Slide 1
... Jupiter? Bogus answer is… A.) Twice as massive as all other planets combined. B.) Fourth brightest object in sky. C.) Gas Giant (Gets denser as you go down) D.) May have a small rocky core. E.) Mostly Nitrogen and a bit of Oxygen. F.) High Velocity Winds cause bandings G.) Red Spot (Giant Storm) H.) ...
... Jupiter? Bogus answer is… A.) Twice as massive as all other planets combined. B.) Fourth brightest object in sky. C.) Gas Giant (Gets denser as you go down) D.) May have a small rocky core. E.) Mostly Nitrogen and a bit of Oxygen. F.) High Velocity Winds cause bandings G.) Red Spot (Giant Storm) H.) ...
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... survey for M dwarfs that super-Earths are frequent – P = 1-10days : f=0.36 (+0.25, -0.10) – P = 10-100days : f=0.35 (+0.45, -0.11) – If IRD monitor ~200 M dwarfs, IRD can find ~70 super- ...
... survey for M dwarfs that super-Earths are frequent – P = 1-10days : f=0.36 (+0.25, -0.10) – P = 10-100days : f=0.35 (+0.45, -0.11) – If IRD monitor ~200 M dwarfs, IRD can find ~70 super- ...
Determination of meteor showers on other planets using comet
... As they traverse their orbits about the Sun, comets slowly evaporate and fragment, leaving small bits of cometary debris along their orbital tracks. Some comet orbits intersect the Earth’s path, and the planet sweeps up a portion of these particulates each year. Generally, these particles are drawn ...
... As they traverse their orbits about the Sun, comets slowly evaporate and fragment, leaving small bits of cometary debris along their orbital tracks. Some comet orbits intersect the Earth’s path, and the planet sweeps up a portion of these particulates each year. Generally, these particles are drawn ...
Theme 10.1 -- Leftovers: Comets
... solar system, replenishing some of the others that have been lost over time. Here then is a birth-to-death story of a comet. After formation in the original solar system nebula, 4.6 billion years ago, a cometary nucleus may spend essentially all of that time in the Oort cloud or the Kuiper ...
... solar system, replenishing some of the others that have been lost over time. Here then is a birth-to-death story of a comet. After formation in the original solar system nebula, 4.6 billion years ago, a cometary nucleus may spend essentially all of that time in the Oort cloud or the Kuiper ...
Slide set 5
... During the late 1980s, the plane of Charon's orbit was aligned with thePluto-Earth direction so that Pluto and Charon alternately passed in front of each other. Observations of these repeated transit events provided a wealth of information on the nature of both bodies and the transient atmosphere of ...
... During the late 1980s, the plane of Charon's orbit was aligned with thePluto-Earth direction so that Pluto and Charon alternately passed in front of each other. Observations of these repeated transit events provided a wealth of information on the nature of both bodies and the transient atmosphere of ...
Possibility of explosion of a giant planet.
... the Soviet Union and the United States in the late 1940's this design abandoned in favor of the scheme with the implosion compression of the tube casing by radiation. So is the situation based on declassified sources. But we cannot be sure that all information on this sensitive issue is declassified ...
... the Soviet Union and the United States in the late 1940's this design abandoned in favor of the scheme with the implosion compression of the tube casing by radiation. So is the situation based on declassified sources. But we cannot be sure that all information on this sensitive issue is declassified ...
WHERE ON EARTH IS THE CRUST?
... melted out of a rock and rise readily to the surface (see figure 1). The crust can be considered the "scum" that forms when a planet cools and freezes. There is enough crustforming material-low-density, low-melting-point rockin the Earth to form a crust ten times thicker than what is actually there. ...
... melted out of a rock and rise readily to the surface (see figure 1). The crust can be considered the "scum" that forms when a planet cools and freezes. There is enough crustforming material-low-density, low-melting-point rockin the Earth to form a crust ten times thicker than what is actually there. ...
Heavy Mineral Characteristics and Their Implication for Provenance
... use of a few representative factors to describe the primary information extracted from a number of variables while analyzing a rich supply of data. Applying a R-type analysis to study the above 18 heavy minerals in the selected 20 rock samples, the accumulated variance percentage of the first 6 fact ...
... use of a few representative factors to describe the primary information extracted from a number of variables while analyzing a rich supply of data. Applying a R-type analysis to study the above 18 heavy minerals in the selected 20 rock samples, the accumulated variance percentage of the first 6 fact ...
Earth Science ® Curriculum Guide - Mount Vernon City School District
... Understand that scientists are searching for - The terrestrial planets are small, invisible mass that will explain continued rocky, and dense. The Jovian planets expansion, implosion (Big Crunch), or oscillation are large, gaseous, and of low density. of the universe. 1.2d Asteroids, comets, and m ...
... Understand that scientists are searching for - The terrestrial planets are small, invisible mass that will explain continued rocky, and dense. The Jovian planets expansion, implosion (Big Crunch), or oscillation are large, gaseous, and of low density. of the universe. 1.2d Asteroids, comets, and m ...
Magmas and Igneous Rocks
... geothermal gradient. The earth is hot inside due to heat left over from the original accretion process, due to heat released by sinking of materials to form the core, and due to heat released by the decay of radioactive elements in the earth. Under normal conditions, the geothermal gradient is not h ...
... geothermal gradient. The earth is hot inside due to heat left over from the original accretion process, due to heat released by sinking of materials to form the core, and due to heat released by the decay of radioactive elements in the earth. Under normal conditions, the geothermal gradient is not h ...
jun14
... aligned but the Moon is furthest away from Earth in its orbit and appears too small to completely cover the Sun, leaving the rim of the Sun exposed. ...
