Solar System - wikithurston
... If you moved to Mercury you would way a lot less. If you wayed 70 pounds on Earth you would way 27 pounds on Mercury. It takes Mars 686.98 days to orbit the Sun. Mars excites because its mild temperament is more like the Earth’s than any of the other planets. ...
... If you moved to Mercury you would way a lot less. If you wayed 70 pounds on Earth you would way 27 pounds on Mercury. It takes Mars 686.98 days to orbit the Sun. Mars excites because its mild temperament is more like the Earth’s than any of the other planets. ...
Lesson 8: The Jovian Planets
... • If a moon gets too close to a planet, it will be torn apart by tidal forces. The debris will then form a ring around the planet. If the moon is held together by gravity and its density is similar to that of the planet, this occurs at a distance of 2.4 × the radius of the planet. This distance is c ...
... • If a moon gets too close to a planet, it will be torn apart by tidal forces. The debris will then form a ring around the planet. If the moon is held together by gravity and its density is similar to that of the planet, this occurs at a distance of 2.4 × the radius of the planet. This distance is c ...
Name That Planet
... 6. The farthest known planet from the sun is Pluto. 7. The planet closest to the sun is Mercury. 8. The planet known as the Red Planet is Mars. 9. The planet with eight known moons is Neptune. 10. There are nine planets in our solar system. 11. Saturn has bright rings that can be seen from the earth ...
... 6. The farthest known planet from the sun is Pluto. 7. The planet closest to the sun is Mercury. 8. The planet known as the Red Planet is Mars. 9. The planet with eight known moons is Neptune. 10. There are nine planets in our solar system. 11. Saturn has bright rings that can be seen from the earth ...
Moons, Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids PowerPoint
... Worksheet can be found HERE All images from National Aeronautics and Space Administration ...
... Worksheet can be found HERE All images from National Aeronautics and Space Administration ...
Planet Path gas giants - Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics
... There are some amazing images on Astronomy Picture of the Day at http://apod.nasa.gov/ ...
... There are some amazing images on Astronomy Picture of the Day at http://apod.nasa.gov/ ...
Planets of the Solar System
... Mercury is the innermost and smallest planet of the solar system It’s diameter is 4879.4 km It’s temperature ranges from 173° C to 427° C The atmosphere consists of some hydrogen, helium, and ...
... Mercury is the innermost and smallest planet of the solar system It’s diameter is 4879.4 km It’s temperature ranges from 173° C to 427° C The atmosphere consists of some hydrogen, helium, and ...
Europa
... Io, and distort Io’s orbit into ellipse • Io’s long axis “nods” back and forth half degree • The tidal stress that Jupiter exerts on Io varies periodically • The varying tidal stresses alternatively squeeze and flex Io • This tidal flexing is aided by the 1:2:4 ratio of orbital periods among the inn ...
... Io, and distort Io’s orbit into ellipse • Io’s long axis “nods” back and forth half degree • The tidal stress that Jupiter exerts on Io varies periodically • The varying tidal stresses alternatively squeeze and flex Io • This tidal flexing is aided by the 1:2:4 ratio of orbital periods among the inn ...
Outer Planets!
... Jupiter is the fifth and largest planet in our solar system. This gas giant has a thick atmosphere and a dark, barely-visible ring composed of dust from nearby meteoroids. Its most prominent features are bands across its latitudes and a great red spot (which is a storm). Jupiter is a gaseous planet; ...
... Jupiter is the fifth and largest planet in our solar system. This gas giant has a thick atmosphere and a dark, barely-visible ring composed of dust from nearby meteoroids. Its most prominent features are bands across its latitudes and a great red spot (which is a storm). Jupiter is a gaseous planet; ...
OUR SOLAR SYSTEM By Nicholas Larnerd
... Earth has billions of people on it. Earth is the only planet with life form on it. Most of Earth is made up of water and the rest is land. ...
... Earth has billions of people on it. Earth is the only planet with life form on it. Most of Earth is made up of water and the rest is land. ...
Juno_NASA
... There are some big unanswered questions relevant to giant planets… • Over what period in the early solar system did gas giants form, and how did birth of Jupiter and its gas-giant sibling, Saturn differ from the “ice giants” Uranus and Neptune? • What is the history of water and other ...
... There are some big unanswered questions relevant to giant planets… • Over what period in the early solar system did gas giants form, and how did birth of Jupiter and its gas-giant sibling, Saturn differ from the “ice giants” Uranus and Neptune? • What is the history of water and other ...
The Outer Planets - Mr. Cramer
... • Dense core of rock or iron • Thick mantle of liquid hydrogen and helium surround the core • Pressure at Jupiter’s core is estimated to be about 30 million times greater than the pressure at Earth’s surface ...
