Lesson 5 - The Gas Giant Planets - Hitchcock
... • Jupiter’s mass is twice that of the other seven planets combined. It has the highest surface gravity in the solar system. • Although all of the gas giant planets rotate rapidly, Jupiter rotates fastest of all. Its period of rotation is just under 10 hours. ...
... • Jupiter’s mass is twice that of the other seven planets combined. It has the highest surface gravity in the solar system. • Although all of the gas giant planets rotate rapidly, Jupiter rotates fastest of all. Its period of rotation is just under 10 hours. ...
What is a gas giant planet?
... • Jupiter’s mass is twice that of the other seven planets combined. It has the highest surface gravity in the solar system. • Although all of the gas giant planets rotate rapidly, Jupiter rotates fastest of all. Its period of rotation is just under 10 hours. ...
... • Jupiter’s mass is twice that of the other seven planets combined. It has the highest surface gravity in the solar system. • Although all of the gas giant planets rotate rapidly, Jupiter rotates fastest of all. Its period of rotation is just under 10 hours. ...
Pattern Recognition in Physics The Venus–Earth–Jupiter spin–orbit
... are two sinusoidal envelopes with periods of 166.0 yr. In order to understand why the torque is modulated by this longterm period, we need to understand the main factors that influence long-term changes in the torque that Jupiter applies to the VE tidal bulges. These factors are the 3.3-degree tilt ...
... are two sinusoidal envelopes with periods of 166.0 yr. In order to understand why the torque is modulated by this longterm period, we need to understand the main factors that influence long-term changes in the torque that Jupiter applies to the VE tidal bulges. These factors are the 3.3-degree tilt ...
Chapter 29: Our Solar System
... observations and images from a United States space probe mission, called Mariner 10, which passed close to Mercury three times in 1974 and 1975. Images from Mariner 10 show that Mercury’s surface, similar to the Moon’s surface, is covered with craters and plains, as shown in Figure 29-7A. The plains ...
... observations and images from a United States space probe mission, called Mariner 10, which passed close to Mercury three times in 1974 and 1975. Images from Mariner 10 show that Mercury’s surface, similar to the Moon’s surface, is covered with craters and plains, as shown in Figure 29-7A. The plains ...
ES Chapter 29
... Kepler’s Second and Third Laws – Kepler also found that the square of the orbital period (P) equals the cube of the semimajor axis of the orbital ellipse (a). – Kepler’s third law states P 2 = a 3, where P is a unit of time measured in Earth years, and a is a unit of length measured in astronomical ...
... Kepler’s Second and Third Laws – Kepler also found that the square of the orbital period (P) equals the cube of the semimajor axis of the orbital ellipse (a). – Kepler’s third law states P 2 = a 3, where P is a unit of time measured in Earth years, and a is a unit of length measured in astronomical ...
Chapter 29: Our Solar System
... observations and images from a United States space probe mission, called Mariner 10, which passed close to Mercury three times in 1974 and 1975. Images from Mariner 10 show that Mercury’s surface, similar to the Moon’s surface, is covered with craters and plains, as shown in Figure 29-7A. The plains ...
... observations and images from a United States space probe mission, called Mariner 10, which passed close to Mercury three times in 1974 and 1975. Images from Mariner 10 show that Mercury’s surface, similar to the Moon’s surface, is covered with craters and plains, as shown in Figure 29-7A. The plains ...
Orbital Perturbations of the Galilean Satellites During Planetary
... Nesvorný & Morbidelli (2012) showed just the right kind of the jumping-Jupiter evolution discussed above, and also often satisfied various other constraints. The six-planet case worked as well but did not offer significant advantages over the five-planet case. To understand the early evolution of t ...
... Nesvorný & Morbidelli (2012) showed just the right kind of the jumping-Jupiter evolution discussed above, and also often satisfied various other constraints. The six-planet case worked as well but did not offer significant advantages over the five-planet case. To understand the early evolution of t ...
