Making Moons - Cricket Media
... Uranus has 21 known moons, and Neptune at least 13. Of the inner planets, only Earth, with one, and Mars, with two, have moons. All these moons are made of material from the same cloud of gas and dust—but that doesn’t mean all the moons in the solar system are the same. ...
... Uranus has 21 known moons, and Neptune at least 13. Of the inner planets, only Earth, with one, and Mars, with two, have moons. All these moons are made of material from the same cloud of gas and dust—but that doesn’t mean all the moons in the solar system are the same. ...
The Planets in our Solar System
... Second planet from the Sun Terrestrial planet “Sister Planet” roughly the same size and mass as ...
... Second planet from the Sun Terrestrial planet “Sister Planet” roughly the same size and mass as ...
ASTRO-114--Lecture 23-
... terrain that’s similar to Callisto. In the case of Europa, we see yet another style. We see gargantuan fault patterns in which this ocean has frozen, repeatedly broken open and fluids flowed up to the surface producing dark puddles of material within the faults. These are then broken again so there’ ...
... terrain that’s similar to Callisto. In the case of Europa, we see yet another style. We see gargantuan fault patterns in which this ocean has frozen, repeatedly broken open and fluids flowed up to the surface producing dark puddles of material within the faults. These are then broken again so there’ ...
Earth
... diameter of about 1000 km, down to the size of pebbles. Sixteen asteroids have a diameter of 240 km or greater. They have been found inside Earth's orbit to beyond Saturn's orbit. Most, however, are contained within a main belt that exists between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Astronomers have cal ...
... diameter of about 1000 km, down to the size of pebbles. Sixteen asteroids have a diameter of 240 km or greater. They have been found inside Earth's orbit to beyond Saturn's orbit. Most, however, are contained within a main belt that exists between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Astronomers have cal ...
Sorting the Solar System
... Pluto and Charon a binary system since their center of gravity is between the two. Saturn is the second largest planet in the Solar System. It is made of gas and has very thin icy rings. It also has dozens of moons. The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft has been orbiting Saturn Saturn since 2004. Comet Sho ...
... Pluto and Charon a binary system since their center of gravity is between the two. Saturn is the second largest planet in the Solar System. It is made of gas and has very thin icy rings. It also has dozens of moons. The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft has been orbiting Saturn Saturn since 2004. Comet Sho ...
Mercury
... • As a gas giant, Jupiter’s atmosphere, and the planet itself is mostly hydrogen and helium, with some ammonia, methane, and water vapor. • Due to the great amount of pressure and temperature on Jupiter, scientists think Jupiter’s core is either a very thick liquid, or a rocky type that would be dif ...
... • As a gas giant, Jupiter’s atmosphere, and the planet itself is mostly hydrogen and helium, with some ammonia, methane, and water vapor. • Due to the great amount of pressure and temperature on Jupiter, scientists think Jupiter’s core is either a very thick liquid, or a rocky type that would be dif ...
Planets
... Mercury: closet to the Sun. Because it is so close to the Sun, the daytime temp can reach 45degrees C ( 840 degrees F) and then plummet at night to -170C ( -275F). This is due to having no atmosphere to hold in the temp. ...
... Mercury: closet to the Sun. Because it is so close to the Sun, the daytime temp can reach 45degrees C ( 840 degrees F) and then plummet at night to -170C ( -275F). This is due to having no atmosphere to hold in the temp. ...
6th grade Test Review KEY
... 16. Explain what happens to a comet as it approaches closer to the Sun. What does the comet appear to have at this point? The ice begins to melt/vaporize, and the comet appears to grow a “tail”. 17. Explain why mass and weight are two different things. Mass is the amount of space that an object take ...
... 16. Explain what happens to a comet as it approaches closer to the Sun. What does the comet appear to have at this point? The ice begins to melt/vaporize, and the comet appears to grow a “tail”. 17. Explain why mass and weight are two different things. Mass is the amount of space that an object take ...
crater creator lab
... The planets and moons have been continuously pelted by asteroids ever since their formation. Just look at the Moon through a small telescope or a good pair of binoculars and you will see that its surface is covered by craters. If we assume that asteroids strike all regions of a planetary body at app ...
... The planets and moons have been continuously pelted by asteroids ever since their formation. Just look at the Moon through a small telescope or a good pair of binoculars and you will see that its surface is covered by craters. If we assume that asteroids strike all regions of a planetary body at app ...
Solar System
... – work with a partner to help fill in the table – visit a website and do some interactive learning – learn a trick to help you remember the order of the planets – learn about gravity from Miss Frizzle and see how much you would weigh on the planet Mars ...
... – work with a partner to help fill in the table – visit a website and do some interactive learning – learn a trick to help you remember the order of the planets – learn about gravity from Miss Frizzle and see how much you would weigh on the planet Mars ...
Save - Report Builder
... "Jupiter." Report Builder, Gareth Stevens Publis hing, garethreportbuilder.com/article/230/jupiter. Acces s ed 5 May. 2017. ...
... "Jupiter." Report Builder, Gareth Stevens Publis hing, garethreportbuilder.com/article/230/jupiter. Acces s ed 5 May. 2017. ...
Chapter 11 Jovian Planet Systems Are jovian
... •! Titan is the only moon in the solar system to have a thick atmosphere •! It consists mostly of nitrogen with some argon, methane, and ethane ...
... •! Titan is the only moon in the solar system to have a thick atmosphere •! It consists mostly of nitrogen with some argon, methane, and ethane ...
11_LectureOutlines
... • Titan is the only moon in the solar system to have a thick atmosphere • It consists mostly of nitrogen with some argon, methane, and ethane ...
