Make a Solar System necklace!
... best seen just before sunrise or right after sunset. It has almost no atmosphere which means that at night it gets very cold (-280°F) and during the day it is extremely hot (800°F). Use the small light purple bead to represent Mercury on your necklace. Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiti ...
... best seen just before sunrise or right after sunset. It has almost no atmosphere which means that at night it gets very cold (-280°F) and during the day it is extremely hot (800°F). Use the small light purple bead to represent Mercury on your necklace. Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiti ...
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... in our solar system. It is only slightly larger than the Earth's moon. The surface is covered with craters. This tiny planet does not have any rings or moons. ...
... in our solar system. It is only slightly larger than the Earth's moon. The surface is covered with craters. This tiny planet does not have any rings or moons. ...
Jupiter and Saturn
... Jupiter and Saturn? 3. What is going on in Jupiter’s Great Red Spot? 4. What is the nature of the multicolored clouds of Jupiter and Saturn? 5. What does the chemical composition of Jupiter’s atmosphere imply about the planet’s origin? 6. How do astronomers know about the deep interiors of Jupiter a ...
... Jupiter and Saturn? 3. What is going on in Jupiter’s Great Red Spot? 4. What is the nature of the multicolored clouds of Jupiter and Saturn? 5. What does the chemical composition of Jupiter’s atmosphere imply about the planet’s origin? 6. How do astronomers know about the deep interiors of Jupiter a ...
Jupiter
... • Spend minimum time in Jupiter’s radiation belts • Planned 33 orbits • Juno de-orbited to crash into Jupiter ...
... • Spend minimum time in Jupiter’s radiation belts • Planned 33 orbits • Juno de-orbited to crash into Jupiter ...
Jupiter
... • Spend minimum time in Jupiter’s radiation belts • Planned 33 orbits • Juno de-orbited to crash into Jupiter ...
... • Spend minimum time in Jupiter’s radiation belts • Planned 33 orbits • Juno de-orbited to crash into Jupiter ...
A Triple Conjunction
... millennium BC, however, no less than 7 triple conjunctions also took place – one every 140 years, on average – although the interval varied from 40 years (as between 861 and 821 BC and again between 563 and 523 BC) to 377 years (as between 523 BC and 146 BC). Over the millennium there were 43 “norma ...
... millennium BC, however, no less than 7 triple conjunctions also took place – one every 140 years, on average – although the interval varied from 40 years (as between 861 and 821 BC and again between 563 and 523 BC) to 377 years (as between 523 BC and 146 BC). Over the millennium there were 43 “norma ...
Solar System Characteristics Cards Name: Sun Name: Mercury
... specks of dust and rapidly burn up in the atmosphere. Some are larger and produce spectacular fireballs that are very bright. Meteors are common; you can usually observe a few per hour on any clear night, but fireballs are rare. Name: Comet ...
... specks of dust and rapidly burn up in the atmosphere. Some are larger and produce spectacular fireballs that are very bright. Meteors are common; you can usually observe a few per hour on any clear night, but fireballs are rare. Name: Comet ...
Earth and Jupiter
... Our Earth is the 3rd planet away from the sun. There are multiple conditions on earth that must remain in order to maintain life on earth. Earth is 12, 756.3 km in diameter and is approximately 14, 600, 000 km away from the sun. The Earth’s core is most likely made of nickel or iron and other elemen ...
... Our Earth is the 3rd planet away from the sun. There are multiple conditions on earth that must remain in order to maintain life on earth. Earth is 12, 756.3 km in diameter and is approximately 14, 600, 000 km away from the sun. The Earth’s core is most likely made of nickel or iron and other elemen ...
The Reflector - Peterborough Astronomical Association
... 27, 2007, the Dawn spacecraft has taken over seven years to reach Ceres. The spacecraft is currently over 508 million km from Earth and travelling more than 39 km/sec (almost 89,000 mph). While on route to Ceres, Dawn went into orbit around another large asteroid called, Vesta, on July 16, 2011. Ves ...
... 27, 2007, the Dawn spacecraft has taken over seven years to reach Ceres. The spacecraft is currently over 508 million km from Earth and travelling more than 39 km/sec (almost 89,000 mph). While on route to Ceres, Dawn went into orbit around another large asteroid called, Vesta, on July 16, 2011. Ves ...
