Asteroids, Comets, and Pluto: The Small Pieces
... spacing of the planets, scientists figured there should be another planet between Mars and Jupiter. They discovered Ceres, a tiny planet. Eventually they found more than 10,000 of these tiny planets. These are called asteroids and are classified into two categories: metal and rock. There are three t ...
... spacing of the planets, scientists figured there should be another planet between Mars and Jupiter. They discovered Ceres, a tiny planet. Eventually they found more than 10,000 of these tiny planets. These are called asteroids and are classified into two categories: metal and rock. There are three t ...
Comets
... Shoemaker-Levy Comet • On 1994 July 16-22, over twenty fragments of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with the planet Jupiter. • The comet, discovered the previous year by astronomers Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker and David Levy, was observed by astronomers at hundreds of observatories around the worl ...
... Shoemaker-Levy Comet • On 1994 July 16-22, over twenty fragments of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with the planet Jupiter. • The comet, discovered the previous year by astronomers Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker and David Levy, was observed by astronomers at hundreds of observatories around the worl ...
25.4 The Outer Solar System
... planets. Its diameter is about half that of Mercury. The density of Pluto is similar to that of Triton, suggesting a mixture of ice and rock. ...
... planets. Its diameter is about half that of Mercury. The density of Pluto is similar to that of Triton, suggesting a mixture of ice and rock. ...
Comets - Cloudfront.net
... Shoemaker-Levy Comet • On 1994 July 16-22, over twenty fragments of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with the planet Jupiter. • The comet, discovered the previous year by astronomers Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker and David Levy, was observed by astronomers at hundreds of observatories around the worl ...
... Shoemaker-Levy Comet • On 1994 July 16-22, over twenty fragments of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with the planet Jupiter. • The comet, discovered the previous year by astronomers Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker and David Levy, was observed by astronomers at hundreds of observatories around the worl ...
Pluto or Bust - Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
... years to reach Pluto, depending on which route the craft travels. But when the p there, scientists will get their first good views of a world that has grown more en with each passing year. In the lead-up to the mission, researchers have already sleuthed out new facts ab and its neighborhood that upe ...
... years to reach Pluto, depending on which route the craft travels. But when the p there, scientists will get their first good views of a world that has grown more en with each passing year. In the lead-up to the mission, researchers have already sleuthed out new facts ab and its neighborhood that upe ...
Astronomy and Space articles
... An artist's impression of the the New Horizons craft passing Pluto in 2015. Credit: NASA ...
... An artist's impression of the the New Horizons craft passing Pluto in 2015. Credit: NASA ...
COMETS - Mount Holyoke College
... Comet P/Wild 2 is a short period comet (only short period comets have their orbits known well enough to target a spacecraft accurately!) that probably originated in the Kuiper Belt beyond the orbit of Neptune. While the spacecraft was enroute to the comet, the back side of the aerogel collectors (c ...
... Comet P/Wild 2 is a short period comet (only short period comets have their orbits known well enough to target a spacecraft accurately!) that probably originated in the Kuiper Belt beyond the orbit of Neptune. While the spacecraft was enroute to the comet, the back side of the aerogel collectors (c ...
Light Speed and Special Relativity
... the far point after 113 periods elapse (~200 days) plus the 1003 second delay. The 113th event and the spacecraft will arrive at the far point with Roemer's famous 1003 second delay. The longitudinal distance traveled relative to Jupiter is the diameter of the Earth's orbit, ...~300 million km. Ther ...
... the far point after 113 periods elapse (~200 days) plus the 1003 second delay. The 113th event and the spacecraft will arrive at the far point with Roemer's famous 1003 second delay. The longitudinal distance traveled relative to Jupiter is the diameter of the Earth's orbit, ...~300 million km. Ther ...
PPT 5 - Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
... A. The Discovery of Uranus B. The Motion of Uranus C. The Atmosphere of Uranus D. The Interior of Uranus E. The Rings of Uranus F. The Moons of Uranus G. A History of Uranus II. Neptune A. The Discovery of Neptune B. The Atmosphere and Interior of Neptune C. The Rings of Neptune D. The Moons of Nept ...
... A. The Discovery of Uranus B. The Motion of Uranus C. The Atmosphere of Uranus D. The Interior of Uranus E. The Rings of Uranus F. The Moons of Uranus G. A History of Uranus II. Neptune A. The Discovery of Neptune B. The Atmosphere and Interior of Neptune C. The Rings of Neptune D. The Moons of Nept ...
The model of the formation of solar system formation in The Urantia
... The orbital plane of the planets is not exactly in the plane of rotation of the sun; the orbit of the Earth is off by 7.25 degrees. A rotating nebula should have been fully symmetric around the central plane, unless something huge collided with the sun or uniformly pushed the planets into inclined o ...
... The orbital plane of the planets is not exactly in the plane of rotation of the sun; the orbit of the Earth is off by 7.25 degrees. A rotating nebula should have been fully symmetric around the central plane, unless something huge collided with the sun or uniformly pushed the planets into inclined o ...
Jupiter - Friend or Foe
... Once the cloning process was complete, 100,000 test particles were distributed on a wide variety of long period orbits. The dynamical evolution of these massless particles was then followed for a period of 100 million years using the hybrid integrator contained within a version of the MERCURY (Chamb ...
