JUPITER Jacob davis
... • Moons:Io,Europa,Ganymede,Callisto. • Day(rotation):A day on Jupiter is 10 earth hours. • Year(orbit period)A year on Jupiter is 11.86 earth years. ...
... • Moons:Io,Europa,Ganymede,Callisto. • Day(rotation):A day on Jupiter is 10 earth hours. • Year(orbit period)A year on Jupiter is 11.86 earth years. ...
Chapter 27 Formation of the Solar System
... – The rotating cloud of gas and dust from which the sun and planets formed is called the solar nebula. – Energy from collisions and pressure from gravity caused the center of the solar nebula to become hotter and denser (10,000,000oC). – Hydrogen fusion began… a star formed (we call ours the sun). – ...
... – The rotating cloud of gas and dust from which the sun and planets formed is called the solar nebula. – Energy from collisions and pressure from gravity caused the center of the solar nebula to become hotter and denser (10,000,000oC). – Hydrogen fusion began… a star formed (we call ours the sun). – ...
Chapters 2: Space, Time, Origins
... Most of the atoms that make up Earth, its ocean, and its inhabitants were formed within stars billions of years ago. Stars spend their lives changing hydrogen and helium into heavier elements. As they die, some stars eject the elements into space during cataclysmic explosions. The sun and planets, i ...
... Most of the atoms that make up Earth, its ocean, and its inhabitants were formed within stars billions of years ago. Stars spend their lives changing hydrogen and helium into heavier elements. As they die, some stars eject the elements into space during cataclysmic explosions. The sun and planets, i ...
Earth-Moon System
... • Small planets collide to make bigger ones • Can explain numerous Solar System anomalies ...
... • Small planets collide to make bigger ones • Can explain numerous Solar System anomalies ...
Mercury
... system because its orbit around the sun last only 88 days, but its rotation around axis is very slow. ...
... system because its orbit around the sun last only 88 days, but its rotation around axis is very slow. ...
Extra-Solar Planets continued
... days from a distance of about 3 million miles. Researchers acknowledged there probably are several different types of solar systems orbiting distant stars. But for now, the 55 Cancri system bears the closest resemblance to ours. ...
... days from a distance of about 3 million miles. Researchers acknowledged there probably are several different types of solar systems orbiting distant stars. But for now, the 55 Cancri system bears the closest resemblance to ours. ...
Lecture 7 - University of Minnesota
... not have tails and never get anywhere close to Earth • Some comets are knocked into the inner solar system by various sources of gravity ...
... not have tails and never get anywhere close to Earth • Some comets are knocked into the inner solar system by various sources of gravity ...
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... 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 ...
Review Questions on the Solar System
... 5. Which planets rotate in retrograde? On these planets does sun “rise” in the East or the West? Venus, Uranus. The sun rises in the West. 6. Which planet is the 3rd “rock from the sun? Earth 7. The orbital period is defined as the time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around the sun. a. ...
... 5. Which planets rotate in retrograde? On these planets does sun “rise” in the East or the West? Venus, Uranus. The sun rises in the West. 6. Which planet is the 3rd “rock from the sun? Earth 7. The orbital period is defined as the time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around the sun. a. ...
1 Overview of the Solar System - University of Iowa Astrophysics
... are huge. Jupiter is about 11 times the diameter of the Earth, and has 318 times its mass. ...
... are huge. Jupiter is about 11 times the diameter of the Earth, and has 318 times its mass. ...
What is the difference between geocentric and heliocentric theories?
... • Approx. 150,000 asteroids in the Solar System • Most are in a band that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter (Asteroid Belt) • Why are there all of those asteroids between Mars and Jupiter and not another ...
... • Approx. 150,000 asteroids in the Solar System • Most are in a band that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter (Asteroid Belt) • Why are there all of those asteroids between Mars and Jupiter and not another ...
Timeline for Core Geology
... 1830 - Sir Charles Lyell publishes Principles of Geology, which describes the world as being several hundred million years old 1837 - Louis Agassiz begins his glaciation studies which eventually demonstrate that the Earth has had at least one ice age 1862 - Lord Kelvin attempts to find the age of th ...
