The Space Program Notes
... Jupiter’s great red spot is a gigantic storm. Jupiter's four largest moons - Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto were first observed by the astronomer Galileo Galilei in 1610 using an early version of the telescope. These four moons are known today as the Galilean satellites. Ganymede is the largest ...
... Jupiter’s great red spot is a gigantic storm. Jupiter's four largest moons - Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto were first observed by the astronomer Galileo Galilei in 1610 using an early version of the telescope. These four moons are known today as the Galilean satellites. Ganymede is the largest ...
Universe 2 - Sikeston R-6
... writing skills to explain answers. When you see this symbol students should use their journals. 4Click to go to a new slide. ...
... writing skills to explain answers. When you see this symbol students should use their journals. 4Click to go to a new slide. ...
Chapter 7 Our Planetary System
... Earth by studying in context with other worlds in the solar system. Stay focused on processes common to multiple worlds instead of individual facts specific to a particular world. ...
... Earth by studying in context with other worlds in the solar system. Stay focused on processes common to multiple worlds instead of individual facts specific to a particular world. ...
What can we learn by comparing the planets to one another?
... – Venus: Same size as Earth but much hotter – Earth: Only planet with liquid water on surface – Mars: Could have had liquid water in past – Jupiter: A gaseous giant – Saturn: Gaseous with spectacular rings – Uranus: A gas giant with a highly tilted axis – Neptune: Similar to Uranus but with normal a ...
... – Venus: Same size as Earth but much hotter – Earth: Only planet with liquid water on surface – Mars: Could have had liquid water in past – Jupiter: A gaseous giant – Saturn: Gaseous with spectacular rings – Uranus: A gas giant with a highly tilted axis – Neptune: Similar to Uranus but with normal a ...
Review Lecture 5
... a2 b2 b = a 1 − e2 A few values for comparison: e = .093 or b = .996 a only a .15% difference from sphericity Mars e = .007 Venus e = .017 Earth Jupiter e = .048 (2) Law of Areas - A line joining the planet to the Sun sweeps out equal areas in equal times. For the areas to be the same in the same ti ...
... a2 b2 b = a 1 − e2 A few values for comparison: e = .093 or b = .996 a only a .15% difference from sphericity Mars e = .007 Venus e = .017 Earth Jupiter e = .048 (2) Law of Areas - A line joining the planet to the Sun sweeps out equal areas in equal times. For the areas to be the same in the same ti ...
chapter12AsterioidsC..
... cross, because of 3:2 orbital resonance • Neptune orbits three times during the time Pluto orbits twice ...
... cross, because of 3:2 orbital resonance • Neptune orbits three times during the time Pluto orbits twice ...
Giant Impact Basins of the
... http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings.lpsc2008/pdf/2451.pdf Schultz, P.H., C. Ernst, M.F. A-Hearn, C. Eberhardy, and J.M. Sunshine, 2006, The Deep Impact collision; a large-scale oblique impact experiment, in Abstracts of Papers 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas: v. 37, unpagina ...
... http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings.lpsc2008/pdf/2451.pdf Schultz, P.H., C. Ernst, M.F. A-Hearn, C. Eberhardy, and J.M. Sunshine, 2006, The Deep Impact collision; a large-scale oblique impact experiment, in Abstracts of Papers 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas: v. 37, unpagina ...
The Solar System Around Us - Grosse Pointe Public School System
... gaseous feature extending outward from the Sun's surface, often in a loop shape. ...
... gaseous feature extending outward from the Sun's surface, often in a loop shape. ...
Models of the Soar System
... moved in small circles called epicycles as they revolved in larger circles around the earth They helped explain retrograde motion ...
... moved in small circles called epicycles as they revolved in larger circles around the earth They helped explain retrograde motion ...
Planets of the Solar System – Scavenger Hunt KEY Saturn, Uranus
... Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, [asteroid belt], Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Distinctive features of each planet: • Mercury – smallest, many craters, extremely hot (day) to extremely cold (night) • Venus – Earth’s sister planet, runaway greenhouse effect, acidic clouds, volcanic, day is longer tha ...
... Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, [asteroid belt], Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Distinctive features of each planet: • Mercury – smallest, many craters, extremely hot (day) to extremely cold (night) • Venus – Earth’s sister planet, runaway greenhouse effect, acidic clouds, volcanic, day is longer tha ...
Fun Facts: Sunshine
... The sun is the largest object in the solar system. In fact, it is so big that over one million Earths could fit inside it! The planets in our solar system include Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The sun is responsible for our weather because it heats the earth uneve ...
