Jovian Planet Systems Jovian Planet Systems
... color of its appearance. • Cloud layers form where a particular gas condenses. • Different compounds make clouds of different colors ...
... color of its appearance. • Cloud layers form where a particular gas condenses. • Different compounds make clouds of different colors ...
Exhibit Scavenger Hunt - Friends of the Observatory
... Why is Einstein holding his finger in that funny position? Albert Einstein is showing you a way to measure how much of the sky was photographed for the Big Picture located on the back wall of the Gunter Depths of Space - the amount of sky that the last two joints of your finger block out when held a ...
... Why is Einstein holding his finger in that funny position? Albert Einstein is showing you a way to measure how much of the sky was photographed for the Big Picture located on the back wall of the Gunter Depths of Space - the amount of sky that the last two joints of your finger block out when held a ...
solar system - New Concept
... Epimetheus and Janus, just inside the orbit of Mimas, are continually exchanging orbits with one another in a "waltz" -- they are called the coorbital satellites. ...
... Epimetheus and Janus, just inside the orbit of Mimas, are continually exchanging orbits with one another in a "waltz" -- they are called the coorbital satellites. ...
Astronomy Club of Asheville October 2016 Sky Events
... October 2016 Sky Events – the Planets Mercury reaches superior conjunction (in orbit on the other side of the Sun from the Earth) on October 27th. However, with a good view low to the east at dawn, you should be able to locate Mercury during the first 11 days of October. Jupiter joins Mercury in ...
... October 2016 Sky Events – the Planets Mercury reaches superior conjunction (in orbit on the other side of the Sun from the Earth) on October 27th. However, with a good view low to the east at dawn, you should be able to locate Mercury during the first 11 days of October. Jupiter joins Mercury in ...
Classroom activity
... volcano the size of Utah and a canyon that would stretch across the entire United States. It has ice caps at its poles. Jupiter is the largest planet and the first of the Gas Giants. It is home to the Great Red Spot, a storm that is so large that the four terrestrial planets could fit inside. Jupite ...
... volcano the size of Utah and a canyon that would stretch across the entire United States. It has ice caps at its poles. Jupiter is the largest planet and the first of the Gas Giants. It is home to the Great Red Spot, a storm that is so large that the four terrestrial planets could fit inside. Jupite ...
The “Not-Quite-Planet” Pluto …and Friends!
... Eris: Was the first known Kuiper Belt Object Larger than Pluto! ...
... Eris: Was the first known Kuiper Belt Object Larger than Pluto! ...
The Earth: Unique in All the Universe (Updated)
... The extremely fine line between an environment where life can and cannot exist is illustrated by the fact that it is estimated a five-degree temperature change in the average worldwide temperature would, in time, seriously affect life on the Earth, and much greater temperature change could be disast ...
... The extremely fine line between an environment where life can and cannot exist is illustrated by the fact that it is estimated a five-degree temperature change in the average worldwide temperature would, in time, seriously affect life on the Earth, and much greater temperature change could be disast ...
3. Meteorites and Asteroids
... in larger bodies, with diameters of hundreds of liilometers. Such bodies could retain enough heat, no matter how it was produced, long enough to melt portions of their interiors. Smaller bodies rapidly radiate away any heat produced before internal melting occurs. The asteroid Vesta, 538 km in diame ...
... in larger bodies, with diameters of hundreds of liilometers. Such bodies could retain enough heat, no matter how it was produced, long enough to melt portions of their interiors. Smaller bodies rapidly radiate away any heat produced before internal melting occurs. The asteroid Vesta, 538 km in diame ...
here - Immersive Theatres
... be expected: A flight to Mars takes six months, and to Jupiter, at least two years. At the same speed, more than a hundred thousand years would be needed to reach 51 Pegasi! For the time being, voyages to the stars are impossible. ...
... be expected: A flight to Mars takes six months, and to Jupiter, at least two years. At the same speed, more than a hundred thousand years would be needed to reach 51 Pegasi! For the time being, voyages to the stars are impossible. ...
Chapter 8
... The discovery of Eris in 2005 showed that Pluto was not unique. These objects, along with Pluto and others, seem to be the largest of the Kuiper Belt objects, also known as transNeptunian objects or plutoids. Several hundred have been found. It is estimated that several thousands may form the Kuiper ...
