lecture15_2014_giant_planets
... • If Jupiter had 10x its mass, it would have same radius ! Add even more mass, and Jupiter would get smaller ! • Jupiter is as large as a planet can get. • Uranus & Neptune have less mass than Saturn, yet they have higher densities • They must be made of denser material: More Rock & Water ! ...
... • If Jupiter had 10x its mass, it would have same radius ! Add even more mass, and Jupiter would get smaller ! • Jupiter is as large as a planet can get. • Uranus & Neptune have less mass than Saturn, yet they have higher densities • They must be made of denser material: More Rock & Water ! ...
Accretion of Uranus and Neptune
... previous problems – large part of the initial embryos was lost due to migration into the Jupiter-Saturn region (ejection or injection to inner SS) planet trap – prevent the embryos from coming too close to J and S our experiments show that the planet trap is very effective in reducing the loss of ma ...
... previous problems – large part of the initial embryos was lost due to migration into the Jupiter-Saturn region (ejection or injection to inner SS) planet trap – prevent the embryos from coming too close to J and S our experiments show that the planet trap is very effective in reducing the loss of ma ...
Five Planets
... named Cassini is traveling to Saturn now. It will arrive in July. There are no people onboard Cassini; the spaceship is a robot. Cassini is going to explore Saturn's rings, study Saturn's weather, and drop a probe into the thick orange atmosphere of Titan. What's hiding beneath Titan's clouds? No on ...
... named Cassini is traveling to Saturn now. It will arrive in July. There are no people onboard Cassini; the spaceship is a robot. Cassini is going to explore Saturn's rings, study Saturn's weather, and drop a probe into the thick orange atmosphere of Titan. What's hiding beneath Titan's clouds? No on ...
E8B2_CRT_CR_MSTIPS_Final
... Response addresses all parts of the question clearly and correctly. A. Asteroids and comets are similar in that both revolve around the Sun in measurable orbits. Differences are that asteroids orbit within the plane of the ecliptic and generally in the same direction of revolution, while the orbits ...
... Response addresses all parts of the question clearly and correctly. A. Asteroids and comets are similar in that both revolve around the Sun in measurable orbits. Differences are that asteroids orbit within the plane of the ecliptic and generally in the same direction of revolution, while the orbits ...
AN INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY Dr. Uri Griv Department of Physics, Ben-Gurion University
... (NASA/Ames), L. Dones (SwRI), J. Lissauer (NASA/Ames) Explanation: Born in 1564, Galileo used a telescope to explore the Solar System. In 1610, he became the first to be amazed by Saturn’s rings, After nearly 400 years, Saturn’s magnificent rings still offer one of the most stunning astronomical sig ...
... (NASA/Ames), L. Dones (SwRI), J. Lissauer (NASA/Ames) Explanation: Born in 1564, Galileo used a telescope to explore the Solar System. In 1610, he became the first to be amazed by Saturn’s rings, After nearly 400 years, Saturn’s magnificent rings still offer one of the most stunning astronomical sig ...
SOLAR SYSTEM - Heart of the Valley Astronomers
... • Relative size: small planets and larger moons – ordered by size ...
... • Relative size: small planets and larger moons – ordered by size ...
03/13/15 Astronomy
... How is Ptolemy’s model of the solar system differ from the Greeks before him? • The Greeks before Ptolemy thought the universe was unchanging and the sun, moon, and planets moved together on a celestial sphere (like a carousel). Earth was ...
... How is Ptolemy’s model of the solar system differ from the Greeks before him? • The Greeks before Ptolemy thought the universe was unchanging and the sun, moon, and planets moved together on a celestial sphere (like a carousel). Earth was ...
Planets - uni
... (6) Saturn has twice the distance to the Sun as compared to Jupiter. Saturn is mostly known for its large ring system. It also has a large number of moons. Saturn needs 29.5 years to orbit the Sun and rotation period of 10 hours and 40 minutes. It has a solid core of a few Earth masses and a large ...
