SIM-Lite Space Astrometric Observatory
... We’ve imaged the first Earthlike planet in the habitable zone, but this planet doesn’t have Oxygen and it has a lot of Methane ...
... We’ve imaged the first Earthlike planet in the habitable zone, but this planet doesn’t have Oxygen and it has a lot of Methane ...
Out of This World Classroom Activity The Classroom
... the planets. Every planet except Mercury and Venus has its own moons. Earth has only one Moon.” [Point to the list of planets.] Facilitator says: “These eight planets travel around the Sun and that is known as orbiting the Sun. Orbit means the path that an object takes as it travels around a differe ...
... the planets. Every planet except Mercury and Venus has its own moons. Earth has only one Moon.” [Point to the list of planets.] Facilitator says: “These eight planets travel around the Sun and that is known as orbiting the Sun. Orbit means the path that an object takes as it travels around a differe ...
Whence Comets?
... orbits even remotely similar to the ones in which in among the giant planets, these comets were preserved circumstellar grains has been sugwe now observe them (Fig. 1). Our classical ejected out to the Oort cloud (extending halfway gested before as an important part of cometary picture has been that ...
... orbits even remotely similar to the ones in which in among the giant planets, these comets were preserved circumstellar grains has been sugwe now observe them (Fig. 1). Our classical ejected out to the Oort cloud (extending halfway gested before as an important part of cometary picture has been that ...
Jupiter and Saturn
... The History of Jupiter • Jupiter formed from the colder gases of the outer solar nebula, where ices were able to condense • It became massive enough to trap hydrogen and helium gas directly from the solar nebula • The hydrogen takes the form of liquid metallic hydrogen, which is a very good electri ...
... The History of Jupiter • Jupiter formed from the colder gases of the outer solar nebula, where ices were able to condense • It became massive enough to trap hydrogen and helium gas directly from the solar nebula • The hydrogen takes the form of liquid metallic hydrogen, which is a very good electri ...
Spacebook Profiles McGill
... We figured out what planet we were going to study for sure. Then we went on student share and started. First we went on expert space and looked up our planet. We had to make Spacebook profiles! We had to find some cool facts like Mercury can orbit around the sun in 88 real earth days. Then we had to ...
... We figured out what planet we were going to study for sure. Then we went on student share and started. First we went on expert space and looked up our planet. We had to make Spacebook profiles! We had to find some cool facts like Mercury can orbit around the sun in 88 real earth days. Then we had to ...
powerpoint
... Earth-Like Planets: Venus and Mars • Venus and Mars resemble Earth more than any other planets. • Is it possible that life exists or did exist on either? • One day, will we be able to establish a human presence on Venus or Mars? • Can studying these planets give us clues to Earth’s origins or future ...
... Earth-Like Planets: Venus and Mars • Venus and Mars resemble Earth more than any other planets. • Is it possible that life exists or did exist on either? • One day, will we be able to establish a human presence on Venus or Mars? • Can studying these planets give us clues to Earth’s origins or future ...
Light and shadow from distant worlds
... of momentum—the planet mass times the sine of the orbital inclination. Given an astronomical estimate of the stellar mass, the semimajor axis of the planet’s orbit follows from Kepler’s law. At an orbital distance of 0.05 astronomical units (1 AU is the Earth–Sun distance), 51 Peg b should be heated ...
... of momentum—the planet mass times the sine of the orbital inclination. Given an astronomical estimate of the stellar mass, the semimajor axis of the planet’s orbit follows from Kepler’s law. At an orbital distance of 0.05 astronomical units (1 AU is the Earth–Sun distance), 51 Peg b should be heated ...
The most common habitable planets – atmospheric characterization
... the extensive debris disc discovered (Greaves et al. 2004) indicates that it had the necessary material for rocky planet formation, and the lower metallicity may indicate that PP01 was formed closer to the star than was the case for our Solar system (Pinotti et al. 2005). Recent research on exoplane ...
... the extensive debris disc discovered (Greaves et al. 2004) indicates that it had the necessary material for rocky planet formation, and the lower metallicity may indicate that PP01 was formed closer to the star than was the case for our Solar system (Pinotti et al. 2005). Recent research on exoplane ...
Jupiter Reading Comprehension Worksheet
... Jupiter is a giant ball of gas, made up of mostly hydrogen and helium. Its stripes and swirls are cold, windy clouds of ammonia and water. The largest swirling area of gas on Jupiter is a hurricane-like storm that is known as the Great Red Spot. This storm has been raging on Jupiter for hundreds of ...
... Jupiter is a giant ball of gas, made up of mostly hydrogen and helium. Its stripes and swirls are cold, windy clouds of ammonia and water. The largest swirling area of gas on Jupiter is a hurricane-like storm that is known as the Great Red Spot. This storm has been raging on Jupiter for hundreds of ...
Jupiter - Midland ISD
... When Jupiter formed 4.6 billion years ago, it did not have enough mass to allow nuclear fusion to begin so it never became a star. The alternating light and dark burst of its surface makes Jupiter unique in our solar system. ...
... When Jupiter formed 4.6 billion years ago, it did not have enough mass to allow nuclear fusion to begin so it never became a star. The alternating light and dark burst of its surface makes Jupiter unique in our solar system. ...
Formation of Exomoons: A Solar System Perspective
... velocity of the colliding objects, vesc,sys = 2G(Mi + Mt )/(Ri + Rt ), where Mi and Ri are the mass and radius of the smaller body (the “impactor”) and Mt and Rt are the mass and radius of the larger body (the “target”). Impacts occurring at a few km/s, such as those between icy or rocky bodies with ...