... Once the cloning process was complete, 100,000 test particles were distributed on a wide variety of long period orbits. The dynamical evolution of these massless particles was then followed for a period of 100 million years using the hybrid integrator contained within a version of the MERCURY (Chamb ...
Voyager 2
... radius of Uranus and Atomsphere the star “blinked” several times! Neptune’s ring was discovered from stellar occultation also. ...
... radius of Uranus and Atomsphere the star “blinked” several times! Neptune’s ring was discovered from stellar occultation also. ...
Chapter 6
... The planet closest to the Sun is Mercury. Moving outward, we encounter, in turn, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. In Chapter 2, we saw the basic properties of the planets’ orbits. Their paths are all ellipses, with the Sun at (or very near) one focus. • (Sec. 2.5) Mos ...
... The planet closest to the Sun is Mercury. Moving outward, we encounter, in turn, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. In Chapter 2, we saw the basic properties of the planets’ orbits. Their paths are all ellipses, with the Sun at (or very near) one focus. • (Sec. 2.5) Mos ...
1 Patterns in the Solar System (Chapter 18)
... Summarize the sizes (max vs. min) of the planets within each group, using MILES; A. Radius of the Terrestrial Planets: Max: B. Radius of the Jovian Planets: ...
... Summarize the sizes (max vs. min) of the planets within each group, using MILES; A. Radius of the Terrestrial Planets: Max: B. Radius of the Jovian Planets: ...
Lab 3: The Galilean Revolution
... Next you are going to measure the orbit of one of your planet's moons: If your planet is Jupiter, you will measure the orbit of Ganymede. If your planet is Saturn, you will measure the orbit of Titan. If your planet is Uranus, you will measure the orbit of Oberon. If your planet is Neptune, you will ...
... Next you are going to measure the orbit of one of your planet's moons: If your planet is Jupiter, you will measure the orbit of Ganymede. If your planet is Saturn, you will measure the orbit of Titan. If your planet is Uranus, you will measure the orbit of Oberon. If your planet is Neptune, you will ...
07_Testbank
... 22) Process of Science: Explain the varied ways in which we continue to explore the Solar System. Answer: We learned about the nature of planets through observations of their motions with our eye and telescopes. We continue to study the planets and other Solar System objects with ground-based teles ...
... 22) Process of Science: Explain the varied ways in which we continue to explore the Solar System. Answer: We learned about the nature of planets through observations of their motions with our eye and telescopes. We continue to study the planets and other Solar System objects with ground-based teles ...
Document
... Formed as clumps of dust grains, which stick to each other and build to bigger sizes ...
... Formed as clumps of dust grains, which stick to each other and build to bigger sizes ...
Our Planetary System 7.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 1) How does
... 22) Process of Science: Explain the varied ways in which we continue to explore the Solar System. Answer: We learned about the nature of planets through observations of their motions with our eye and telescopes. We continue to study the planets and other Solar System objects with ground-based teles ...
... 22) Process of Science: Explain the varied ways in which we continue to explore the Solar System. Answer: We learned about the nature of planets through observations of their motions with our eye and telescopes. We continue to study the planets and other Solar System objects with ground-based teles ...
Jupiter – friend or foe? III: the Oort cloud comets
... Once the cloning process was complete, 100,000 test particles were distributed on a wide variety of long period orbits. The dynamical evolution of these massless particles was then followed for a period of 100 million years using the hybrid integrator contained within a version of the MERCURY (Chamb ...
... Once the cloning process was complete, 100,000 test particles were distributed on a wide variety of long period orbits. The dynamical evolution of these massless particles was then followed for a period of 100 million years using the hybrid integrator contained within a version of the MERCURY (Chamb ...
Program 8: Saturn
... In many ways, Saturn looks Jupiter. There are alternating bands of dark and light clouds - called belts and zones, respectively. These bands lack the colorful contrast of Jupiter's. After computer enhancement, however, images acquired by the Voyager spacecraft revealed features in the clouds such as ...
... In many ways, Saturn looks Jupiter. There are alternating bands of dark and light clouds - called belts and zones, respectively. These bands lack the colorful contrast of Jupiter's. After computer enhancement, however, images acquired by the Voyager spacecraft revealed features in the clouds such as ...
Uranus
... Neptune ‘ice giants’ because most of their mass is ice and some rocky material. It appears that Uranus does not have a rocky core like Jupiter and Saturn but rather that its material is more or less uniformly distributed. ...
... Neptune ‘ice giants’ because most of their mass is ice and some rocky material. It appears that Uranus does not have a rocky core like Jupiter and Saturn but rather that its material is more or less uniformly distributed. ...
uranus
... Neptune ‘ice giants’ because most of their mass is ice and some rocky material. It appears that Uranus does not have a rocky core like Jupiter and Saturn but rather that its material is more or less uniformly distributed. ...
... Neptune ‘ice giants’ because most of their mass is ice and some rocky material. It appears that Uranus does not have a rocky core like Jupiter and Saturn but rather that its material is more or less uniformly distributed. ...
Lecture22-ASTA01 - University of Toronto
... telescopes reveal changing clouds and cloud bands in both hemispheres. ...
... telescopes reveal changing clouds and cloud bands in both hemispheres. ...
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.