Powerpoint for Chapter 1
... Planetary migration • Giant planets have migrated over time, Uranus and Neptune were closer in but migrated out after Saturn and Jupiter went into 2:1 resonance • Jupiter also migrated slightly inward – interactions with left over material led to late heavy bombardment ...
... Planetary migration • Giant planets have migrated over time, Uranus and Neptune were closer in but migrated out after Saturn and Jupiter went into 2:1 resonance • Jupiter also migrated slightly inward – interactions with left over material led to late heavy bombardment ...
The Solar System
... Kuiper Belt A large body of small objects orbiting (the short period comets <200 years) the Sun in a radial zone extending outward from the orbit of Neptune (30 AU) to about 100 AU. Pluto maybe the biggest of the Kuiper Belt object. Oort Cloud ...
... Kuiper Belt A large body of small objects orbiting (the short period comets <200 years) the Sun in a radial zone extending outward from the orbit of Neptune (30 AU) to about 100 AU. Pluto maybe the biggest of the Kuiper Belt object. Oort Cloud ...
Solar System Notes
... Surface temperature 427OC (800OF)in the sunlight to –180OC (350OF)in the dark Surface covered with craters Presence of magnetic fields and high density so must have a high iron content with at least a partial molten core ...
... Surface temperature 427OC (800OF)in the sunlight to –180OC (350OF)in the dark Surface covered with craters Presence of magnetic fields and high density so must have a high iron content with at least a partial molten core ...
planets of our solar system
... the photos here of an active volcano erupting on the moon, Io. Scientists had long thought active volcanoes existed elsewhere in our solar system, but were totally amazed when Voyager sent these images back to earth. The chances of seeing an actual eruption happening were very slim. Pictured at the ...
... the photos here of an active volcano erupting on the moon, Io. Scientists had long thought active volcanoes existed elsewhere in our solar system, but were totally amazed when Voyager sent these images back to earth. The chances of seeing an actual eruption happening were very slim. Pictured at the ...
The Pluto controversy: What`s a planet, anyway?
... Petrus Apianus's Earth-centric engraving of the Solar System (left) from 1540 shows the planets and the Sun orbiting Earth, with a band of constellations around the perimeter. In 1543, Copernicus's revolutionary heliocentric system (center) paved the way for modern astronomy, including way-finding d ...
... Petrus Apianus's Earth-centric engraving of the Solar System (left) from 1540 shows the planets and the Sun orbiting Earth, with a band of constellations around the perimeter. In 1543, Copernicus's revolutionary heliocentric system (center) paved the way for modern astronomy, including way-finding d ...
ASTRONOMY EXAM IS _____Weds, 2/5
... SQUEEZE YOUR ANSWERS into the little space given!! Staple your paper to the back of the study guide. 9. Where is Pluto located and why is he no longer a planet? 10. Why does Mercury have only a thin atmosphere? 11. How do astronomers explain that Venus rotates in the opposite direction from most pla ...
... SQUEEZE YOUR ANSWERS into the little space given!! Staple your paper to the back of the study guide. 9. Where is Pluto located and why is he no longer a planet? 10. Why does Mercury have only a thin atmosphere? 11. How do astronomers explain that Venus rotates in the opposite direction from most pla ...
Formation of the Solar System
... – The Sun’s equator lies in this plane. 9 – Planetary orbits are nearly circular. 9 – Planets all revolve in the same direction. 9 – Most planets and the Sun rotate in the same direction that the planets revolve. 9 – Planets have almost all of the angular momentum of the Solar System. 9 – Spacing be ...
... – The Sun’s equator lies in this plane. 9 – Planetary orbits are nearly circular. 9 – Planets all revolve in the same direction. 9 – Most planets and the Sun rotate in the same direction that the planets revolve. 9 – Planets have almost all of the angular momentum of the Solar System. 9 – Spacing be ...
Powerpoint Presentation (large file)
... Jupiter and Saturn? 3. What is going on in Jupiter’s Great Red Spot? 4. What is the nature of the multicolored clouds of Jupiter and Saturn? 5. What does the chemical composition of Jupiter’s atmosphere imply about the planet’s origin? 6. How do astronomers know about the deep interiors of Jupiter a ...
... Jupiter and Saturn? 3. What is going on in Jupiter’s Great Red Spot? 4. What is the nature of the multicolored clouds of Jupiter and Saturn? 5. What does the chemical composition of Jupiter’s atmosphere imply about the planet’s origin? 6. How do astronomers know about the deep interiors of Jupiter a ...
