Animated Science Space Revision
... come from bits of comets or asteroids that broke up before reaching the planet. ...
... come from bits of comets or asteroids that broke up before reaching the planet. ...
Sumerian Picture of Tiamat
... under “VA/243” in the German State Museum in East Berlin. It’s one of the most ancient Sumerian cylinder seals, and it is at least 4500 years old. It creates this picture: ...
... under “VA/243” in the German State Museum in East Berlin. It’s one of the most ancient Sumerian cylinder seals, and it is at least 4500 years old. It creates this picture: ...
The MAS Winter Schedule February 21st: Membership Meeting at
... Like just about every Spitzer data also suggest other exoplanet that carbon monoxide and discovered so far, WASPcarbon dioxide exist in the 43b is no vacation spot. atmosphere. The place The planet is the size of seems to be too hot for Jupiter but twice as clouds. massive. Indeed, the planet is sli ...
... Like just about every Spitzer data also suggest other exoplanet that carbon monoxide and discovered so far, WASPcarbon dioxide exist in the 43b is no vacation spot. atmosphere. The place The planet is the size of seems to be too hot for Jupiter but twice as clouds. massive. Indeed, the planet is sli ...
Study Vocabulary for Earth and the Solar System
... Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune. Hint--“My very exciting mom just sent us nachos!” ...
... Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune. Hint--“My very exciting mom just sent us nachos!” ...
Planets orbiting stars more massive than the Sun
... noise-level of CoRoT is 80 ppm, 110 ppm, 200 ppm and 280 ppm for a a single 3 h transit for stars of 11.5, 12.5, 13.5, and 14.5 mag, respectively (Auvergne et al. 2009). Since we are only interested in short-period planets with the size of Jupiter, the noise-levels are about 16, 22, 40, 56 ppm, if w ...
... noise-level of CoRoT is 80 ppm, 110 ppm, 200 ppm and 280 ppm for a a single 3 h transit for stars of 11.5, 12.5, 13.5, and 14.5 mag, respectively (Auvergne et al. 2009). Since we are only interested in short-period planets with the size of Jupiter, the noise-levels are about 16, 22, 40, 56 ppm, if w ...
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... Almost all astronomical information from beyond the Solar System comes to us from some form of electromagnetic radiation (EMR). We can now detect and study EMR over a range of wavelength or, equivalently, photon energy, covering a range of at least 1016 - from short wavelength, high photon energy ga ...
... Almost all astronomical information from beyond the Solar System comes to us from some form of electromagnetic radiation (EMR). We can now detect and study EMR over a range of wavelength or, equivalently, photon energy, covering a range of at least 1016 - from short wavelength, high photon energy ga ...
Pre SS1 Models of the Solar System - Bolinas
... the apparent brightness of stars along the zodiac; in summer, for instance, when the Earth is on the side of its orbit closer to the star Spica, its proximity would make Spica look brighter than it does in winter, when the Earth is on the far side of its orbit. As no such phenomenon is observed, the ...
... the apparent brightness of stars along the zodiac; in summer, for instance, when the Earth is on the side of its orbit closer to the star Spica, its proximity would make Spica look brighter than it does in winter, when the Earth is on the far side of its orbit. As no such phenomenon is observed, the ...
Powerpoint slides - Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences
... Neptune as N moved outwards (recall the 3:2 resonance) • Charon is most likely the result of a collision. Clues: – Its orbital inclination (and Pluto’s rotation) strongly suggest an impact (c.f. Neptune) – The angular momentum of the system (see next slide) – Comparable size of two bodies also sugge ...
... Neptune as N moved outwards (recall the 3:2 resonance) • Charon is most likely the result of a collision. Clues: – Its orbital inclination (and Pluto’s rotation) strongly suggest an impact (c.f. Neptune) – The angular momentum of the system (see next slide) – Comparable size of two bodies also sugge ...
