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... are linked to distance from the Sun, ask how seasons differ between the two hemispheres. They should then see for themselves that the reason can’t be distance from the Sun or seasons would be the same globally rather than opposite in the two hemispheres. As a follow-up to the above note: Some studen ...
... are linked to distance from the Sun, ask how seasons differ between the two hemispheres. They should then see for themselves that the reason can’t be distance from the Sun or seasons would be the same globally rather than opposite in the two hemispheres. As a follow-up to the above note: Some studen ...
Orbital and Physical Characteristics of Extrasolar Planets Systems
... The eccentricity moderately correlates with semimajor axis (Figure 17). The obtained coefficient of correlation has value R = 0.3. The functional dependence is defined by the presence of planets with large eccentricities and long orbital radius, and respectively of planets with low eccentricities an ...
... The eccentricity moderately correlates with semimajor axis (Figure 17). The obtained coefficient of correlation has value R = 0.3. The functional dependence is defined by the presence of planets with large eccentricities and long orbital radius, and respectively of planets with low eccentricities an ...
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... g. Explain the process of adiabatic cooling and adiabatic temperature changes to the formation of clouds E5.4 Climate Change – Chapter 18 a. Explain the greenhouse effect with comparison of different greenhouse gasses b. Describe naturally mechanisms that could result in climate change c. Analyze th ...
... g. Explain the process of adiabatic cooling and adiabatic temperature changes to the formation of clouds E5.4 Climate Change – Chapter 18 a. Explain the greenhouse effect with comparison of different greenhouse gasses b. Describe naturally mechanisms that could result in climate change c. Analyze th ...
List of Astronomical Events for 2017
... Every year, on specific dates, the Earth travels through several areas of debris left over from comets or passing asteroids. This debris consists of rock or ice particles, similar to grains of sand. As Earth collides with these particles, they streak through the atmosphere, resulting in bright flash ...
... Every year, on specific dates, the Earth travels through several areas of debris left over from comets or passing asteroids. This debris consists of rock or ice particles, similar to grains of sand. As Earth collides with these particles, they streak through the atmosphere, resulting in bright flash ...
Chapter 22: Comparative Planetology of Venus and Mars
... • What is the evidence that Mars once had water on its surface? • How did Mars form and evolve? ...
... • What is the evidence that Mars once had water on its surface? • How did Mars form and evolve? ...
The Cosmic Perspective Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf 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 ...
... • 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 ...
Lesson Plan on Kepler`s Laws of Planetary Motion
... 3. Move the pen or pencil around the tacks, keeping the string taut, until you have completed a smooth, closed curve or an ellipse. 4. Repeat Steps 1 though 3 several times. Make note of what happens in each of the following two cases. *****However, change only one of these each time. Note the effec ...
... 3. Move the pen or pencil around the tacks, keeping the string taut, until you have completed a smooth, closed curve or an ellipse. 4. Repeat Steps 1 though 3 several times. Make note of what happens in each of the following two cases. *****However, change only one of these each time. Note the effec ...
Lunar and terrestrial planet formation in the Grand Tack scenario
... that Jupiter should have migrated through the asteroid belt region twice, first inwards, then outwards, one could expect that the asteroid belt should now be totally empty. However, the numerical simulations by Walsh et al. [31] show that the asteroid belt is first fully depleted by the passage of t ...
... that Jupiter should have migrated through the asteroid belt region twice, first inwards, then outwards, one could expect that the asteroid belt should now be totally empty. However, the numerical simulations by Walsh et al. [31] show that the asteroid belt is first fully depleted by the passage of t ...
MERCURY
... Only two spacecraft have ever visited Mercury The surface of Mercury is very similar to our moon. It has a very barren, rocky surface covered with many craters. Half of Mercury had never been seen until 2008 ...
... Only two spacecraft have ever visited Mercury The surface of Mercury is very similar to our moon. It has a very barren, rocky surface covered with many craters. Half of Mercury had never been seen until 2008 ...
Chapter8.1
... • Where did asteroids and comets come from? • How do we explain “exceptions to the rules”? • How do we explain the existence of our Moon? • Was our solar system destined to be? © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. ...
... • Where did asteroids and comets come from? • How do we explain “exceptions to the rules”? • How do we explain the existence of our Moon? • Was our solar system destined to be? © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. ...
Moon 101
... Caption: Size comparison of Earth and its moon to Pluto and its moon, Charon It is; it isn't. It is, but with some restrictions. No, it isn't. Yes, it is, sort of. These are the arguments about poor Pluto. Is it a planet, or isn't it? Pluto was once thought of as the smallest planet. It was also kno ...
... Caption: Size comparison of Earth and its moon to Pluto and its moon, Charon It is; it isn't. It is, but with some restrictions. No, it isn't. Yes, it is, sort of. These are the arguments about poor Pluto. Is it a planet, or isn't it? Pluto was once thought of as the smallest planet. It was also kno ...
A Brief History of Planetary Science
... The Galileo spacecraft arrived at Jupiter in 1995 and studied the moons of Jupiter for 8 years ...
... The Galileo spacecraft arrived at Jupiter in 1995 and studied the moons of Jupiter for 8 years ...
models
... Galileo’s experiments showed that objects in air would stay with Earth as it moves. • Aristotle thought that all objects naturally come to rest. • Galileo showed that objects will stay in motion unless a force acts to slow them down (Newton’s first law of motion). ...
