Space Science - Discovery Education
... What are the names of Jupiter’s two moons, and what is unique about each one? Answer: Io’s surface is covered with active volcanoes. Europa is extremely cold and has an icy crust. ...
... What are the names of Jupiter’s two moons, and what is unique about each one? Answer: Io’s surface is covered with active volcanoes. Europa is extremely cold and has an icy crust. ...
New Horizons - Montgomery College
... What is Pluto like? • Its moon Charon is nearly as large as Pluto itself (probably made by a major impact) • Pluto is very cold (40 K) • Pluto has a thin nitrogen atmosphere that will refreeze onto the surface as Pluto’s orbit takes it farther from the Sun. ...
... What is Pluto like? • Its moon Charon is nearly as large as Pluto itself (probably made by a major impact) • Pluto is very cold (40 K) • Pluto has a thin nitrogen atmosphere that will refreeze onto the surface as Pluto’s orbit takes it farther from the Sun. ...
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... How does the composition of Uranus and Neptune compare to the composition of Jupiter and Saturn? a) Uranus and Neptune have compositions very similar to Jupiter and Saturn. b) Uranus and Neptune are mostly rocky while Jupiter and Saturn are mostly hydrogen and helium. c) Uranus and Neptune are mo ...
... How does the composition of Uranus and Neptune compare to the composition of Jupiter and Saturn? a) Uranus and Neptune have compositions very similar to Jupiter and Saturn. b) Uranus and Neptune are mostly rocky while Jupiter and Saturn are mostly hydrogen and helium. c) Uranus and Neptune are mo ...
Determination of meteor showers on other planets using comet
... Earth’s path, and the planet sweeps up a portion of these particulates each year. Generally, these particles are drawn into the atmosphere, where they burn up at high altitudes, producing the yearly meteor showers. A sample of the meteor showers expected on a regular basis for Earth-bound observers ...
... Earth’s path, and the planet sweeps up a portion of these particulates each year. Generally, these particles are drawn into the atmosphere, where they burn up at high altitudes, producing the yearly meteor showers. A sample of the meteor showers expected on a regular basis for Earth-bound observers ...
THE Planets - mad4scienceandalittlemathtoo
... Saturn one of the most beautiful objects in the solar system. Jupiter, Neptune, and Uranus are the only other planets known to have rings. Their rings are much fainter than those around Saturn. Saturn's diameter at its equator is about 74,900 miles (120,540 kilometers), almost 10 times that of Earth ...
... Saturn one of the most beautiful objects in the solar system. Jupiter, Neptune, and Uranus are the only other planets known to have rings. Their rings are much fainter than those around Saturn. Saturn's diameter at its equator is about 74,900 miles (120,540 kilometers), almost 10 times that of Earth ...
Solar System Formation
... Newton II : a line connecting two bodies (or connecting one body to the center of mass position) sweeps out equal areas in equal times dL/dt = 0 (conservation of angular momentum) Application: spectroscopic binary orbits; prediction of planet locations ...
... Newton II : a line connecting two bodies (or connecting one body to the center of mass position) sweeps out equal areas in equal times dL/dt = 0 (conservation of angular momentum) Application: spectroscopic binary orbits; prediction of planet locations ...
Origin of the orbital architecture of the planets of the Solar System
... •A gas disk phase: fully resonant, low-e configuration; no hot Jupiter •A planetesimal-disk phase: global instability; excitation of e, i and secular modes; migration (jump) to current orbits The current structure of the Solar System depends on specific fortuitous features/events (Saturn did not gro ...
... •A gas disk phase: fully resonant, low-e configuration; no hot Jupiter •A planetesimal-disk phase: global instability; excitation of e, i and secular modes; migration (jump) to current orbits The current structure of the Solar System depends on specific fortuitous features/events (Saturn did not gro ...
Our Solar System
... Atmosphere: Its atmosphere is mostly hydrogen and helium with a small amount of methane. Surface: various "ices" and rock with about 15% hydrogen and a little helium and most likely a small core (about the mass of the Earth) of rocky material. Moons: 13+ Distance from the Sun: 4.4 billion km Fun Fac ...