Jupiter and Saturn: Lords of the Planets Chapter Fourteen
... Jupiter and Saturn? 3. What is going on in Jupiter’s Great Red Spot? 4. What is the nature of the multicolored clouds of Jupiter and Saturn? 5. What does the chemical composition of Jupiter’s atmosphere imply about the planet’s origin? 6. How do astronomers know about the deep interiors of Jupiter a ...
... Jupiter and Saturn? 3. What is going on in Jupiter’s Great Red Spot? 4. What is the nature of the multicolored clouds of Jupiter and Saturn? 5. What does the chemical composition of Jupiter’s atmosphere imply about the planet’s origin? 6. How do astronomers know about the deep interiors of Jupiter a ...
Day-38
... The moons of the giant planets have a much lower escape velocity than that of Earth, which is 11.2 km/s or >40,000 km/h. Cannot easily hold on to particles ejected during volcanic activity. ...
... The moons of the giant planets have a much lower escape velocity than that of Earth, which is 11.2 km/s or >40,000 km/h. Cannot easily hold on to particles ejected during volcanic activity. ...
vocabulary words to know
... SQUEEZE YOUR ANSWERS into the little space given!! Staple your paper to the back of the study guide. 9. How did Galileo’s observations support the idea of a heliocentric system? 10. Why does Mercury have only a thin atmosphere? 11. How do astronomers explain that Venus rotates in the opposite direct ...
... SQUEEZE YOUR ANSWERS into the little space given!! Staple your paper to the back of the study guide. 9. How did Galileo’s observations support the idea of a heliocentric system? 10. Why does Mercury have only a thin atmosphere? 11. How do astronomers explain that Venus rotates in the opposite direct ...
Quiz on Solar System study guide with key
... “Comparing Solar System Objects” graphing activity (particularly inner planets, outer planets, and Kuiper belt objects), and “Solar System Scale with at Basketball-Sized Sun” (sizes and distances). • Understand why Pluto’s status has changed (why it really is classified as a Kuiper Belt object) Haza ...
... “Comparing Solar System Objects” graphing activity (particularly inner planets, outer planets, and Kuiper belt objects), and “Solar System Scale with at Basketball-Sized Sun” (sizes and distances). • Understand why Pluto’s status has changed (why it really is classified as a Kuiper Belt object) Haza ...
January 2005
... Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Cassini orbiter and its two onboard cameras were designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The imaging team is based at the Space ...
... Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Cassini orbiter and its two onboard cameras were designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The imaging team is based at the Space ...
Lecture09_2012 Giant Planets Satellites
... Titan: lakes/ liquid hydrocarbons The images on the left (unlabeled at top and labeled at bottom) were acquired July 3, 2004. Those on the right were taken June 6, 2005. In the 2005 images, new dark areas are visible and have been circled in the labeled version. The very bright features are clouds ...
... Titan: lakes/ liquid hydrocarbons The images on the left (unlabeled at top and labeled at bottom) were acquired July 3, 2004. Those on the right were taken June 6, 2005. In the 2005 images, new dark areas are visible and have been circled in the labeled version. The very bright features are clouds ...
Pluto and the Kuiper Belt
... It is typically about twice the diameter of the Earth. The Red Spot is a high-pressure hurricane “rolling” between a zone and a belt. It rotates once in 6 days. It feeds off of windshear, so it is a fundamental consequence of differential rotation and convective heat flow. The red spot also feeds on ...
... It is typically about twice the diameter of the Earth. The Red Spot is a high-pressure hurricane “rolling” between a zone and a belt. It rotates once in 6 days. It feeds off of windshear, so it is a fundamental consequence of differential rotation and convective heat flow. The red spot also feeds on ...
lagrange - The Institute of Mathematical Sciences
... handful of Mars trojans, which have the same orbits as these planets. Planetary scientists have calculated that Saturn trojans may not be as stable because of Jupiter's ability to disturb their orbit. Similarly Uranus trojans would be disturbed by Saturn. There is no reason why Earth should not have ...
... handful of Mars trojans, which have the same orbits as these planets. Planetary scientists have calculated that Saturn trojans may not be as stable because of Jupiter's ability to disturb their orbit. Similarly Uranus trojans would be disturbed by Saturn. There is no reason why Earth should not have ...
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.