Morgan, Liz and Megan
... Olympus Mons, is located on Mars. It’s base is larger then New Mexico. Mars is commonly referred to as the Red Planet. ...
... Olympus Mons, is located on Mars. It’s base is larger then New Mexico. Mars is commonly referred to as the Red Planet. ...
The Space Program Notes
... Jupiter’s great red spot is a gigantic storm. Jupiter's four largest moons - Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto were first observed by the astronomer Galileo Galilei in 1610 using an early version of the telescope. These four moons are known today as the Galilean satellites. Ganymede is the largest ...
... Jupiter’s great red spot is a gigantic storm. Jupiter's four largest moons - Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto were first observed by the astronomer Galileo Galilei in 1610 using an early version of the telescope. These four moons are known today as the Galilean satellites. Ganymede is the largest ...
Quadratic Functions
... Terrestrial, Dwarf planets (Planetodal), and Asteroidal. These classifications are listed in order from largest to smallest. Jovian bodies are gas giants. Terrestrial bodies are rocky worlds larger than 1000 km in diameter. Planetodal bodies are rocky with a size between 250 and 1000 km in diameter. ...
... Terrestrial, Dwarf planets (Planetodal), and Asteroidal. These classifications are listed in order from largest to smallest. Jovian bodies are gas giants. Terrestrial bodies are rocky worlds larger than 1000 km in diameter. Planetodal bodies are rocky with a size between 250 and 1000 km in diameter. ...
The Nine Planets
... Not! Summer 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) decided that Pluto is a dwarf planet. They made this decision for two reasons: 1. Size: Pluto is TINY & made out of rock & ice - definitely not like the other outer planets 2. Orbit: Pluto has a very weird orbit - its highly elliptical orb ...
... Not! Summer 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) decided that Pluto is a dwarf planet. They made this decision for two reasons: 1. Size: Pluto is TINY & made out of rock & ice - definitely not like the other outer planets 2. Orbit: Pluto has a very weird orbit - its highly elliptical orb ...
Our solar system includes the sun and the eight
... than Earth! Jupiter has high-speed winds and a storm called the ‘Great Red Spot’. This is a storm of swirling gas that has lasted for hundreds of years. Jupiter does not have a solid surface - it is made up of gases. The bands that we see when looking at Jupiter are the tops of clouds high in its at ...
... than Earth! Jupiter has high-speed winds and a storm called the ‘Great Red Spot’. This is a storm of swirling gas that has lasted for hundreds of years. Jupiter does not have a solid surface - it is made up of gases. The bands that we see when looking at Jupiter are the tops of clouds high in its at ...
The Solar System
... • Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun. • It is the largest planet in the Solar System. • It has 16 moons, two of which are huge. • Its largest moon is called Ganymede. • Jupiter has a small ring system. • One day on Jupiter lasts nearly 10 Earth hours. • It takes 11.9 years to orbit the Sun. b4 ...
... • Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun. • It is the largest planet in the Solar System. • It has 16 moons, two of which are huge. • Its largest moon is called Ganymede. • Jupiter has a small ring system. • One day on Jupiter lasts nearly 10 Earth hours. • It takes 11.9 years to orbit the Sun. b4 ...
Mini Solar System
... Alpha Centauri is the closest visible star to our Sun. Astronomers estimate that Alpha Centauri is about 25,000,000,000,000 miles from our Sun. Based on this model, how many centimeters away is Alpha Centauri? If each 4" x 6" index is about 10 cm in width, how many index cards laid edge to edge woul ...
... Alpha Centauri is the closest visible star to our Sun. Astronomers estimate that Alpha Centauri is about 25,000,000,000,000 miles from our Sun. Based on this model, how many centimeters away is Alpha Centauri? If each 4" x 6" index is about 10 cm in width, how many index cards laid edge to edge woul ...
ASTR101
... ours? Suppose you found a star with the same mass as the Sun moving back and forth with a as the Sun moving back and forth with a period of 8 months. What could you ...
... ours? Suppose you found a star with the same mass as the Sun moving back and forth with a as the Sun moving back and forth with a period of 8 months. What could you ...
The Planets in our Solar System Solar System Basics
... • About 15 times larger than Earth • Composed of hydrogen and helium – Light, very low density – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune ...
... • About 15 times larger than Earth • Composed of hydrogen and helium – Light, very low density – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune ...
