Jupiter - Mestre a casa
... system's largest moon. It is bigger than Pluto and Mercury. And little Io has more volcanoes than anywhere else in the solar system. Jupiter also has three rings, but they are very hard to see and not nearly as pretty as Saturn's. ...
... system's largest moon. It is bigger than Pluto and Mercury. And little Io has more volcanoes than anywhere else in the solar system. Jupiter also has three rings, but they are very hard to see and not nearly as pretty as Saturn's. ...
Worksheet
... 3. About ____________ Earths could be placed inside Jupiter. (Enter a number.) 4. Jupiter is made of which gases? (There are two or more answers to this ...
... 3. About ____________ Earths could be placed inside Jupiter. (Enter a number.) 4. Jupiter is made of which gases? (There are two or more answers to this ...
Jupiter`s ring
... Main ring ~6400 km wide ~123,000 km from J Halo is ~23,000 km wide ~ 100,000 km from J Gossamer is ~85,000 km wide outside of the main ring Ring material can’t be old because radiation pressure and Jupiter’s magnetic field force dust Rings must be constantly particles to spiral down re-supplied with ...
... Main ring ~6400 km wide ~123,000 km from J Halo is ~23,000 km wide ~ 100,000 km from J Gossamer is ~85,000 km wide outside of the main ring Ring material can’t be old because radiation pressure and Jupiter’s magnetic field force dust Rings must be constantly particles to spiral down re-supplied with ...
Jupiter Planet
... orbit since it has born. It is the largest as well as the oldest planet in the solar system. It had all those elements a Sun has and it could be a Sun which would have been revolving our Sun. But it is too small for the nuclear reactions in its core. Jupiter is shrinking due to its gravity and is ab ...
... orbit since it has born. It is the largest as well as the oldest planet in the solar system. It had all those elements a Sun has and it could be a Sun which would have been revolving our Sun. But it is too small for the nuclear reactions in its core. Jupiter is shrinking due to its gravity and is ab ...
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... and outward in its orbit around Jupiter because of the tidal forces, or gravitational pull, of the other moons of Jupiter. • Calculations show the tidal forces cause Io’s surface to move in and out by 100 m. The friction from this surface flexing results in the melting of the interior of Io, and lea ...
... and outward in its orbit around Jupiter because of the tidal forces, or gravitational pull, of the other moons of Jupiter. • Calculations show the tidal forces cause Io’s surface to move in and out by 100 m. The friction from this surface flexing results in the melting of the interior of Io, and lea ...
Moons of Jupite
... and outward in its orbit around Jupiter because of the tidal forces, or gravitational pull, of the other moons of Jupiter. • Calculations show the tidal forces cause Io’s surface to move in and out by 100 m. The friction from this surface flexing results in the melting of the interior of Io, and lea ...
... and outward in its orbit around Jupiter because of the tidal forces, or gravitational pull, of the other moons of Jupiter. • Calculations show the tidal forces cause Io’s surface to move in and out by 100 m. The friction from this surface flexing results in the melting of the interior of Io, and lea ...
The Jovian Planets
... did not know how large Jupiter was when they first named it. Jupiter is 10 times the size of Earth and 300 times in mass ...
... did not know how large Jupiter was when they first named it. Jupiter is 10 times the size of Earth and 300 times in mass ...
The Jovian Planets
... did not know how large Jupiter was when they first named it. Jupiter is 10 times the size of Earth and 300 times in mass ...
... did not know how large Jupiter was when they first named it. Jupiter is 10 times the size of Earth and 300 times in mass ...
The Gas Giants Astronomy Lesson 13
... Each gas giant has many moons and is surrounded by a set of rings. A ring is a thin disk of small particles of ice and rock. Jupiter Jupiter is the largest and most massive of the planets. In fact, it is 2 ½ times larger than all of the other planets combined! Scientists think that Jupiter, like the ...
... Each gas giant has many moons and is surrounded by a set of rings. A ring is a thin disk of small particles of ice and rock. Jupiter Jupiter is the largest and most massive of the planets. In fact, it is 2 ½ times larger than all of the other planets combined! Scientists think that Jupiter, like the ...
METEORITES Meteor Terminology METEORITES...
... Stony-Iron meteorites are mixtures of nickel-iron and silicate minerals and originate from the thin zone of melted rock that lies between an asteroid’s mantle and core. These meteorites contain silicate mineral olivine trapped in the iron. Included in this classification are Pallasites and Mesosider ...
... Stony-Iron meteorites are mixtures of nickel-iron and silicate minerals and originate from the thin zone of melted rock that lies between an asteroid’s mantle and core. These meteorites contain silicate mineral olivine trapped in the iron. Included in this classification are Pallasites and Mesosider ...
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... Stony-Iron meteorites are mixtures of nickel-iron and silicate minerals and originate from the thin zone of melted rock that lies between an asteroid’s mantle and core. These meteorites contain silicate mineral olivine trapped in the iron. Included in this classification are Pallasites and Mesosider ...
... Stony-Iron meteorites are mixtures of nickel-iron and silicate minerals and originate from the thin zone of melted rock that lies between an asteroid’s mantle and core. These meteorites contain silicate mineral olivine trapped in the iron. Included in this classification are Pallasites and Mesosider ...
Announcements THE OUTER PLANETS
... ! When its rings are aligned with Earth, they are hard to see ...
... ! When its rings are aligned with Earth, they are hard to see ...
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... Though the Galileo spacecraft could not go close to Io for most of its mission, for fear of getting ruined because of Jupiter’s strong radiation field in that region, Io’s surface has been transformed by the volcanoes, and is by far the youngest surface we have observed in the Solar System. ...