Dwarf planet Ceres: `A game changer in the solar system`
... The innermost icy body When Ceres was discovered in 1801, astronomers first classified it as a planet. The massive body traveled between Mars and Jupiter, where scientists had mathematically predicted a planet should lie. Further observations revealed that a number of small bodies littered the regio ...
... The innermost icy body When Ceres was discovered in 1801, astronomers first classified it as a planet. The massive body traveled between Mars and Jupiter, where scientists had mathematically predicted a planet should lie. Further observations revealed that a number of small bodies littered the regio ...
23.1 The Solar System
... Simply stated, a gas molecule can escape from a planet if it reaches a speed known as the escape velocity. For Earth, this velocity is 11 kilometers per second. Any material, including a rocket, must reach this speed before it can escape Earth’s gravity and go into space. A comparatively warm body w ...
... Simply stated, a gas molecule can escape from a planet if it reaches a speed known as the escape velocity. For Earth, this velocity is 11 kilometers per second. Any material, including a rocket, must reach this speed before it can escape Earth’s gravity and go into space. A comparatively warm body w ...
Pluto and Solar System Debris
... 2015) so there were no clear images of its surface. At left are Hubble Space Telescope global maps of Pluto (smaller insets are actual images) that show bright and dark areas visible as the dwarf planet rotates. At right is a composite image in true color that is derived from eclipses by Charon. ...
... 2015) so there were no clear images of its surface. At left are Hubble Space Telescope global maps of Pluto (smaller insets are actual images) that show bright and dark areas visible as the dwarf planet rotates. At right is a composite image in true color that is derived from eclipses by Charon. ...
The Outer Worlds
... relatively high percentage compared with Jupiter and Saturn • Methane absorbs red light, giving Uranus (and Neptune) their greenish-blue color • Due to low temperature, atmosphere lacks ammonia and water, which could make up the clouds ...
... relatively high percentage compared with Jupiter and Saturn • Methane absorbs red light, giving Uranus (and Neptune) their greenish-blue color • Due to low temperature, atmosphere lacks ammonia and water, which could make up the clouds ...
Uranus and its Moons
... formation Uranus was impacted by a large planetesimal, about the size of the Earth, that knocked it on its side No models of solar system formation can successfully put Uranus on its side without such a collision happening ...
... formation Uranus was impacted by a large planetesimal, about the size of the Earth, that knocked it on its side No models of solar system formation can successfully put Uranus on its side without such a collision happening ...
Solar System: Planets and Moon Size and
... the Roman god of the ocean. 9. Pluto is the most distant planet from the Sun. It has an eccentric, oval-shaped orbit, which is tilted with respect to the rest of the Solar System. Pluto revolves around the Sun in 248 years, and rotates in a period of 6.4 days. Pluto is probably composed of rock. It ...
... the Roman god of the ocean. 9. Pluto is the most distant planet from the Sun. It has an eccentric, oval-shaped orbit, which is tilted with respect to the rest of the Solar System. Pluto revolves around the Sun in 248 years, and rotates in a period of 6.4 days. Pluto is probably composed of rock. It ...
Patterns in the Solar System
... Use the space provided for you below for your scale model of the inner Solar System (see question 9 also). Use large points to represent the four terrestrial planets and place them at the appropriate distance from the Sun. Use the mean distance from the Sun in AUs listed in table 18.1 on the first p ...
... Use the space provided for you below for your scale model of the inner Solar System (see question 9 also). Use large points to represent the four terrestrial planets and place them at the appropriate distance from the Sun. Use the mean distance from the Sun in AUs listed in table 18.1 on the first p ...
And finally – our first mission to the last planet
... Since mankind started sending robots to other planets circling our Sun we know a lot more about them and their moons than by just using telescopes here on Earth. We have made maps of their surfaces and investigated their atmospheres and inner compositions, even tried to find life, whether ancient or ...