... • Titan is the only moon in the solar system to have a thick atmosphere • It consists mostly of nitrogen with some argon, methane, and ethane ...
1 Lecture 8: Uranus and Neptune
... seen as they are blocked out how high atmospheric haze – high winds 200 km/h to 500 km/h do form bands like Jupiter, but are buried deeper in the atmosphere – Hubble Space Telescope discovered small dark spot indicating a storm – SHOW PICTURE OF SPOT – Uranian atmosphere is efficient at transporting ...
... seen as they are blocked out how high atmospheric haze – high winds 200 km/h to 500 km/h do form bands like Jupiter, but are buried deeper in the atmosphere – Hubble Space Telescope discovered small dark spot indicating a storm – SHOW PICTURE OF SPOT – Uranian atmosphere is efficient at transporting ...
Characteristics Cards KEY
... Size/Mass: 1.989 x 10 kg Size/Mass: 33 X 10 kg Atmosphere: Mostly hydrogen which extends past the Terrestrial or Gas Giant: Terrestrial orbit of Pluto Physical Properties: Composed of hydrogen that Atmosphere: It has a very thin, almost undetectable changes to helium during nuclear fusion. Energy at ...
... Size/Mass: 1.989 x 10 kg Size/Mass: 33 X 10 kg Atmosphere: Mostly hydrogen which extends past the Terrestrial or Gas Giant: Terrestrial orbit of Pluto Physical Properties: Composed of hydrogen that Atmosphere: It has a very thin, almost undetectable changes to helium during nuclear fusion. Energy at ...
Astronomy Lecture 3b
... ___ 79. Carbonaceous chondrites probably correspond to ?-Type Asteroids. A.S B.M C.C ___ 80. ? has an orbital period of 29.461 years and a period of rotation of 10 hours, 13 minutes and 59 seconds. The average density is less than that of water. A.Saturn B.Uranus C.Pluto D.Neptune E.Jupiter ___ 81. ...
... ___ 79. Carbonaceous chondrites probably correspond to ?-Type Asteroids. A.S B.M C.C ___ 80. ? has an orbital period of 29.461 years and a period of rotation of 10 hours, 13 minutes and 59 seconds. The average density is less than that of water. A.Saturn B.Uranus C.Pluto D.Neptune E.Jupiter ___ 81. ...
Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet?
... • It's smaller than any other planet – even smaller than the Earth's moon. • It's dense and rocky, like the terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars). However, its nearest neighbors are the gaseous Jovian planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune). For this reason, many scientists beli ...
... • It's smaller than any other planet – even smaller than the Earth's moon. • It's dense and rocky, like the terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars). However, its nearest neighbors are the gaseous Jovian planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune). For this reason, many scientists beli ...
Space_Explore_Sept_07 (PPTmin)
... Jupiter's moons, with emphasis on Europa, Callisto, Ganymede, and Io. ...
... Jupiter's moons, with emphasis on Europa, Callisto, Ganymede, and Io. ...
Document
... parallel to the ecliptic plane, instead of perpendicular. • Component perpendicular to the ecliptic points the opposite direction of revolution: retrograde rotation. • The orbital plane of Uranus’s moons is similarly tilted: thus one can’t explain the odd tilt of the planet by invoking one big impac ...
... parallel to the ecliptic plane, instead of perpendicular. • Component perpendicular to the ecliptic points the opposite direction of revolution: retrograde rotation. • The orbital plane of Uranus’s moons is similarly tilted: thus one can’t explain the odd tilt of the planet by invoking one big impac ...
Review Worksheet - Mrs. Sepulveda's Classes
... body and blasted material from the Earth’s mantle into orbit. This material eventually coalesced to form the Moon. ...
... body and blasted material from the Earth’s mantle into orbit. This material eventually coalesced to form the Moon. ...
Slide 1 - NMSU Astronomy
... Last Stop, Pluto! • Pluto was demoted to “dwarf planet” by the IAU in August, 2006, but it’s still worth a trip! • Pluto is 3,670,000,000 miles from the Sun. • This trip will take an additional 6 years. • Overall, we have aged 25 years and one month since we left the Sun! ...
... Last Stop, Pluto! • Pluto was demoted to “dwarf planet” by the IAU in August, 2006, but it’s still worth a trip! • Pluto is 3,670,000,000 miles from the Sun. • This trip will take an additional 6 years. • Overall, we have aged 25 years and one month since we left the Sun! ...
Titan`s Atmosphere
... Titan is Saturn's largest moon, like Ganymede in size and composition. It's bigger than Mercury. ● Titan has a dense atmosphere, ~1.5x denser than Earth! -- even though Titan 45x less massive than Earth, it's cold enough (85K) to retain an atmosphere against ...
... Titan is Saturn's largest moon, like Ganymede in size and composition. It's bigger than Mercury. ● Titan has a dense atmosphere, ~1.5x denser than Earth! -- even though Titan 45x less massive than Earth, it's cold enough (85K) to retain an atmosphere against ...
Powerpoint - u.arizona.edu
... and farthest planet from the sun. (Sometimes it passes in front of Neptune, then it is the 8th planet.) • Pluto is the smallest planet. • Pluto is a small, cold, rocky planet. • Pluto has one moon. • Pluto seems to be lying on its side. • Pluto is so far away, that we do not know much about it. ...
... and farthest planet from the sun. (Sometimes it passes in front of Neptune, then it is the 8th planet.) • Pluto is the smallest planet. • Pluto is a small, cold, rocky planet. • Pluto has one moon. • Pluto seems to be lying on its side. • Pluto is so far away, that we do not know much about it. ...
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.