... velocity of the colliding objects, vesc,sys = 2G(Mi + Mt )/(Ri + Rt ), where Mi and Ri are the mass and radius of the smaller body (the “impactor”) and Mt and Rt are the mass and radius of the larger body (the “target”). Impacts occurring at a few km/s, such as those between icy or rocky bodies with ...
File - Homeschooling Mommie
... Jupiter is a giant ball of gas, made up of mostly hydrogen and helium. Its stripes and swirls are cold, windy clouds of ammonia and water. The largest swirling area of gas on Jupiter is a hurricane-like storm that is known as the Great Red Spot. This storm has been raging on Jupiter for hundreds of ...
... Jupiter is a giant ball of gas, made up of mostly hydrogen and helium. Its stripes and swirls are cold, windy clouds of ammonia and water. The largest swirling area of gas on Jupiter is a hurricane-like storm that is known as the Great Red Spot. This storm has been raging on Jupiter for hundreds of ...
September Topic: Measurements/ Rocks and Minerals Grade: 8th
... Our solar system formed about five billion years ago from a giant cloud of gas and debris. Gravity caused Earth and the other planets to become layered according to density differences in their materials. The characteristics of the planets of the solar system are affected by each planets locatio ...
... Our solar system formed about five billion years ago from a giant cloud of gas and debris. Gravity caused Earth and the other planets to become layered according to density differences in their materials. The characteristics of the planets of the solar system are affected by each planets locatio ...
Chapter12.2
... • 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 © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. ...
... • 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 © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. ...
1 Unsatisfactory Performance
... 2. Question the students about the planets, such as “Can you tell me what the planets are in our solar system, which planet is closest to the sun, which planet comes next?” And continue to the farthest planet from the sun (add responses to the Web). 3. The teacher will discuss how the planets orbit ...
... 2. Question the students about the planets, such as “Can you tell me what the planets are in our solar system, which planet is closest to the sun, which planet comes next?” And continue to the farthest planet from the sun (add responses to the Web). 3. The teacher will discuss how the planets orbit ...
Formation of the Solar System
... What properties of our solar system must a formation theory explain? 1. Patterns of motion of the large bodies – Orbit in same direction and plane 2. Existence of two types of planets – Terrestrial and jovian – Patterns of size, location 3. Existence of smaller bodies – Asteroids and comets ...
... What properties of our solar system must a formation theory explain? 1. Patterns of motion of the large bodies – Orbit in same direction and plane 2. Existence of two types of planets – Terrestrial and jovian – Patterns of size, location 3. Existence of smaller bodies – Asteroids and comets ...
CLASSICAL KUIPER BELT OBJECTS (CKBOs)
... The inclinations of the well observed Plutinos range up to about 20 degrees (see also PS version, PDF version). This is in reasonable agreement with the inclinations expected from the migration hypothesis under plausible assumptions about the motion of Neptune. Some non-resonant KBOs have inclinatio ...
... The inclinations of the well observed Plutinos range up to about 20 degrees (see also PS version, PDF version). This is in reasonable agreement with the inclinations expected from the migration hypothesis under plausible assumptions about the motion of Neptune. Some non-resonant KBOs have inclinatio ...
Solar System - Big Spring ISD
... During this lesson, students determine size and distance of the planets and other bodies in the solar system and construct models of the solar system. Models with three dimensions are preferable to pictures and diagrams. Students should experience trying to fashion a physical model of the solar syst ...
... During this lesson, students determine size and distance of the planets and other bodies in the solar system and construct models of the solar system. Models with three dimensions are preferable to pictures and diagrams. Students should experience trying to fashion a physical model of the solar syst ...
The first cool rocky/icy exoplanet
... space-based (MPF) campaigns. The planets of our solar system are marked by yellow circles. While the larger velocity and the larger range of inclinations for which an eclipse can occur favour closer orbits for the radial-velocity and the transit technique, respectively, the astrometric signal increa ...
... space-based (MPF) campaigns. The planets of our solar system are marked by yellow circles. While the larger velocity and the larger range of inclinations for which an eclipse can occur favour closer orbits for the radial-velocity and the transit technique, respectively, the astrometric signal increa ...
Apr 2016 - Bays Mountain Park
... public telescope viewing every clear Friday evening at the Broemmelsiek Park Astronomy Site in St. Charles County, Missouri. The C-14 telescope that we had permanently mounted in the Park observatory was recently stolen. If you hear of anyone getting a pre-owned C-14, and have suspicions about the t ...
... public telescope viewing every clear Friday evening at the Broemmelsiek Park Astronomy Site in St. Charles County, Missouri. The C-14 telescope that we had permanently mounted in the Park observatory was recently stolen. If you hear of anyone getting a pre-owned C-14, and have suspicions about the t ...
the outer planets, their satellites and the plutoids
... 2. A planet must also have enough mass to become nearly spherical. 3. And a planet must be able to sweep other small astronomical objects out of its orbital path. 4. The object must have a maximum magnitude larger than 1+. Such objects will be called Plutoids or trans-Neptunian Objects. Satellite ...
... 2. A planet must also have enough mass to become nearly spherical. 3. And a planet must be able to sweep other small astronomical objects out of its orbital path. 4. The object must have a maximum magnitude larger than 1+. Such objects will be called Plutoids or trans-Neptunian Objects. Satellite ...
PNW Geology
... past using available evidence – • the rock record observable at the surface • subsurface sampling (wells) & geophysics • rocks in other places that are somehow relevant (age, etc.) • models of how the Earth works (especially plate tectonics) • interpreting the 3rd and 4th dimensions ...
... past using available evidence – • the rock record observable at the surface • subsurface sampling (wells) & geophysics • rocks in other places that are somehow relevant (age, etc.) • models of how the Earth works (especially plate tectonics) • interpreting the 3rd and 4th dimensions ...
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.