... Since mankind started sending robots to other planets circling our Sun we know a lot more about them and their moons than by just using telescopes here on Earth. We have made maps of their surfaces and investigated their atmospheres and inner compositions, even tried to find life, whether ancient or ...
Lecture #27: Saturn The Main Point
... • The ratio of outgoing to incoming is about the same as it is for Jupiter. But because Saturn only receives about 25% as much sunlight as Jupiter, the heat source is unlikely to be related to the solar input. • Saturn must have a strong internal heat source: – Saturn too small to generate much heat ...
... • The ratio of outgoing to incoming is about the same as it is for Jupiter. But because Saturn only receives about 25% as much sunlight as Jupiter, the heat source is unlikely to be related to the solar input. • Saturn must have a strong internal heat source: – Saturn too small to generate much heat ...
BIG Education Pack:
... The Sun is our star, the main source of heat and light in the Solar System. It is a fairly average star, only looking as big as it does due to its close proximity to the Earth compared to the other stars in our galaxy. The Sun is often referred to as a Dwarf star as opposed to very large stars that ...
... The Sun is our star, the main source of heat and light in the Solar System. It is a fairly average star, only looking as big as it does due to its close proximity to the Earth compared to the other stars in our galaxy. The Sun is often referred to as a Dwarf star as opposed to very large stars that ...
an Educator`s GuidE - Museum of Science, Boston
... When you imagine the solar system, you often think of the Sun and its eight planets. Maybe the asteroid belt or a comet. But what about moons? What do they contribute to the whole system, and what do they look like? Our Moon is certainly visible from the Earth—we’ve even traveled there! But there ar ...
... When you imagine the solar system, you often think of the Sun and its eight planets. Maybe the asteroid belt or a comet. But what about moons? What do they contribute to the whole system, and what do they look like? Our Moon is certainly visible from the Earth—we’ve even traveled there! But there ar ...
orbital perturbations of the galilean satellites during planetary
... the possibility that more than four giant planets formed in the outer solar system. They showed that including a planet with mass comparable to that of Uranus or Neptune on an orbit between the original orbits of Saturn and Uranus can significantly increase the success rate of instability simulation ...
... the possibility that more than four giant planets formed in the outer solar system. They showed that including a planet with mass comparable to that of Uranus or Neptune on an orbit between the original orbits of Saturn and Uranus can significantly increase the success rate of instability simulation ...
E8B2_CRT_CR_MSTIPS_Final
... 5. Earth’s moon was first to be seen. The next moons to be discovered in the solar system were found in orbit around the planet A. Jupiter. B. Mars. C. Saturn. D. Venus. ...
... 5. Earth’s moon was first to be seen. The next moons to be discovered in the solar system were found in orbit around the planet A. Jupiter. B. Mars. C. Saturn. D. Venus. ...
uranus 1
... Titania, Ariel, and Umbriel are similar in size, about 700 to 1000 miles in diameter. Miranda is considerably smaller, with a diameter of only about 300 miles. The densities of the five moons range from 1.3 to 1.6 g/cm3. Based on each moon’s size and density, their internal compositions are similar, ...
... Titania, Ariel, and Umbriel are similar in size, about 700 to 1000 miles in diameter. Miranda is considerably smaller, with a diameter of only about 300 miles. The densities of the five moons range from 1.3 to 1.6 g/cm3. Based on each moon’s size and density, their internal compositions are similar, ...
The Planets
... I'm sure that people in different lands had various names for them, but the names we use come from the ancient Greeks and Romans. They named the planets for some of their gods. Mercury was the Roman god of commerce and cunning, and also messenger to the gods. Venus was the goddess of love. Mars was ...
... I'm sure that people in different lands had various names for them, but the names we use come from the ancient Greeks and Romans. They named the planets for some of their gods. Mercury was the Roman god of commerce and cunning, and also messenger to the gods. Venus was the goddess of love. Mars was ...