Table 7.1
... – Planets orbit Sun in the same direction and in nearly the same plane. • What can we learn by comparing the planets to one another? – Comparative planetology looks for patterns among the planets. – Those patterns give us insight into the general processes that govern planets. – Studying other world ...
... – Planets orbit Sun in the same direction and in nearly the same plane. • What can we learn by comparing the planets to one another? – Comparative planetology looks for patterns among the planets. – Those patterns give us insight into the general processes that govern planets. – Studying other world ...
FORMATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
... Outer cores accrete more gas with prograde spin: yields many outer planet moons • T Tauri wind blows gas from inner SS INNER and OUTER SS differences • Also roughly gives moon distributions & orbits To some degree, explains nature and location of asteroids and comets ...
... Outer cores accrete more gas with prograde spin: yields many outer planet moons • T Tauri wind blows gas from inner SS INNER and OUTER SS differences • Also roughly gives moon distributions & orbits To some degree, explains nature and location of asteroids and comets ...
Planets of the Solar System
... Uranus takes about 84 years to orbit the sun while rotating on its side The faint bluish color of the planet is because the methane gas in the atmosphere absorbs red light and reflects blue light. It’s diameter is 51,118 km Uranus has sixteen moons and is 2,870,990,000 km away from the sun ...
... Uranus takes about 84 years to orbit the sun while rotating on its side The faint bluish color of the planet is because the methane gas in the atmosphere absorbs red light and reflects blue light. It’s diameter is 51,118 km Uranus has sixteen moons and is 2,870,990,000 km away from the sun ...
In the Realm of the Ice Giants
... • potential for unique method to detect distant planets • (unless you prefer decades of astrometry...) – ‘icy Neptunes’, not ‘hot Jupiters’ – high angular resolution very important ...
... • potential for unique method to detect distant planets • (unless you prefer decades of astrometry...) – ‘icy Neptunes’, not ‘hot Jupiters’ – high angular resolution very important ...
Origin of the Solar System
... planets? • It all boils down to temperature • Gas in the solar nebula was mostly hydrogen and helium, but there were trace amounts of hydrogen compounds, rock, and metals • Condensation (gas solidifying into solid) occurs at different temperatures • Warmer temperatures closer to the center of the di ...
... planets? • It all boils down to temperature • Gas in the solar nebula was mostly hydrogen and helium, but there were trace amounts of hydrogen compounds, rock, and metals • Condensation (gas solidifying into solid) occurs at different temperatures • Warmer temperatures closer to the center of the di ...
Chapter 22: Origin of Modern Astronomy
... when it passes between the sun and the moon. Aristotle’s belief that the Earth is round was abandoned by the Middle Ages. ...
... when it passes between the sun and the moon. Aristotle’s belief that the Earth is round was abandoned by the Middle Ages. ...
Planet Powerpoint
... These planets are called the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are much larger than earth and do NOT have solid surfaces Strong gravity keeps gases from escaping so they have deep atmospheres May have a center or core but hard to explore because of the great pressure of the atmos ...
... These planets are called the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are much larger than earth and do NOT have solid surfaces Strong gravity keeps gases from escaping so they have deep atmospheres May have a center or core but hard to explore because of the great pressure of the atmos ...
Chapter 2
... 20. True/False. Evidence that all planets formed from the same swirling mass of gas and dust are based on the orbital direction of the planets around their sun. ...
... 20. True/False. Evidence that all planets formed from the same swirling mass of gas and dust are based on the orbital direction of the planets around their sun. ...
Flat Earth / Round Earth Activity
... Here are the approximate orbital eccentricities of some solar system objects: Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars ...
... Here are the approximate orbital eccentricities of some solar system objects: Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars ...
Planets
... period than before B. Mercury would have a shorter orbital period than before C. Neither of the two planets would have any change in their orbital periods ...
... period than before B. Mercury would have a shorter orbital period than before C. Neither of the two planets would have any change in their orbital periods ...
Lecture 4 - Physics and Astronomy
... 1. Observe some aspect of the universe. 2. Invent a tentative description, called a hypothesis, that is consistent with what you have observed. 3. Use the hypothesis to make predictions. 4. Test those predictions by experiments or further observations and modify the hypothesis in the light of your r ...
... 1. Observe some aspect of the universe. 2. Invent a tentative description, called a hypothesis, that is consistent with what you have observed. 3. Use the hypothesis to make predictions. 4. Test those predictions by experiments or further observations and modify the hypothesis in the light of your r ...
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.