... The sun is the largest object in the solar system. In fact, it is so big that over one million Earths could fit inside it! The planets in our solar system include Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The sun is responsible for our weather because it heats the earth uneve ...
The Solar System comprises the Sun and the objects that orbit it
... The Solar System comprises the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly. Of those objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest eight are the planets that form the planetary system around it, while the remainder are significantly smaller objects, such as dwarf planets and ...
... The Solar System comprises the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly. Of those objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest eight are the planets that form the planetary system around it, while the remainder are significantly smaller objects, such as dwarf planets and ...
Universe and Solar System
... Comets: loose collection of ice, dust, and rock whose orbits are long ...
... Comets: loose collection of ice, dust, and rock whose orbits are long ...
9ol.ASTRONOMY 1 ... Identify Terms - Matching (20 @ 1 point each =...
... the hottest stars found? The coolest? Where on the diagram are 90% of all stars found? Where is our Sun on the diagram? 39.In a binary system, would the more massive star be closer to the center of mass? Farther? at the center of mass? 40.What information can be gotten from a binary system? 41. If t ...
... the hottest stars found? The coolest? Where on the diagram are 90% of all stars found? Where is our Sun on the diagram? 39.In a binary system, would the more massive star be closer to the center of mass? Farther? at the center of mass? 40.What information can be gotten from a binary system? 41. If t ...
Chapter 9 Practice Questions
... C) About the size of the Earth, with a diameter of about 13,000 km. D) About the size of Mercury, with a diameter of about 5000 km. ...
... C) About the size of the Earth, with a diameter of about 13,000 km. D) About the size of Mercury, with a diameter of about 5000 km. ...
Chapter 7 - SFA Physics and Astronomy
... The solar system formed from a cloud of gas and dust in a process known as ...
... The solar system formed from a cloud of gas and dust in a process known as ...
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... 1. Planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun at one focus of the ellipse 2. The planet’s orbital speed varies so a line joining the Sun and the planet will sweep equal areas in equal time intervals 3. There is a relationship between the time of a planet’s solar orbit and its orbit’s size, i.e., ...
... 1. Planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun at one focus of the ellipse 2. The planet’s orbital speed varies so a line joining the Sun and the planet will sweep equal areas in equal time intervals 3. There is a relationship between the time of a planet’s solar orbit and its orbit’s size, i.e., ...
Lecture on Planetary Configurations
... In their orbits, where will we never see them? In their orbits, where is the best time to see them? ...
... In their orbits, where will we never see them? In their orbits, where is the best time to see them? ...
Astronomy Quiz 2
... 4. How far from Earth is an object that is 10 light years away from Earth? a. 10,000 km c. The distance light can travel in 10 years b. 10,000,000 km d. Ten times the distance from Earth to the Sun 5. Evidence shows that stars and galaxies are moving away from Earth, some faster than others, which B ...
... 4. How far from Earth is an object that is 10 light years away from Earth? a. 10,000 km c. The distance light can travel in 10 years b. 10,000,000 km d. Ten times the distance from Earth to the Sun 5. Evidence shows that stars and galaxies are moving away from Earth, some faster than others, which B ...
The two moons of Mars, Deimos and Phobos, are small and non
... than on Earth, but the nighttime temperature of Mercury is much lower than on Earth. Venus is most similar in size, chemistry, and distance from the Sun. Mars is most similar in its length of day, seasons, erosion, and in having water ice. ...
... than on Earth, but the nighttime temperature of Mercury is much lower than on Earth. Venus is most similar in size, chemistry, and distance from the Sun. Mars is most similar in its length of day, seasons, erosion, and in having water ice. ...
Meteorite
... Which explanation for the asteroid belt seems the most plausible? • The belt is where all the asteroids happened to form. • The belt is the remnant of a large terrestrial planet that used to be between Mars and Jupiter. • The belt is where all the asteroids happened to survive. But WHY didn’t they f ...
... Which explanation for the asteroid belt seems the most plausible? • The belt is where all the asteroids happened to form. • The belt is the remnant of a large terrestrial planet that used to be between Mars and Jupiter. • The belt is where all the asteroids happened to survive. But WHY didn’t they f ...
Jovian Planets
... 1979 to 1999, Neptune was the ninth planet. • Like Uranus, the methane gives Neptune its color. ...
... 1979 to 1999, Neptune was the ninth planet. • Like Uranus, the methane gives Neptune its color. ...
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.