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... relatively high percentage compared with Jupiter and Saturn • Methane absorbs red light, giving Uranus (and Neptune) their greenish-blue color • Due to low temperature, atmosphere lacks ammonia and water, which could make up the clouds ...
... relatively high percentage compared with Jupiter and Saturn • Methane absorbs red light, giving Uranus (and Neptune) their greenish-blue color • Due to low temperature, atmosphere lacks ammonia and water, which could make up the clouds ...
Seeding Life on the Moons of the Outer Planets via Lithopanspermia
... which most remaining meteoroids ultimately fall into the Sun. The Gladman studies included all the planets from Venus through Neptune, and particles were considered ejected from the Solar System if they went beyond 100 AU from the Sun. No collisions with the outer planets or moons were observed, due ...
... which most remaining meteoroids ultimately fall into the Sun. The Gladman studies included all the planets from Venus through Neptune, and particles were considered ejected from the Solar System if they went beyond 100 AU from the Sun. No collisions with the outer planets or moons were observed, due ...
Exploring the Solar System with space probes
... cameras and measuring instruments and the options now available for processing large volumes of data on board the probes. In the next few decades, it is intended to send probes to our outer neighboring planet, Mars, at intervals of about two years. The first long-range objective is to gather samples ...
... cameras and measuring instruments and the options now available for processing large volumes of data on board the probes. In the next few decades, it is intended to send probes to our outer neighboring planet, Mars, at intervals of about two years. The first long-range objective is to gather samples ...
Exploration of Jupiter
The exploration of Jupiter has been conducted via close observations by automated spacecraft. It began with the arrival of Pioneer 10 into the Jovian system in 1973, and, as of 2014, has continued with seven further spacecraft missions. All of these missions were undertaken by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and all but one have been flybys that take detailed observations without the probe landing or entering orbit. These probes make Jupiter the most visited of the Solar System's outer planets as all missions to the outer Solar System have used Jupiter flybys to reduce fuel requirements and travel time. Plans for more missions to the Jovian system are under development, none of which are scheduled to arrive at the planet before 2016. Sending a craft to Jupiter entails many technical difficulties, especially due to the probes' large fuel requirements and the effects of the planet's harsh radiation environment.The first spacecraft to visit Jupiter was Pioneer 10 in 1973, followed a year later by Pioneer 11. Aside from taking the first close-up pictures of the planet, the probes discovered its magnetosphere and its largely fluid interior. The Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes visited the planet in 1979, and studied its moons and the ring system, discovering the volcanic activity of Io and the presence of water ice on the surface of Europa. Ulysses further studied Jupiter's magnetosphere in 1992 and then again in 2000. The Cassini probe approached the planet in 2000 and took very detailed images of its atmosphere. The New Horizons spacecraft passed by Jupiter in 2007 and made improved measurements of its and its satellites' parameters.The Galileo spacecraft is the only one to have entered orbit around Jupiter, arriving in 1995 and studying the planet until 2003. During this period Galileo gathered a large amount of information about the Jovian system, making close approaches to all of the four large Galilean moons and finding evidence for thin atmospheres on three of them, as well as the possibility of liquid water beneath their surfaces. It also discovered a magnetic field around Ganymede. As it approached Jupiter, it also witnessed the impact of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9. In December 1995, it sent an atmospheric probe into the Jovian atmosphere, so far the only craft to do so.Future probes planned by NASA include the Juno spacecraft, launched in 2011, which will enter a polar orbit around Jupiter to determine whether it has a rocky core. The European Space Agency selected the L1-class JUICE mission in 2012 as part of its Cosmic Vision programme to explore three of Jupiter's Galilean moons, with a possible Ganymede lander provided by Roscosmos. JUICE is proposed to be launched in 2022. Some NASA administrators have even speculated as to the possibility of human exploration of Jupiter, but such missions are not considered feasible with current technology; such as radiation protection.