Lecture 7 Phys 1810
... • There is a difference in the gravitational force on each side of an object. Splitting the object into 3 parts, which is going to feel the most ...
... • There is a difference in the gravitational force on each side of an object. Splitting the object into 3 parts, which is going to feel the most ...
Day Starters
... The Earth “wobbles” like a top and moves through a cycle of “North Stars” every 25,000 years. b. The Earth’s axis is “tilted” c. The Earth’s orbit gets larger and smaller d. The “tilt” of the Earth moves between 22.1º and 24.5º 4. An Astronomical Unit is a. The distance around Earth’s orbit b. One l ...
... The Earth “wobbles” like a top and moves through a cycle of “North Stars” every 25,000 years. b. The Earth’s axis is “tilted” c. The Earth’s orbit gets larger and smaller d. The “tilt” of the Earth moves between 22.1º and 24.5º 4. An Astronomical Unit is a. The distance around Earth’s orbit b. One l ...
Chapter 12 Asteroids Comets and D arf Asteroids, Comets, and
... • Pluto’s size was overestimated after its discovery in 1930, and nothing of similar size was discovered for several decades • Now other large objects have been discovered in Kuiper Belt, including Eris • The International Astronomical Union (IAU) now classifies Pluto and Eris as dwarf planets • The ...
... • Pluto’s size was overestimated after its discovery in 1930, and nothing of similar size was discovered for several decades • Now other large objects have been discovered in Kuiper Belt, including Eris • The International Astronomical Union (IAU) now classifies Pluto and Eris as dwarf planets • The ...
Asteroids - mjeffries
... Trojan Asteroids • The law of gravity permits an orbit around the sun exactly 60º ahead of and behind Jupiter, called Lagrange points. • Several hundred Trojan asteroids are known. • There are small asteroids locked to other planets. ...
... Trojan Asteroids • The law of gravity permits an orbit around the sun exactly 60º ahead of and behind Jupiter, called Lagrange points. • Several hundred Trojan asteroids are known. • There are small asteroids locked to other planets. ...
Powerpoint slides - Earth & Planetary Sciences
... • Most are thought to come from the Kuiper Belt, due to collisions or planetary perturbations • Form the dominant source of impacts in the outer solar system • Is there a shortage of small comets/KBOs? Why? ...
... • Most are thought to come from the Kuiper Belt, due to collisions or planetary perturbations • Form the dominant source of impacts in the outer solar system • Is there a shortage of small comets/KBOs? Why? ...
Jovian Planet Systems (Chapter 11)
... around their planet just like planets around the Sun – Many small moons were captured by the gassy mini-nebula around each planet – Triton, a large moon of Neptune, was probably captured as well ...
... around their planet just like planets around the Sun – Many small moons were captured by the gassy mini-nebula around each planet – Triton, a large moon of Neptune, was probably captured as well ...
Sample - Physics @ IUPUI
... c) by looking for “wobbles” in Neptune’s orbit d) you don’t find them, they find you 37) TNOs are the likely source of: a) short period comets b) long period comets c) asteroids d) shooting stars 38) Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet by the International Astronomical Union (IAU)? a) it is s ...
... c) by looking for “wobbles” in Neptune’s orbit d) you don’t find them, they find you 37) TNOs are the likely source of: a) short period comets b) long period comets c) asteroids d) shooting stars 38) Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet by the International Astronomical Union (IAU)? a) it is s ...
In Orbit
... to their gravitational foci. These variables add up to the challenges and outcomes in launching an object into orbit. ...
... to their gravitational foci. These variables add up to the challenges and outcomes in launching an object into orbit. ...
Testing Simple Parameterizations for
... around their planet just like planets around the Sun – Many small moons were captured by the gassy mini-nebula around each planet – Triton, a large moon of Neptune, was probably captured as well ...
... around their planet just like planets around the Sun – Many small moons were captured by the gassy mini-nebula around each planet – Triton, a large moon of Neptune, was probably captured as well ...