... 1830 - Sir Charles Lyell publishes Principles of Geology, which describes the world as being several hundred million years old 1837 - Louis Agassiz begins his glaciation studies which eventually demonstrate that the Earth has had at least one ice age 1862 - Lord Kelvin attempts to find the age of th ...
Ch 22 AstroGoes
... 16. Does Earth move faster in its orbit near perihelion (January) or near aphelion (July)? Based on your answer, is the solar day longest in January or July? 17. The moon rotates very slowly on its axis. Predict how this affects the lunar surface temperature. ...
... 16. Does Earth move faster in its orbit near perihelion (January) or near aphelion (July)? Based on your answer, is the solar day longest in January or July? 17. The moon rotates very slowly on its axis. Predict how this affects the lunar surface temperature. ...
KOI-3158: An extremely compact system of five
... the densest star with detected solar-like oscillations found to date (i.e., having the highest large frequency separation). We provide precise stellar properties from grid-based modeling, including an asteroseismic age of ˜12 Gyr. The planetary system is fully validated and a transit analysis is pre ...
... the densest star with detected solar-like oscillations found to date (i.e., having the highest large frequency separation). We provide precise stellar properties from grid-based modeling, including an asteroseismic age of ˜12 Gyr. The planetary system is fully validated and a transit analysis is pre ...
Outer Solar System Exploration - Lunar and Planetary Institute
... system are home to a vigorous organic chemistry that does not occur in the inner solar system in the present day, providing an opportunity to study natural production of biological building blocks. Magnetospheres – the variety of the outer solar system tests our models and understanding of how our o ...
... system are home to a vigorous organic chemistry that does not occur in the inner solar system in the present day, providing an opportunity to study natural production of biological building blocks. Magnetospheres – the variety of the outer solar system tests our models and understanding of how our o ...
Three basic types of asteroids
... kilometers. Pallas and Vesta have diameters of about 500 kilometers and about 15 others have diameters larger than 250 kilometers. ...
... kilometers. Pallas and Vesta have diameters of about 500 kilometers and about 15 others have diameters larger than 250 kilometers. ...
PTYS/ASTR 206 – Section 3 – Homework 4 – Assigned 3/12/09
... The dinosaurs were killed off by a giant impact in Mexico about 65 million years ago. Did the Atlantic Ocean exist at that time? If so, how wide was it? ...
... The dinosaurs were killed off by a giant impact in Mexico about 65 million years ago. Did the Atlantic Ocean exist at that time? If so, how wide was it? ...
Filled In Notepacket For Unit
... 1908 – It was seen entering our atmosphere over Siberia. People could see it for 100’s of miles. It eventually exploded 6 miles above the ground in Tunguska. The resulting explosion had the energy of 1000 Hiroshima nuclear bombs. It leveld approximately 1000 square miles of forest, sent a pressure w ...
... 1908 – It was seen entering our atmosphere over Siberia. People could see it for 100’s of miles. It eventually exploded 6 miles above the ground in Tunguska. The resulting explosion had the energy of 1000 Hiroshima nuclear bombs. It leveld approximately 1000 square miles of forest, sent a pressure w ...
Solar System Sort and Scale
... Once all groups have completed the task, check and see who achieved the correct answers. When this is done, you can use the info sheet and pictures to map the Solar System in your class. However, if possible, this would work even better in a corridor or other much larger space as it gives a better i ...
... Once all groups have completed the task, check and see who achieved the correct answers. When this is done, you can use the info sheet and pictures to map the Solar System in your class. However, if possible, this would work even better in a corridor or other much larger space as it gives a better i ...
Chapter 8: Section 4 * Life in the Solar System
... of the Galilean Moons have ice covered oceans. Europa’s ocean may be 25 m below its icy surface. The pull of Jupiter’s gravity on Europa may even keep this water warm. If life is found at the bottom of Earth’s oceans where there is no sunlight, then life might too exist on Europa. Europa is thought ...
... of the Galilean Moons have ice covered oceans. Europa’s ocean may be 25 m below its icy surface. The pull of Jupiter’s gravity on Europa may even keep this water warm. If life is found at the bottom of Earth’s oceans where there is no sunlight, then life might too exist on Europa. Europa is thought ...
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.