... Though the Galileo spacecraft could not go close to Io for most of its mission, for fear of getting ruined because of Jupiter’s strong radiation field in that region, Io’s surface has been transformed by the volcanoes, and is by far the youngest surface we have observed in the Solar System. ...
Program 8: Saturn
... currents - causing strongly zonal weather systems. At Saturn's equator, the cloud top winds reach 500 meters per second (1,800 kilometers per hour), which makes them, at this level, approximately two-thirds the speed of sound! Saturn, like Jupiter, has an internal heat source. Both planets radiating ...
... currents - causing strongly zonal weather systems. At Saturn's equator, the cloud top winds reach 500 meters per second (1,800 kilometers per hour), which makes them, at this level, approximately two-thirds the speed of sound! Saturn, like Jupiter, has an internal heat source. Both planets radiating ...
Jupiter Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Its diameter is
... hoped to learn much about the effects of a collision between a planet and a comet. Astronomers at all the major telescopes on Earth turned their instruments toward Jupiter at the predicted collision times. Scientists also observed Jupiter with the powerful Hubble Space Telescope, which is in orbit a ...
... hoped to learn much about the effects of a collision between a planet and a comet. Astronomers at all the major telescopes on Earth turned their instruments toward Jupiter at the predicted collision times. Scientists also observed Jupiter with the powerful Hubble Space Telescope, which is in orbit a ...
Saturn - UpWardBoundGeneralScience
... Saturn Was The Roman Name for the Greek Cronos, god of farming, and the father of Zeus/Jupiter. Saturn is Also Considered the God of Agriculture. ...
... Saturn Was The Roman Name for the Greek Cronos, god of farming, and the father of Zeus/Jupiter. Saturn is Also Considered the God of Agriculture. ...
Solar System 2
... smaller than our Moon, and has a thin atmosphere. • Triton has the distinction of being the coldest place in the solar system yet visited by spacecraft (about 35 degrees Kelvin). • Triton is also unusual in that it is the only major satellite which revolves around its primary in the opposite directi ...
... smaller than our Moon, and has a thin atmosphere. • Triton has the distinction of being the coldest place in the solar system yet visited by spacecraft (about 35 degrees Kelvin). • Triton is also unusual in that it is the only major satellite which revolves around its primary in the opposite directi ...
Where to Look For Life? - Journey through the Universe
... entirely new field of science has emerged around this goal: astrobiology. Astrobiology investigates whether life could or does exist elsewhere in the Universe. Why is it important to prove—or disprove—that life is present elsewhere in the Universe? On a philosophical level, the search for life is an ...
... entirely new field of science has emerged around this goal: astrobiology. Astrobiology investigates whether life could or does exist elsewhere in the Universe. Why is it important to prove—or disprove—that life is present elsewhere in the Universe? On a philosophical level, the search for life is an ...
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
... similar densities indicating that they were not heated by Saturn as they formed • Saturn’s moons have a smaller density than those of Jupiter indicating interiors must be mostly ice • Most moons are inundated with craters, many of which are surrounded by white markings of shattered ice • The moons a ...
... similar densities indicating that they were not heated by Saturn as they formed • Saturn’s moons have a smaller density than those of Jupiter indicating interiors must be mostly ice • Most moons are inundated with craters, many of which are surrounded by white markings of shattered ice • The moons a ...
PPT
... • On Earth, transient storms break up such bands, but not on Jupiter or Saturn • Storms on Jupiter can last tens to hundreds of years! • Why the cloud bands are particular colors is not clear; color depends on chemistry which we don’t understand. ...
... • On Earth, transient storms break up such bands, but not on Jupiter or Saturn • Storms on Jupiter can last tens to hundreds of years! • Why the cloud bands are particular colors is not clear; color depends on chemistry which we don’t understand. ...
Lecture13: Jovian Planets
... Large amounts of light elements aggregating, they are massive. Being massive and cold, they retain atmosphere of H and He. Being massive, they have significant internal heat and radiate more energy than received from the Sun. The large internal heat drives atmosphere dynamics. Being massive, they co ...
... Large amounts of light elements aggregating, they are massive. Being massive and cold, they retain atmosphere of H and He. Being massive, they have significant internal heat and radiate more energy than received from the Sun. The large internal heat drives atmosphere dynamics. Being massive, they co ...
the ringed giants – jupiter and saturn
... In the year 2003 alone, 21 new moons were discovered orbiting Jupiter. New telescope technology has made it possible to detect fainter objects than ever before. Jupiter is now known to have 61 natural satellites (Saturn has 31). The majority of these are smaller than 200 km diameter, in fact, the ne ...
... In the year 2003 alone, 21 new moons were discovered orbiting Jupiter. New telescope technology has made it possible to detect fainter objects than ever before. Jupiter is now known to have 61 natural satellites (Saturn has 31). The majority of these are smaller than 200 km diameter, in fact, the ne ...
pluto and the dwarf planets quiz
... a) Haumea has two known moons. b) Haumea has no moons. c) A year on Haumea lasts for 307 ...
... a) Haumea has two known moons. b) Haumea has no moons. c) A year on Haumea lasts for 307 ...
Why are the Jovian Planets so Different?
... • On Earth, transient storms break up such bands, but not on Jupiter or Saturn • Storms on Jupiter can last tens to hundreds of years! • Why the cloud bands are particular colors is not clear; color depends on chemistry which we don’t understand. ...
... • On Earth, transient storms break up such bands, but not on Jupiter or Saturn • Storms on Jupiter can last tens to hundreds of years! • Why the cloud bands are particular colors is not clear; color depends on chemistry which we don’t understand. ...