chemical composition and origin of the shock metamorphic rocks of
... (group 4) show compositional trends similar to the other breccias but only contain scarce melted matrix and are composed mainly of fragments. Thus their composition reflects that of primary material. The andesitic porphyrites which evidently crystallized from a melt form a compositional link between ...
... (group 4) show compositional trends similar to the other breccias but only contain scarce melted matrix and are composed mainly of fragments. Thus their composition reflects that of primary material. The andesitic porphyrites which evidently crystallized from a melt form a compositional link between ...
Astronomy Exam - domenicoscience
... 175. Some people believe that Jupiter is a star that had too little mass to "ignite". Explain this theory. a. Jupiter is hot on the inside due to friction. b. Jupiter has too little mass to start nuclear fusion in the core. c. Jupiter is much larger than a “regular” sized planet. d. More than one of ...
... 175. Some people believe that Jupiter is a star that had too little mass to "ignite". Explain this theory. a. Jupiter is hot on the inside due to friction. b. Jupiter has too little mass to start nuclear fusion in the core. c. Jupiter is much larger than a “regular” sized planet. d. More than one of ...
Structure of Mercury`s Interior
... rest of the surface looks like. Mercury's impact craters were made early in the evolution of the solar system, nearly 4 billion years ago, by meteorites which hit the surface. The relatively smooth plains between craters indicates that at one point the surface was probably volcanic, as lava flows fi ...
... rest of the surface looks like. Mercury's impact craters were made early in the evolution of the solar system, nearly 4 billion years ago, by meteorites which hit the surface. The relatively smooth plains between craters indicates that at one point the surface was probably volcanic, as lava flows fi ...
Chaotic motion in the Solar System
... chaos has been developed to describe this type of motion. The realization that deterministic chaos also can have profound effects on many macroscopic processes has provided another significant blow to the ‘‘clockwork’’ view of the Universe. A single pendulum can be viewed as a rigid mass constrained ...
... chaos has been developed to describe this type of motion. The realization that deterministic chaos also can have profound effects on many macroscopic processes has provided another significant blow to the ‘‘clockwork’’ view of the Universe. A single pendulum can be viewed as a rigid mass constrained ...
January 19
... The Moon’s phases are actually cause by the changing position of the Moon with respect to the Sun. The side of the Moon facing the Sun is always fully illuminated (except during a lunar eclipse). But because the angle we view the Moon differs from that of the Sun, we see varying degrees of the Moon’ ...
... The Moon’s phases are actually cause by the changing position of the Moon with respect to the Sun. The side of the Moon facing the Sun is always fully illuminated (except during a lunar eclipse). But because the angle we view the Moon differs from that of the Sun, we see varying degrees of the Moon’ ...
DEU 5e Chapter 1 Lecture PPT
... Moon’s shadow travels along the eclipse path in a generally eastward direction across Earth’s surface. ...
... Moon’s shadow travels along the eclipse path in a generally eastward direction across Earth’s surface. ...
The Solar System
... After ESO’s “Venus Express”. Note this is only the very highest (>70,000 meters) coldest thinnest part of the atmosphere (below, opaque due to sulfuric acid droplets) ...
... After ESO’s “Venus Express”. Note this is only the very highest (>70,000 meters) coldest thinnest part of the atmosphere (below, opaque due to sulfuric acid droplets) ...
Cosmic Distance Ladder Terrence Tao (UCLA)
... discern distances to even the next closest star (which is about 270,000 AU away!) ...
... discern distances to even the next closest star (which is about 270,000 AU away!) ...
Jupiter
... about 20,000 km thick and extending halfway from the main ring down to the planet's cloud tops. ...
... about 20,000 km thick and extending halfway from the main ring down to the planet's cloud tops. ...
Jupiter
... "Solar System Exploration: Multimedia: Gallery: Solar System Symbols." Solar System Exploration: Multimedia: Gallery: Solar System Symbols. NASA, n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2013..
"Temperature of Jupiter." Universe Today RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 D ...
... "Solar System Exploration: Multimedia: Gallery: Solar System Symbols." Solar System Exploration: Multimedia: Gallery: Solar System Symbols. NASA, n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2013.
Second Semester Study Guide
... 25. What conclusion can be drawn from the fact that some planets with solid surfaces and satellites have impact craters? A. Collisions between Solar System bodies and planetesimals were common at one time. B. The young planets had softer surfaces. C. Volcanoes were very active in the early stages of ...
... 25. What conclusion can be drawn from the fact that some planets with solid surfaces and satellites have impact craters? A. Collisions between Solar System bodies and planetesimals were common at one time. B. The young planets had softer surfaces. C. Volcanoes were very active in the early stages of ...
DIGGING INTO EARTH`S PAST
... This unit focuses on the formation of rocks and fossils in order to determine what conditions were present on Earth during their formation. Although many rocks look the same, different rocks can have very different compositions. All rocks begin as magma within the Earth. Geologists classify all rock ...