... Atmosphere: Its atmosphere is mostly hydrogen and helium with a small amount of methane. Surface: various "ices" and rock with about 15% hydrogen and a little helium and most likely a small core (about the mass of the Earth) of rocky material. Moons: 13+ Distance from the Sun: 4.4 billion km Fun Fac ...
ssp1_handout6
... The orbit of Io is perturbed by Europa and Callisto, because the moons regularly line up on one side of Jupiter. The gravitational pull of the outer moons is enough to produce a small eccentricity in the orbit of Io. This causes the tidal bulges of Io to ‘wobble’ (same as the Moon) which produces la ...
... The orbit of Io is perturbed by Europa and Callisto, because the moons regularly line up on one side of Jupiter. The gravitational pull of the outer moons is enough to produce a small eccentricity in the orbit of Io. This causes the tidal bulges of Io to ‘wobble’ (same as the Moon) which produces la ...
Moons in our Solar System
... In 1610, Galileo was the first person to discover the largest moons of Jupiter: Ganymede, Callisto, Io, and Europa Since then, several spacecraft have examined these “Galilean Satellites” closely ...
... In 1610, Galileo was the first person to discover the largest moons of Jupiter: Ganymede, Callisto, Io, and Europa Since then, several spacecraft have examined these “Galilean Satellites” closely ...
The Planets Handout (Download Only)
... 1. The inner planets are closer to the sun 2. Mercury is the hottest of the planets 3. Venus is the closest in size to the Earth 4. Earth is the only planet in our solar system known to harbor life. 5. Most scientists agree that there was once large amounts of water on the planet Mars. 6. The meteor ...
... 1. The inner planets are closer to the sun 2. Mercury is the hottest of the planets 3. Venus is the closest in size to the Earth 4. Earth is the only planet in our solar system known to harbor life. 5. Most scientists agree that there was once large amounts of water on the planet Mars. 6. The meteor ...
The Planets
... 4. We would almost surely not survive on Venus, firstly, because of the scorching temperature. As described in Q#3, Venus’ atmosphere causes the temperatures to rise to even higher than 470 degrees Celsius. The probes that have landed on Venus never lasted more than 2 hours against the heat. Also, V ...
... 4. We would almost surely not survive on Venus, firstly, because of the scorching temperature. As described in Q#3, Venus’ atmosphere causes the temperatures to rise to even higher than 470 degrees Celsius. The probes that have landed on Venus never lasted more than 2 hours against the heat. Also, V ...
Life in the Universe lab1
... +asteroid+belt,+a+region+between+Mars+and+Jupiter.+The+images+are+helping+astronomers+plan+f or+the+Dawn+spacecraft's+tour+of+these+hefty+asteroids.+Credit:+NASA,+ESA,+J.+Parker+(Southwest +Research+Institute),+L.+McFadden+(University+of+Maryland) Pallas- is the second largest asteroid Vesta- the th ...
... +asteroid+belt,+a+region+between+Mars+and+Jupiter.+The+images+are+helping+astronomers+plan+f or+the+Dawn+spacecraft's+tour+of+these+hefty+asteroids.+Credit:+NASA,+ESA,+J.+Parker+(Southwest +Research+Institute),+L.+McFadden+(University+of+Maryland) Pallas- is the second largest asteroid Vesta- the th ...
Topic 7 - Holy Cross Collegiate
... the atmosphere (78 percent). Life-sustaining oxygen (21 percent) has been present only for the past 2 billion years, originating from bacterial processes during life’s early development. Water vapour, carbon dioxide, and other trace gases account for the remaining 1 percent. The thin crust is compos ...
... the atmosphere (78 percent). Life-sustaining oxygen (21 percent) has been present only for the past 2 billion years, originating from bacterial processes during life’s early development. Water vapour, carbon dioxide, and other trace gases account for the remaining 1 percent. The thin crust is compos ...
View/Open - SUNY DSpace
... The Moon Earth is the only terrestrial planet with a moon. Our moon is 30 Earth-size planets away from us and was formed 4.6 billion years ago. The first man to set foot on the Moon was in 1969 with Neil Armstrong on the Apollo 11 mission, since then 12 other people have walked on the moon (all ...
... The Moon Earth is the only terrestrial planet with a moon. Our moon is 30 Earth-size planets away from us and was formed 4.6 billion years ago. The first man to set foot on the Moon was in 1969 with Neil Armstrong on the Apollo 11 mission, since then 12 other people have walked on the moon (all ...