... (6) Saturn has twice the distance to the Sun as compared to Jupiter. Saturn is mostly known for its large ring system. It also has a large number of moons. Saturn needs 29.5 years to orbit the Sun and rotation period of 10 hours and 40 minutes. It has a solid core of a few Earth masses and a large ...
Possibilities for life elsewhere in the Solar System In our fifth
... Tides on the Earth are caused primarily by the gravity of the Moon, and secondarily by the gravity of the Sun. Basically, the part of the ocean that faces the Moon is closer to it than the Earth on average. Therefore, that part is pulled more strongly, leading to water that is slightly raised, i.e., ...
... Tides on the Earth are caused primarily by the gravity of the Moon, and secondarily by the gravity of the Sun. Basically, the part of the ocean that faces the Moon is closer to it than the Earth on average. Therefore, that part is pulled more strongly, leading to water that is slightly raised, i.e., ...
dwarf planets reading comprehension
... Eris was a very important discovery in 2005. Since it was larger than Pluto, some astronomers thought it should be considered a planet. However, since Pluto and Eris are located in an asteroid belt, other astronomers began to think maybe Pluto and Eris were both very large asteroids. In 2006, Astron ...
... Eris was a very important discovery in 2005. Since it was larger than Pluto, some astronomers thought it should be considered a planet. However, since Pluto and Eris are located in an asteroid belt, other astronomers began to think maybe Pluto and Eris were both very large asteroids. In 2006, Astron ...
1705 chart front
... city lights, it’s hard to imagine these mythological figures just by connecting the dots. Not too far from Spica is the bright planet Jupiter. If you have binoculars, you may be able to see the giant planet’s four ...
... city lights, it’s hard to imagine these mythological figures just by connecting the dots. Not too far from Spica is the bright planet Jupiter. If you have binoculars, you may be able to see the giant planet’s four ...
January 2005
... Exploration Rover Mission at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. The asteroids, named Spirit and Opportunity after NASA’s Mars Exploration Rovers, were discovered on Sept. 24, 1960 by Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Cees J. van Houten, and Tom Gehrels. The trio spotted the moving masses of ...
... Exploration Rover Mission at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. The asteroids, named Spirit and Opportunity after NASA’s Mars Exploration Rovers, were discovered on Sept. 24, 1960 by Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Cees J. van Houten, and Tom Gehrels. The trio spotted the moving masses of ...
movement in the solar system
... among the stars. These are the planets. Planets, like the earth and moon do not make light. They get light from the sun. It has been known for more than 500 years that planets are satellites of the sun. That means that they go around the sun. ...
... among the stars. These are the planets. Planets, like the earth and moon do not make light. They get light from the sun. It has been known for more than 500 years that planets are satellites of the sun. That means that they go around the sun. ...
A new deҰnition would add 102 planets to our solar system
... “Planet,” the group proposed, was any object made round by its gravity that's in orbit around a star. Though many bodies in the solar system met this requirement, only Ceres and Eris would be made new planets; Pluto and its moon Charon would be called a binary planet system. The group also suggeste ...
... “Planet,” the group proposed, was any object made round by its gravity that's in orbit around a star. Though many bodies in the solar system met this requirement, only Ceres and Eris would be made new planets; Pluto and its moon Charon would be called a binary planet system. The group also suggeste ...
Planets - Etiwanda E
... • Saturn is the second largest planet in the Solar System. • It is 74,130 miles around Saturn’s equator. ...
... • Saturn is the second largest planet in the Solar System. • It is 74,130 miles around Saturn’s equator. ...
Jupiter by Jessie Ann and Rosalyn
... Jupiter is the largest of the nine planets, more than 10 times the diameter of Earth and more than 300 times its mass. In fact, the mass of Jupiter is almost 2.5 times that of all the other planets combined. Being composed largely of the light elements hydrogen and helium, its mean density is only 1 ...