... aligned but the Moon is furthest away from Earth in its orbit and appears too small to completely cover the Sun, leaving the rim of the Sun exposed. ...
Record - cloudfront.net
... was valued more highly than scholarly precision. nouns and adjectives according to what I thought was general usage rather than going for consistency. In this second ...
... was valued more highly than scholarly precision. nouns and adjectives according to what I thought was general usage rather than going for consistency. In this second ...
f.y.b.a geography
... explaining the spatial phenomenon of the earth. Geographical Information System (GIS) is an advanced Computer Software programme useful in almost all disciplines in the economy of the world. Geography covers many of the physical and human branches in General knowledge and is one of the compulsory pa ...
... explaining the spatial phenomenon of the earth. Geographical Information System (GIS) is an advanced Computer Software programme useful in almost all disciplines in the economy of the world. Geography covers many of the physical and human branches in General knowledge and is one of the compulsory pa ...
Thesis.dot
... thanks to Dr. Elsa Leavitt whose familiarity with the needs and ideas of the class was helpful during the early programming phase of this undertaking. Thanks also to the members of the school council for their valuable input. ...
... thanks to Dr. Elsa Leavitt whose familiarity with the needs and ideas of the class was helpful during the early programming phase of this undertaking. Thanks also to the members of the school council for their valuable input. ...
CH6.Ast1001.F13.EDS
... • 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 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. ...
... • 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 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. ...
Cosmic Journey - Peoria Riverfront Museum
... 3. Inflate balloon with 4 medium breaths to about the size of your fist; do not over inflate the balloon! 4. Bend the end of the balloon down and paper clip it so that no air escapes. 5. Record what happens to the dots in the space provided below. Be very specific; use complete sentences. 6. Mea ...
... 3. Inflate balloon with 4 medium breaths to about the size of your fist; do not over inflate the balloon! 4. Bend the end of the balloon down and paper clip it so that no air escapes. 5. Record what happens to the dots in the space provided below. Be very specific; use complete sentences. 6. Mea ...
11b. Cloud-Covered Venus Venus Data (Table 12
... The same picture corrected to remove atmospheric colors. 1 March 1982 ...
... The same picture corrected to remove atmospheric colors. 1 March 1982 ...
dwarf planets - Daytona State College
... produce a substantial atmosphere with winds and clouds. • Because the planet is so small, however, it does not have enough gravity to bind an atmosphere for very long. Thus Pluto's atmosphere is being rapidly produced and rapidly lost at the same time. • This means that the atmosphere is not in equi ...
... produce a substantial atmosphere with winds and clouds. • Because the planet is so small, however, it does not have enough gravity to bind an atmosphere for very long. Thus Pluto's atmosphere is being rapidly produced and rapidly lost at the same time. • This means that the atmosphere is not in equi ...
Uranus: Satellites - Empyrean Quest Publishers
... resembles each other in mass and size more than any other planet-satellite pair in the solar system. Two other very small moons were found in 2006. • The distance is also the smallest, 19,640 km • Charon’s orbit period is the same as its rotational period, and also the same as the Pluto’s rotation p ...
... resembles each other in mass and size more than any other planet-satellite pair in the solar system. Two other very small moons were found in 2006. • The distance is also the smallest, 19,640 km • Charon’s orbit period is the same as its rotational period, and also the same as the Pluto’s rotation p ...
11. Planetary Atmospheres Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds
... • N2 was left as the dominant gas; • CO2 dissolves in oceans and goes into carbonate rocks like limestone (= calcium carbonate, Ca CO3.) Most CO2 is in the oceans as carbonates • O2 from photosynthesis by plants (cyanobacteria and blue-green algae) ...
... • N2 was left as the dominant gas; • CO2 dissolves in oceans and goes into carbonate rocks like limestone (= calcium carbonate, Ca CO3.) Most CO2 is in the oceans as carbonates • O2 from photosynthesis by plants (cyanobacteria and blue-green algae) ...
THE ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF CONTINENTS 1 Geophysical
... basins and subsequently sank due to isostatic compensation. The depth-diameter relations for the initial ocean basins fitted the curves based on terrestrial and lunar craters. The origin of the continental material was not specified. More recently Dorm et al. (1965) have suggested that the continent ...
... basins and subsequently sank due to isostatic compensation. The depth-diameter relations for the initial ocean basins fitted the curves based on terrestrial and lunar craters. The origin of the continental material was not specified. More recently Dorm et al. (1965) have suggested that the continent ...
Mercury and Venus
... temperature in late afternoon was 460 K (190°C). This temperature difference between night and day is enormous. But at times, when Mercury makes its closest approach to the Sun, the range can reach 650 K (380°C): greater than on any other planet in the Solar System. ...
... temperature in late afternoon was 460 K (190°C). This temperature difference between night and day is enormous. But at times, when Mercury makes its closest approach to the Sun, the range can reach 650 K (380°C): greater than on any other planet in the Solar System. ...
Why was Pluto once considered a planet?
... • There may be 100,000 TNOs larger than 100 km, and the total mass may be ~0.01 ME. ...
... • There may be 100,000 TNOs larger than 100 km, and the total mass may be ~0.01 ME. ...
10. Atmospheres of Planets and of Exoplanets - ETH E
... the day side, the surface temperature of Mercury is over 400oC (s. p. 419). Due to the strong radiation of the Sun, the components of its Atmosphere would evaporate in a short time by photoevaporation, i.e. by ionization and acceleration of the particles with escape velocity into the free space. Sin ...
... the day side, the surface temperature of Mercury is over 400oC (s. p. 419). Due to the strong radiation of the Sun, the components of its Atmosphere would evaporate in a short time by photoevaporation, i.e. by ionization and acceleration of the particles with escape velocity into the free space. Sin ...
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.