... The discovery of Eris in 2005 showed that Pluto was not unique. These objects, along with Pluto and others, seem to be the largest of the Kuiper Belt objects, also known as transNeptunian objects or plutoids. Several hundred have been found. It is estimated that several thousands may form the Kuiper ...
Planetary Motions and Lessons in Science
... • The planets always stay close to the ecliptic plane, i.e., they move through the zodiac constellations. • Mercury and Venus are inferior planets – they are never seen very far from the Sun. • Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are superior planets – they can be seen at any distance from the Sun in the sky. ...
... • The planets always stay close to the ecliptic plane, i.e., they move through the zodiac constellations. • Mercury and Venus are inferior planets – they are never seen very far from the Sun. • Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are superior planets – they can be seen at any distance from the Sun in the sky. ...
Day_31
... • Strong dark and light bands. • A long-lasting giant storm (Great Red Spot). • Many smaller storms. • Colors indicate complex chemistry. Saturn • Similar to Jupiter, but less pronounced. ...
... • Strong dark and light bands. • A long-lasting giant storm (Great Red Spot). • Many smaller storms. • Colors indicate complex chemistry. Saturn • Similar to Jupiter, but less pronounced. ...
Solar System Vocabulary
... dark. The Moon appears as a half circle. It is called the First Quarter Moon because the Moon is one quarter of the way through its orbit. 4. Waxing Gibbous- the moon is more than half lit, but not yet full. It is a Waxing Gibbous because the moon is growing towards the full moon. 5. Full Moon- the ...
... dark. The Moon appears as a half circle. It is called the First Quarter Moon because the Moon is one quarter of the way through its orbit. 4. Waxing Gibbous- the moon is more than half lit, but not yet full. It is a Waxing Gibbous because the moon is growing towards the full moon. 5. Full Moon- the ...
Planets - Digitalis Education
... planets discovered? [Those visible to the naked eye have been known for as long as there have been humans. Uranus was discovered in 1781, Neptune in 1846.] Is Earth the only planet with a moon? [No, only Mercury and Venus have none.] What keeps the planets in their orbits around the sun? [Gravity.] ...
... planets discovered? [Those visible to the naked eye have been known for as long as there have been humans. Uranus was discovered in 1781, Neptune in 1846.] Is Earth the only planet with a moon? [No, only Mercury and Venus have none.] What keeps the planets in their orbits around the sun? [Gravity.] ...
Astronomy DR Packet
... Chapter 2, Section 1: Planet Earth Earth’s Gravity 1. ______________ and _____________ orbit each other. This Earth-Moon system orbits the ___________ in a regular path. 2. Earth’s gravity pulls the Moon toward _____________________. Without gravity, the Moon would continue moving in a ____________ ...
... Chapter 2, Section 1: Planet Earth Earth’s Gravity 1. ______________ and _____________ orbit each other. This Earth-Moon system orbits the ___________ in a regular path. 2. Earth’s gravity pulls the Moon toward _____________________. Without gravity, the Moon would continue moving in a ____________ ...
6.3 Gravity and Orbits
... Each planet in the solar system is drawn towards the sun by its gravity. Gravity is the force of attraction, or pull, between two objects. o Gravity is affected by: The mass of two objects The distance between the two objects Gravity is stronger when objects are closer Gravity is weaker ...
... Each planet in the solar system is drawn towards the sun by its gravity. Gravity is the force of attraction, or pull, between two objects. o Gravity is affected by: The mass of two objects The distance between the two objects Gravity is stronger when objects are closer Gravity is weaker ...
Lecture7
... Gravitational instability model: pros and cons • Pros: – Under some circumstances it may be natural to form gravitationally unstable disks – Happens very fast ...
... Gravitational instability model: pros and cons • Pros: – Under some circumstances it may be natural to form gravitationally unstable disks – Happens very fast ...
Cycles: Earth, Sun, Moon by MTDavis
... Earth) is partial, and the area in which a partial solar eclipse is experienced. Sun - the star in our Solar System. Umbra –means “shade,” the area in which the shadow of an object (the moon on the Earth) is total, and the area in which a total solar eclipse is experienced. ...
