PowerPoint Presentation - A Tour of the Solar System
... rings, and the yellow and gold bands in its atmosphere are caused by super-fast winds combined with heat rising from its interior. General composition: It is a Gas giant, meaning it is mostly made of the gases hydrogen and helium. Density: .70 gm/cm3 (This low density means that Saturn could float o ...
... rings, and the yellow and gold bands in its atmosphere are caused by super-fast winds combined with heat rising from its interior. General composition: It is a Gas giant, meaning it is mostly made of the gases hydrogen and helium. Density: .70 gm/cm3 (This low density means that Saturn could float o ...
December 2013
... certain angles as viewed from Earth when only about 85% of the surface can be seen. Mars has a significantly elliptical orbit compared to the other inner planets. As a consequence Mars can get quite close to Earth at times. The last time this occurred was in 2003 when Mars was at its closest approac ...
... certain angles as viewed from Earth when only about 85% of the surface can be seen. Mars has a significantly elliptical orbit compared to the other inner planets. As a consequence Mars can get quite close to Earth at times. The last time this occurred was in 2003 when Mars was at its closest approac ...
PowerPoint
... • Evidence for deep (50 km!) liquid water ocean beneath crust, remains liquid from tidal forces from Jupiter • Cracks and fissures on surface – upwelling? • Few impact craters • Life??? ...
... • Evidence for deep (50 km!) liquid water ocean beneath crust, remains liquid from tidal forces from Jupiter • Cracks and fissures on surface – upwelling? • Few impact craters • Life??? ...
1 - Humble ISD
... 3.11. What is another way that asteroids are categorized? 3.12. Complete the following: ____________________: located between Mars and Jupiter roughly 2 - 4 AU from the Sun; further divided into subgroups: Hungarias, Floras, Phocaea, Koronis, Eos, Themis, Cybeles and Hildas (which are named after th ...
... 3.11. What is another way that asteroids are categorized? 3.12. Complete the following: ____________________: located between Mars and Jupiter roughly 2 - 4 AU from the Sun; further divided into subgroups: Hungarias, Floras, Phocaea, Koronis, Eos, Themis, Cybeles and Hildas (which are named after th ...
Lecture13
... Planetary Rings • All four of the giant planets have rings • The rings are made of billions of individual fragments each orbiting the planet • There are two formation possibilities ...
... Planetary Rings • All four of the giant planets have rings • The rings are made of billions of individual fragments each orbiting the planet • There are two formation possibilities ...
Rings, Moons, and Pluto The Jupiter System The Orbits of Jupiter`s
... km and circles Jupiter in 17 days • Callisto has the same rotational period as orbital period like the Moon • The surface temperature of Callisto is -140 ...
... km and circles Jupiter in 17 days • Callisto has the same rotational period as orbital period like the Moon • The surface temperature of Callisto is -140 ...
Colburn Earth Science Museum - Asheville Museum of Science
... example, one of Jupiter’s Galilean moons. Io is thought to have the solar system’s most active geology. Jupiter exerts a giant tidal force as Io orbits around it. With each rotation, Io is pulled upwards and downwards hundreds of meters, resulting in a heating of its interior, volcanism, and the exi ...
... example, one of Jupiter’s Galilean moons. Io is thought to have the solar system’s most active geology. Jupiter exerts a giant tidal force as Io orbits around it. With each rotation, Io is pulled upwards and downwards hundreds of meters, resulting in a heating of its interior, volcanism, and the exi ...
Planet Porfolio - Complete Project
... 16. The magnetic field on Mercury is very weak compared to that of Earth – it is only ________________ the strength. 17. Though weak, the magnetic field interacts with that of solar wind to create intense ___________________ _________________________________________ . 18. Mercury has been hit by man ...
... 16. The magnetic field on Mercury is very weak compared to that of Earth – it is only ________________ the strength. 17. Though weak, the magnetic field interacts with that of solar wind to create intense ___________________ _________________________________________ . 18. Mercury has been hit by man ...
Neptune Project
... entire Solar System. Neptune has huge storms with extremely high winds. The atmosphere has dark spots, which come and go, and bright cirrus-like clouds, which change rapidly. ...
... entire Solar System. Neptune has huge storms with extremely high winds. The atmosphere has dark spots, which come and go, and bright cirrus-like clouds, which change rapidly. ...
Saturn - TeacherLINK
... Saturn was the most distant of the five planets known to the ancients. In 1610, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei was the first to gaze at Saturn through a telescope. To his surprise, he saw a pair of objects on either side of the planet. He sketched them as separate spheres and wrote that Saturn app ...
... Saturn was the most distant of the five planets known to the ancients. In 1610, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei was the first to gaze at Saturn through a telescope. To his surprise, he saw a pair of objects on either side of the planet. He sketched them as separate spheres and wrote that Saturn app ...
Neptune - Midland ISD
... discovered Neptune. It is the largest moon Neptune has and the farthest. Dutch-American astronomer Gerard Kuiper (for whom the Kuiper Belt was named) found Neptune's third-largest moon, Nereid, in 1949. He missed Proteus, the second-largest, because it's too dark and too close to Neptune for telesco ...
... discovered Neptune. It is the largest moon Neptune has and the farthest. Dutch-American astronomer Gerard Kuiper (for whom the Kuiper Belt was named) found Neptune's third-largest moon, Nereid, in 1949. He missed Proteus, the second-largest, because it's too dark and too close to Neptune for telesco ...
Satellites and Rings II
... are thought to result from interactions between ring particles and Saturn’s ...
... are thought to result from interactions between ring particles and Saturn’s ...