How to Use This Presentation
... • Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is a hurricane-like storm that has been raging for at least several thousand years. Several other storms can be seen, although they are usually white. • The Galileo spacecraft measured wind speeds up to 540 km/h on Jupiter. Scientists have concluded that Jupiter’s internal ...
... • Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is a hurricane-like storm that has been raging for at least several thousand years. Several other storms can be seen, although they are usually white. • The Galileo spacecraft measured wind speeds up to 540 km/h on Jupiter. Scientists have concluded that Jupiter’s internal ...
chapter12AsterioidsC..
... What is Pluto like? • Its moon Charon is nearly as large as Pluto itself (probably made by a major impact) • Pluto is very cold (40 K) • Pluto has a thin nitrogen atmosphere that will refreeze onto the surface as Pluto’s orbit takes it farther from the Sun. ...
... What is Pluto like? • Its moon Charon is nearly as large as Pluto itself (probably made by a major impact) • Pluto is very cold (40 K) • Pluto has a thin nitrogen atmosphere that will refreeze onto the surface as Pluto’s orbit takes it farther from the Sun. ...
Comparison of Rocky Planets and Gas Giants
... Type of atmosphere (thick, thin, thick to very thick, etc.) ...
... Type of atmosphere (thick, thin, thick to very thick, etc.) ...
Comets
... No, because the meteors should be concentrated around the former location of the comet, which orbited around the sun with a longer period than 1 year. No. In fact, they should only be visible in one year at all. ...
... No, because the meteors should be concentrated around the former location of the comet, which orbited around the sun with a longer period than 1 year. No. In fact, they should only be visible in one year at all. ...
My planet project
... orbits in. Except for Mercury's inclination of 7 degrees, all the other planets orbit more closely to the ecliptic. Pluto’s average orbital speed is a slow 4.7kms per second. ...
... orbits in. Except for Mercury's inclination of 7 degrees, all the other planets orbit more closely to the ecliptic. Pluto’s average orbital speed is a slow 4.7kms per second. ...
ssp1_5 - Astronomy & Astrophysics Group
... material is primarily dust, and extends to about 3 Jupiter radii. Uranus’ rings were discovered in 1977, during the occultation of a star, and first studied in detail by Voyager 2 in 1986 ...
... material is primarily dust, and extends to about 3 Jupiter radii. Uranus’ rings were discovered in 1977, during the occultation of a star, and first studied in detail by Voyager 2 in 1986 ...
ssp1_6
... same face of Charon is always turned towards the same face of Pluto, and vice versa. Triton orbits Neptune in a retrograde orbit (i.e. opposite direction to Neptune’s rotation). ...
... same face of Charon is always turned towards the same face of Pluto, and vice versa. Triton orbits Neptune in a retrograde orbit (i.e. opposite direction to Neptune’s rotation). ...
Make a Solar System Mobile
... planet to our sun. If you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, you would weigh 264 pounds on Jupiter. Jupiter rotates faster than any other planet. It rotates so quickly that the days are only 10 hours long. The great red spot on Jupiter is a storm that has been going on for over 300 years. ...
... planet to our sun. If you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, you would weigh 264 pounds on Jupiter. Jupiter rotates faster than any other planet. It rotates so quickly that the days are only 10 hours long. The great red spot on Jupiter is a storm that has been going on for over 300 years. ...
Protective Shields in the Solar System - Max-Planck
... global magnetic fields originated deep below the surfaces of the planets. “This is where flows have to set electrically conductive liquids in motion. A sufficiently rapid intrinsic rotation is also very helpful for a dynamo process.” This is lacking in Venus, for example, which ...
... global magnetic fields originated deep below the surfaces of the planets. “This is where flows have to set electrically conductive liquids in motion. A sufficiently rapid intrinsic rotation is also very helpful for a dynamo process.” This is lacking in Venus, for example, which ...
Abrams Planetarium Galileo & the Telescope—Sept 12 • Sky preview 2008-2009
... example when Venus sets very shortly after the sun sets), what phases are possible according to Ptolemy’s ...
... example when Venus sets very shortly after the sun sets), what phases are possible according to Ptolemy’s ...
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.