... This unit focuses on the formation of rocks and fossils in order to determine what conditions were present on Earth during their formation. Although many rocks look the same, different rocks can have very different compositions. All rocks begin as magma within the Earth. Geologists classify all rock ...
Gravitational Forces
... Calculate the gravitational pull on a body of mass 1 kg by (i) the Earth and (ii) the Moon in each of the following situations A, B & C Distance between the Moon and the Earth = 3.9 × 10 8 m and the mass of the Moon as 7.3 × 10 22 kg. Take RE = 6.4 106 m and assume RM = RE/4. Do not use g E to solve ...
... Calculate the gravitational pull on a body of mass 1 kg by (i) the Earth and (ii) the Moon in each of the following situations A, B & C Distance between the Moon and the Earth = 3.9 × 10 8 m and the mass of the Moon as 7.3 × 10 22 kg. Take RE = 6.4 106 m and assume RM = RE/4. Do not use g E to solve ...
Jupiter: Cosmic Jekyll and Hyde - Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishers
... objects already on Earth-crossing trajectories. The study by Wetherill (1994) contains only one reference that might be interpreted to mean that Jupiter has a role in shielding the inner Solar System in this manner. In regard to simulations where the jovian planets had acquired masses significantly ...
... objects already on Earth-crossing trajectories. The study by Wetherill (1994) contains only one reference that might be interpreted to mean that Jupiter has a role in shielding the inner Solar System in this manner. In regard to simulations where the jovian planets had acquired masses significantly ...
Chapter 30 - Cloudfront.net
... Ring and Moons of Jupiter Galilean moon any one of the four largest satellites of Jupiter—Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto - that were discovered by Galileo in 1610 In addition to the four large moons discovered by Galileo, scientists have observed dozens of smaller moons around Jupiter. Of ...
... Ring and Moons of Jupiter Galilean moon any one of the four largest satellites of Jupiter—Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto - that were discovered by Galileo in 1610 In addition to the four large moons discovered by Galileo, scientists have observed dozens of smaller moons around Jupiter. Of ...
The synchronisation of cosmic cycles: a hypothesis
... I have adopted the expression "synchronisation of cosmic cycles". The cycles described above are the ones I have in mind when I use the term "cosmic cycle" while referring to the solar system example. So what does the concept of "synchronisation" entail? Let us imagine that at a particular point in ...
... I have adopted the expression "synchronisation of cosmic cycles". The cycles described above are the ones I have in mind when I use the term "cosmic cycle" while referring to the solar system example. So what does the concept of "synchronisation" entail? Let us imagine that at a particular point in ...
m10a02
... extremely violent collision in the early Solar System the size calculated for the impacting body, approx. onetenth the mass of Earth, is almost the largest impact that the Earth could have suffered without being totally broken apart. However now astronomers can use the power of supercomputers to sim ...
... extremely violent collision in the early Solar System the size calculated for the impacting body, approx. onetenth the mass of Earth, is almost the largest impact that the Earth could have suffered without being totally broken apart. However now astronomers can use the power of supercomputers to sim ...
4-eclipses-and-tides
... every 28.5 hours. The changing brightness is the result of the planet blocking some of the starlight when it is between Ogle-Tr-3 and Earth. This observation allowed scientists to find not only the planet, but also to determine the planet’s mass and density The mass has been calculated to be approxi ...
... every 28.5 hours. The changing brightness is the result of the planet blocking some of the starlight when it is between Ogle-Tr-3 and Earth. This observation allowed scientists to find not only the planet, but also to determine the planet’s mass and density The mass has been calculated to be approxi ...
Sun, Earth, and Moon
... the shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer, usually on Earth. • The lunar phases change cyclically as the Moon orbits the Earth, according to the changing relative positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun. ...
... the shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer, usually on Earth. • The lunar phases change cyclically as the Moon orbits the Earth, according to the changing relative positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun. ...
Carsten Denker - Center for Solar
... Why did Plato propose that all heavenly motion was uniform and circular? How do the epicycles of Mercury and Venus differ from those of Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn? ...
... Why did Plato propose that all heavenly motion was uniform and circular? How do the epicycles of Mercury and Venus differ from those of Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn? ...
Chapter 2
... Which of the two following scenarios would be more likely to support life on Earth? 1. Earth is the same size as at present but has the orbit of Mars. 2. Earth has the same orbit as at present but is the size of Mars. Explain the reasons you used to support this interpretation. Discuss how the 4 key ...
... Which of the two following scenarios would be more likely to support life on Earth? 1. Earth is the same size as at present but has the orbit of Mars. 2. Earth has the same orbit as at present but is the size of Mars. Explain the reasons you used to support this interpretation. Discuss how the 4 key ...
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.