... Jupiter is the largest of the nine planets, more than 10 times the diameter of Earth and more than 300 times its mass. In fact, the mass of Jupiter is almost 2.5 times that of all the other planets combined. Being composed largely of the light elements hydrogen and helium, its mean density is only 1 ...
Workbook I
... asteroids. It was the first asteroid recognized to cross Earth's orbit. It is also a Venus- and Mars-crosser asteroid. Centaurs - The centaurs are an unstable orbital class of minor planets named after the mythological race of centaurs. The name was chosen because they behave as half asteroid and ha ...
... asteroids. It was the first asteroid recognized to cross Earth's orbit. It is also a Venus- and Mars-crosser asteroid. Centaurs - The centaurs are an unstable orbital class of minor planets named after the mythological race of centaurs. The name was chosen because they behave as half asteroid and ha ...
Saturn - TeacherLINK
... second.) These super-fast winds, combined with heat rising from within the planet’s interior, cause the yellow and gold bands vis ible in the atmosphere. Saturn’s ring system is the most extensive and complex in the so lar system, extending hundreds of thousands of kilometers from the planet. In the ...
... second.) These super-fast winds, combined with heat rising from within the planet’s interior, cause the yellow and gold bands vis ible in the atmosphere. Saturn’s ring system is the most extensive and complex in the so lar system, extending hundreds of thousands of kilometers from the planet. In the ...
The Warrumbungle Observer The Warrumbungle Observer
... observations of Jupiter’s position each night will show Jupiter moving compared to the other stars in Capricorn and appearing to be moving up the left side of ‘the letter D’ Four of Jupiter’s moons are easily seen with a pair of binoculars appearing as a straight line of stars. Each night they are i ...
... observations of Jupiter’s position each night will show Jupiter moving compared to the other stars in Capricorn and appearing to be moving up the left side of ‘the letter D’ Four of Jupiter’s moons are easily seen with a pair of binoculars appearing as a straight line of stars. Each night they are i ...
ES 104 Laboratory # 2 INVESTIGATING THE SOLAR SYSTEM
... Your group will construct a scale model of the solar system based on average distance to the Sun. Your model must fit in the hallway (54 meters long), the classroom, or outside (weather permitting). You must decide the scale you will use for your model. Additionally, place the satellites of each pla ...
... Your group will construct a scale model of the solar system based on average distance to the Sun. Your model must fit in the hallway (54 meters long), the classroom, or outside (weather permitting). You must decide the scale you will use for your model. Additionally, place the satellites of each pla ...
gas planets
... for their sizes (just like a big air balloon) and move quickly. They have rings and lots of moons ...
... for their sizes (just like a big air balloon) and move quickly. They have rings and lots of moons ...
*Do you know why the Outer Planets are called the “Gassy Giants
... What about Pluto? *In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) defined a planet as : a celestial body which: is in orbit around the Sun, has sufficient mass to assume hydrostatic equilibrium (a nearly round shape), and has "cleared the neighborhood" around its orbit. *Pluto does not have all ...
... What about Pluto? *In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) defined a planet as : a celestial body which: is in orbit around the Sun, has sufficient mass to assume hydrostatic equilibrium (a nearly round shape), and has "cleared the neighborhood" around its orbit. *Pluto does not have all ...
TESSMANN PLANETARIUM GUIDE TO THE SOLAR SYSTEM
... rings were first photographed by the Voyager II satellite. The rings are mainly made up of ice and dust. They were probably created when two moons collided. These rings were not created at the same time as the planet. The rings are tilted and Uranus may have been struck by an Earth-sized object tha ...
... rings were first photographed by the Voyager II satellite. The rings are mainly made up of ice and dust. They were probably created when two moons collided. These rings were not created at the same time as the planet. The rings are tilted and Uranus may have been struck by an Earth-sized object tha ...