... Galileo’s experiments showed that objects in air would stay with Earth as it moves. • Aristotle thought that all objects naturally come to rest. • Galileo showed that objects will stay in motion unless a force acts to slow them down (Newton’s first law of motion). ...
Earth
... rocky and have few moons. – The planets of the outer solar system are gaseous and have many moons and rings. – Pluto is unlike either the inner or outer planets. ...
... rocky and have few moons. – The planets of the outer solar system are gaseous and have many moons and rings. – Pluto is unlike either the inner or outer planets. ...
Pluto and Comets
... Pluto has never been visited by a spacecraft (the New Horizons probe is on its way and will arrive in 2015) so there are no clear images of its surface. At left are Hubble Space Telescope global maps of Pluto (smaller insets are actual images) that show bright and dark areas visible as the dwarf pla ...
... Pluto has never been visited by a spacecraft (the New Horizons probe is on its way and will arrive in 2015) so there are no clear images of its surface. At left are Hubble Space Telescope global maps of Pluto (smaller insets are actual images) that show bright and dark areas visible as the dwarf pla ...
1 Marsbugs: The Electronic Astrobiology Newsletter, Volume 12
... dissipated, however, only an interaction with a passing planet could have created the particular orbits of the two outer planets observed today. Perhaps, he noted, the perturbing planet was knocked into the inner planets by interactions with other planets far from the central star. However it starte ...
... dissipated, however, only an interaction with a passing planet could have created the particular orbits of the two outer planets observed today. Perhaps, he noted, the perturbing planet was knocked into the inner planets by interactions with other planets far from the central star. However it starte ...
Name: : :______ - Plain Local Schools
... 3. On a piece of poster board draw the elliptical orbit of your planet and the Earth's orbit (as a reference orbit). Make sure to label the semi-major axis (a), the semi-minor axis (b), c value, the vertex, the two foci (F1, F2), periods (T), masses, locations of the sun, each planet, and an appropr ...
... 3. On a piece of poster board draw the elliptical orbit of your planet and the Earth's orbit (as a reference orbit). Make sure to label the semi-major axis (a), the semi-minor axis (b), c value, the vertex, the two foci (F1, F2), periods (T), masses, locations of the sun, each planet, and an appropr ...
Comins Chapter 8 - The Outer Planets
... Titan has a thick atmosphere of nitrogen, methane, and other gases, as well as lakes of methane and ethane. Enceladus has areas with very different surface features: an older, heavily cratered region and a newer, nearly crater-free surface created by tectonic activity. ...
... Titan has a thick atmosphere of nitrogen, methane, and other gases, as well as lakes of methane and ethane. Enceladus has areas with very different surface features: an older, heavily cratered region and a newer, nearly crater-free surface created by tectonic activity. ...
Chapter 22
... Mercury together because they are similar worlds. This chapter groups Venus and Mars together because we might expect them to be similar. They are Earthlike in their size and location in the solar system, so it is astonishing to see how different they actually are. Much of this chapter is aimed at u ...
... Mercury together because they are similar worlds. This chapter groups Venus and Mars together because we might expect them to be similar. They are Earthlike in their size and location in the solar system, so it is astonishing to see how different they actually are. Much of this chapter is aimed at u ...
Venus Mercury Test review2016KEY
... True or False 1) Mercury has no magnetic field. FALSE 2) Mercury is both very hot and very cold. TRUE 3) There is a possibility that Mercury has ice in craters at its poles. TRUE 4) Mercury is denser than the Moon. TRUE 5) The geology of Venus is affected mostly by tectonic plates. FALSE 6) The temp ...
... True or False 1) Mercury has no magnetic field. FALSE 2) Mercury is both very hot and very cold. TRUE 3) There is a possibility that Mercury has ice in craters at its poles. TRUE 4) Mercury is denser than the Moon. TRUE 5) The geology of Venus is affected mostly by tectonic plates. FALSE 6) The temp ...
Lecture8_2014_v2 - UCO/Lick Observatory
... • The worlds come into being as follows: many bodies of all sorts and shapes move from the infinite into a great void; they come together there and produce a single whirl, in which, colliding with one another and revolving in all manner of ways, they begin to separate like to like. ...
... • The worlds come into being as follows: many bodies of all sorts and shapes move from the infinite into a great void; they come together there and produce a single whirl, in which, colliding with one another and revolving in all manner of ways, they begin to separate like to like. ...
Chapter 3: the Sun
... It is thought that He forms droplets and sinks downward, releasing gravitational energy ...
... It is thought that He forms droplets and sinks downward, releasing gravitational energy ...
Ch10_Lecture
... • Triton has some craters with dark steaks extending from them – at least one of which originates from a geyser caught in eruption by the passing Voyager II • The material in the geyser is thought to be a mixture of nitrogen, ice, and carbon compounds heated beneath the surface by sunlight until it ...
... • Triton has some craters with dark steaks extending from them – at least one of which originates from a geyser caught in eruption by the passing Voyager II • The material in the geyser is thought to be a mixture of nitrogen, ice, and carbon compounds heated beneath the surface by sunlight until it ...
Chapter 10 The Outer Worlds… Jupiter Jupiter Jupiter`s Interior
... composed of meter-sized objects • These objects are very dark, implying they are rich in carbon particles or organic-like materials • The extremely narrow rings may be held in place by shepherding satellites ...
... composed of meter-sized objects • These objects are very dark, implying they are rich in carbon particles or organic-like materials • The extremely narrow rings may be held in place by shepherding satellites ...
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.