... Earth) is partial, and the area in which a partial solar eclipse is experienced. Sun - the star in our Solar System. Umbra –means “shade,” the area in which the shadow of an object (the moon on the Earth) is total, and the area in which a total solar eclipse is experienced. ...
1700_orbits
... • Astronomers knew the relative distances of the planets, but not the absolute distances. • Known: Jupiter is 5 times farther from the Sun than the Earth is. It takes Jupiter 12 times longer to go around the Sun than it does for the Earth. • Not known: How many kilometers (or miles) are the Earth an ...
... • Astronomers knew the relative distances of the planets, but not the absolute distances. • Known: Jupiter is 5 times farther from the Sun than the Earth is. It takes Jupiter 12 times longer to go around the Sun than it does for the Earth. • Not known: How many kilometers (or miles) are the Earth an ...
Tessmann Show Descriptions
... What Color is Your Planet? –Bob Menn (60 minutes) Discover how astronomical observations of planets and stars have given us clues to their composition and environments. As we visit the planets of our solar system, the shows covers science curriculum, presenting topics such as the nature of gravity; ...
... What Color is Your Planet? –Bob Menn (60 minutes) Discover how astronomical observations of planets and stars have given us clues to their composition and environments. As we visit the planets of our solar system, the shows covers science curriculum, presenting topics such as the nature of gravity; ...
PSCI 1414 General Astronomy
... Because Mercury and Venus are always observed fairly near the Sun in the sky, their orbits must be smaller than the Earth’s. Planets in such orbits are called inferior planets. The other visible planets (Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn) are sometimes seen on the side of the celestial sphere opposite the S ...
... Because Mercury and Venus are always observed fairly near the Sun in the sky, their orbits must be smaller than the Earth’s. Planets in such orbits are called inferior planets. The other visible planets (Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn) are sometimes seen on the side of the celestial sphere opposite the S ...
NGSS Alignment - University of Louisville
... • The sun is a star that appears larger and brighter than other stars because it is closer. Stars range greatly in their distance from Earth. (5-‐ESS1-‐1) • The orbits of Earth around the Sun and ...
... • The sun is a star that appears larger and brighter than other stars because it is closer. Stars range greatly in their distance from Earth. (5-‐ESS1-‐1) • The orbits of Earth around the Sun and ...
Orbit by Tega Jessa Everything in the universe circles or “orbits
... Mars is quite a bit smaller than Earth with only 11% of our planet‘s mass. Mars is larger than Mercury, but it is not as dense as the smaller planet. If you weighed 68 kg on Earth then you would weigh 25.6 kg on Mars. Since Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet, Mars became the planet where you would ...
... Mars is quite a bit smaller than Earth with only 11% of our planet‘s mass. Mars is larger than Mercury, but it is not as dense as the smaller planet. If you weighed 68 kg on Earth then you would weigh 25.6 kg on Mars. Since Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet, Mars became the planet where you would ...
Late Heavy Bombardment
The Late Heavy Bombardment (abbreviated LHB and also known as the lunar cataclysm) is a hypothetical event thought to have occurred approximately 4.1 to 3.8 billion years (Ga) ago, corresponding to the Neohadean and Eoarchean eras on Earth. During this interval, a disproportionately large number of asteroids apparently collided with the early terrestrial planets in the inner Solar System, including Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The LHB happened after the Earth and other rocky planets had formed and accreted most of their mass, but still quite early in Earth's history.Evidence for the LHB derives from lunar samples brought back by the Apollo astronauts. Isotopic dating of Moon rocks implies that most impact melts occurred in a rather narrow interval of time. Several hypotheses are now offered to explain the apparent spike in the flux of impactors (i.e. asteroids and comets) in the inner Solar System, but no consensus yet exists. The Nice model is popular among planetary scientists; it postulates that the gas giant planets underwent orbital migration and scattered objects in the asteroid and/or Kuiper belts into eccentric orbits, and thereby into the path of the terrestrial planets. Other researchers argue that the lunar sample data do not require a cataclysmic cratering event near 3.9 Ga, and that the apparent clustering of impact melt ages near this time is an artifact of sampling materials retrieved from a single large impact basin. They also note that the rate of impact cratering could be significantly different between the outer and inner zones of the Solar System.