Mariner 10 Bulletin # 27 - Space Exploration Resources
... National Areonautics and Space Administration Pasadena, California ...
... National Areonautics and Space Administration Pasadena, California ...
7.5 X 12 long title.p65 - Beck-Shop
... than half as massive. Titan’s atmosphere is denser than that of Earth. Triton, by far the largest moon of Neptune, has an atmosphere that is much less dense, yet it has winds powerful enough to strongly perturb the paths of particles ejected from geysers on its surface. Very tenuous atmospheres have ...
... than half as massive. Titan’s atmosphere is denser than that of Earth. Triton, by far the largest moon of Neptune, has an atmosphere that is much less dense, yet it has winds powerful enough to strongly perturb the paths of particles ejected from geysers on its surface. Very tenuous atmospheres have ...
accel solar system computer
... Click on moons. 16. How many moons does Jupiter have? Earth has 1 moon and Mars has 2 moons, why do you think Jupiter has so many moons? Does this fit in with the Nebular theory? ...
... Click on moons. 16. How many moons does Jupiter have? Earth has 1 moon and Mars has 2 moons, why do you think Jupiter has so many moons? Does this fit in with the Nebular theory? ...
Planet Packets
... 1. Why is Uranus considered a “gas giant” ? Uranus is considered a gas giant because it is entirely composed of gas. 2. What is Uranus atmosphere mostly made up of? Uranus atmosphere is mostly made up of hydrogen. 3. What is the name of the gas that makes Uranus seem blue-green? The name of the gas ...
... 1. Why is Uranus considered a “gas giant” ? Uranus is considered a gas giant because it is entirely composed of gas. 2. What is Uranus atmosphere mostly made up of? Uranus atmosphere is mostly made up of hydrogen. 3. What is the name of the gas that makes Uranus seem blue-green? The name of the gas ...
... 1. Why is Uranus considered a “gas giant” ? Uranus is considered a gas giant because it is entirely composed of gas. 2. What is Uranus atmosphere mostly made up of? Uranus atmosphere is mostly made up of hydrogen. 3. What is the name of the gas that makes Uranus seem blue-green? The name of the gas ...
Alien_Skies_CHAPTER5
... from the disc of gas around the new-born star. Terrestrial planets, by contrast, formed by accumulation of asteroid-like elements, remain too small to retain the gases they had at birth. Any atmosphere they might have had would be blown away into space by the impact of their formation. Any subsequen ...
... from the disc of gas around the new-born star. Terrestrial planets, by contrast, formed by accumulation of asteroid-like elements, remain too small to retain the gases they had at birth. Any atmosphere they might have had would be blown away into space by the impact of their formation. Any subsequen ...
In This Lesson
... • Lowell learned of linear markings on Mars observed by other astronomers. • Because he had an active imagination, he put forth the idea that there were cities on Mars and the canals (as he called the lines) were used to transport water as the resource began to become exhausted. • Then he claimed th ...
... • Lowell learned of linear markings on Mars observed by other astronomers. • Because he had an active imagination, he put forth the idea that there were cities on Mars and the canals (as he called the lines) were used to transport water as the resource began to become exhausted. • Then he claimed th ...
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... 209458b in absorption when the planet crosses the disk of its parent star (Charbonneau et al. 2002). This sodium is likely to be a component of the planet’s gravitationally bound atmosphere (e.g., Charbonneau et al. 2002, 2006) or its escaping atmosphere (Vidal-Madjar et al. 2004). The sodium absorp ...
... 209458b in absorption when the planet crosses the disk of its parent star (Charbonneau et al. 2002). This sodium is likely to be a component of the planet’s gravitationally bound atmosphere (e.g., Charbonneau et al. 2002, 2006) or its escaping atmosphere (Vidal-Madjar et al. 2004). The sodium absorp ...
Skymobile: Comet Demonstration
... having 2 moons – Hydra and Nix (Charon is under debate as to whether it is a dwarf planet that shares a common gravity with Pluto or is one of the moons of Pluto), and millions of asteroids and comets – take time to take about the two belts – asteroid and Kuiper and the one cloud - Oort) When you d ...
... having 2 moons – Hydra and Nix (Charon is under debate as to whether it is a dwarf planet that shares a common gravity with Pluto or is one of the moons of Pluto), and millions of asteroids and comets – take time to take about the two belts – asteroid and Kuiper and the one cloud - Oort) When you d ...
Scale of the Solar System Modeling the Solar System (Size, distance
... 1. Place a sticker on each end of the tape, one large and one small, right at the edge. Label the large one Sun and the small one Pluto. 2. Fold the tape in half, crease it, unfold and lay flat. Place a large sticker at the half-way point. You can ask for guesses as to which of the remaining 8 plane ...
... 1. Place a sticker on each end of the tape, one large and one small, right at the edge. Label the large one Sun and the small one Pluto. 2. Fold the tape in half, crease it, unfold and lay flat. Place a large sticker at the half-way point. You can ask for guesses as to which of the remaining 8 plane ...
ANALYSIS OF SELF – GRAVITATING PLANETARY SATELLITES IN
... What are the criteria to distinguish such planetoids among a total of over 180 planetary satellites? We selected the total mass of a moon as the first criterion while its size is the second criterion and its shape is the third one. It is obvious that a planetary satellite should have a shape close t ...
... What are the criteria to distinguish such planetoids among a total of over 180 planetary satellites? We selected the total mass of a moon as the first criterion while its size is the second criterion and its shape is the third one. It is obvious that a planetary satellite should have a shape close t ...
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.