoplanetary gas disk. In this way, it differs from earlier models of the Solar System's formation. This planetary migration is used in dynamical simulations of the Solar System to explain historical events including the Late Heavy Bombardment of the inner Solar System, the formation of the Oort cloud, and the existence of populations of small Solar System bodies including the Kuiper belt, the Neptune and Jupiter Trojans, and the numerous resonant trans-Neptunian objects dominated by Neptune. Its success at reproducing many of the observed features of the Solar System means that it is widely accepted as the current most realistic model of the Solar System's early evolution, though it is not universally favoured among planetary scientists. One of its limitations is reproducing the outer-system satellites and the Kuiper belt (see below).