PTYS/ASTR 206
... hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit. • (2) A "dwarf planet" is a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibriu ...
... hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit. • (2) A "dwarf planet" is a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibriu ...
the solar system and the universe
... Storms have fastest winds in Solar System at 670 m per second. Great Dark Spot observed by Voyager 2 in 1989, disappeared by 1994. Triton is Neptune’s only large satellite and is bigger than Pluto. It is the coldest known object in the Solar System at -235°C (-391°F) ...
... Storms have fastest winds in Solar System at 670 m per second. Great Dark Spot observed by Voyager 2 in 1989, disappeared by 1994. Triton is Neptune’s only large satellite and is bigger than Pluto. It is the coldest known object in the Solar System at -235°C (-391°F) ...
Pluto
... • Pluto’s orbit has an effect on it’s atmosphere. • Pluto’s orbit is highly inclined, which causes Pluto to actually become closer to the sun than Neptune at a certain point in it’s orbit. • Pluto is far from the sun it’s gases in the atmosphere freeze and when it is closer the surface melts releasi ...
... • Pluto’s orbit has an effect on it’s atmosphere. • Pluto’s orbit is highly inclined, which causes Pluto to actually become closer to the sun than Neptune at a certain point in it’s orbit. • Pluto is far from the sun it’s gases in the atmosphere freeze and when it is closer the surface melts releasi ...
15.Giant Planets - University of New Mexico
... Uranus is the 3rd of the Gas Giant planets, and the first planet discovered in "modern" times (1781). It is barely visible from the Earth without a telescope, which explains why it was not known as a planet to the ancients, and why it had been observed various times after the telescope had been inve ...
... Uranus is the 3rd of the Gas Giant planets, and the first planet discovered in "modern" times (1781). It is barely visible from the Earth without a telescope, which explains why it was not known as a planet to the ancients, and why it had been observed various times after the telescope had been inve ...
Elliptic Orbits
... Sun’s gravity causes it to deviate, it swings around the Sun, then recedes tending to another straight line path as it leaves the System. There is also the theoretical possibility of a parabolic orbit, going out to infinity but never approaching a straight line asymptote. However, this requires exac ...
... Sun’s gravity causes it to deviate, it swings around the Sun, then recedes tending to another straight line path as it leaves the System. There is also the theoretical possibility of a parabolic orbit, going out to infinity but never approaching a straight line asymptote. However, this requires exac ...
Definition of planet
The definition of planet, since the word was coined by the ancient Greeks, has included within its scope a wide range of celestial bodies. Greek astronomers employed the term asteres planetai (ἀστέρες πλανῆται), ""wandering stars"", for star-like objects which apparently moved over the sky. Over the millennia, the term has included a variety of different objects, from the Sun and the Moon to satellites and asteroids.By the end of the 19th century the word planet, though it had yet to be defined, had become a working term applied only to a small set of objects in the Solar System. After 1992, however, astronomers began to discover many additional objects beyond the orbit of Neptune, as well as hundreds of objects orbiting other stars. These discoveries not only increased the number of potential planets, but also expanded their variety and peculiarity. Some were nearly large enough to be stars, while others were smaller than Earth's moon. These discoveries challenged long-perceived notions of what a planet could be.The issue of a clear definition for planet came to a head in 2005 with the discovery of the trans-Neptunian object Eris, a body more massive than the smallest then-accepted planet, Pluto. In its 2006 response, the International Astronomical Union (IAU), recognised by astronomers as the world body responsible for resolving issues of nomenclature, released its decision on the matter. This definition, which applies only to the Solar System, states that a planet is a body that orbits the Sun, is massive enough for its own gravity to make it round, and has ""cleared its neighbourhood"" of smaller objects around its orbit. Under this new definition, Pluto and the other trans-Neptunian objects do not qualify as planets. The IAU's decision has not resolved all controversies, and while many scientists have accepted the definition, some in the astronomical community have rejected it outright.