... • Dense core of rock or iron • Thick mantle of liquid hydrogen and helium surround the core • Pressure at Jupiter’s core is estimated to be about 30 million times greater than the pressure at Earth’s surface ...
december 2010 - Holt Planetarium
... Season’s greetings to one and all. There are a couple of interesting astronomical events this month. On December 21 there is a total eclipse of the Moon. The total phase of this eclipse lasts for just over 72 minutes, with the partial umbral eclipse spanning almost 3.5 hours. All stages of the total ...
... Season’s greetings to one and all. There are a couple of interesting astronomical events this month. On December 21 there is a total eclipse of the Moon. The total phase of this eclipse lasts for just over 72 minutes, with the partial umbral eclipse spanning almost 3.5 hours. All stages of the total ...
december 2010 - Holt Planetarium
... Season’s greetings to one and all. There are a couple of interesting astronomical events this month. On December 21 there is a total eclipse of the Moon. The total phase of this eclipse lasts for just over 72 minutes, with the partial umbral eclipse spanning almost 3.5 hours. All stages of the total ...
... Season’s greetings to one and all. There are a couple of interesting astronomical events this month. On December 21 there is a total eclipse of the Moon. The total phase of this eclipse lasts for just over 72 minutes, with the partial umbral eclipse spanning almost 3.5 hours. All stages of the total ...
Astronomy Review Name: Date: Name the planets in order from the
... 34. In terms of stars, explain the meaning of E = mc2. When hydrogen is fused into helium, some of the mass within the atoms is lost. This mass is transformed into huge amounts of energy, which the star emits as light, heat and other radiation. 35. What is meant by axial tilt? The angle at which the ...
... 34. In terms of stars, explain the meaning of E = mc2. When hydrogen is fused into helium, some of the mass within the atoms is lost. This mass is transformed into huge amounts of energy, which the star emits as light, heat and other radiation. 35. What is meant by axial tilt? The angle at which the ...
Standard Form - Fastest Planet
... is now known to be enormous dust storms that cover most of the planet. Many spacecraft have been sent to Mars and some, like the Mars Rover missions in 2003, have even landed on the surface, making it the most well known planet in the Solar System other than the Earth itself! It has two small moons ...
... is now known to be enormous dust storms that cover most of the planet. Many spacecraft have been sent to Mars and some, like the Mars Rover missions in 2003, have even landed on the surface, making it the most well known planet in the Solar System other than the Earth itself! It has two small moons ...
Juno, a NASA spacecraft, gets to giant Jupiter after five years
... "Juno, welcome to Jupiter," Jennifer Delavan said. She works for Lockheed Martin, which built Juno. The spacecraft's camera and other instruments were turned off for arrival. There won't be any pictures showing the moment it got there. Hours before, NASA released pictures taken last week as Juno app ...
... "Juno, welcome to Jupiter," Jennifer Delavan said. She works for Lockheed Martin, which built Juno. The spacecraft's camera and other instruments were turned off for arrival. There won't be any pictures showing the moment it got there. Hours before, NASA released pictures taken last week as Juno app ...
A Tour of our Solar System
... Mars In the early 1900’s, people believed Mars was covered in canals and that there may be a vast alien civilization living on it. ...
... Mars In the early 1900’s, people believed Mars was covered in canals and that there may be a vast alien civilization living on it. ...
The Solar System
... • Farther from Jupiter; less tidal heating. • But bigger than any other moon in the solar system, bigger than Mercury (3200 miles) • This helped it retain some heat, and tidal heating is still able to make an ice/slush layer deep under the surface ice • Not believed to be tectonically active now, bu ...
... • Farther from Jupiter; less tidal heating. • But bigger than any other moon in the solar system, bigger than Mercury (3200 miles) • This helped it retain some heat, and tidal heating is still able to make an ice/slush layer deep under the surface ice • Not believed to be tectonically active now, bu ...
Jupiter
... As telescopes gradually improved over the following decades, observers began to see that the planet had colorful bands and spots that changed over time and moved across the planet’s face. By observing these features, early observers realized the planet must have a substantial atmosphere. They used ...
... As telescopes gradually improved over the following decades, observers began to see that the planet had colorful bands and spots that changed over time and moved across the planet’s face. By observing these features, early observers realized the planet must have a substantial atmosphere. They used ...
MERCURY VENUS MARS JUPITER
... Neptune orbits the Sun once every 165 years. In other words: its orbit is 30 times further from the Sun than Earth’s. An example of this: on 29 May 2011 Neptune will have made just one circuit around the Sun since its discovery in 1846. This gas giant is orbited by eight moons and five thin complete ...
... Neptune orbits the Sun once every 165 years. In other words: its orbit is 30 times further from the Sun than Earth’s. An example of this: on 29 May 2011 Neptune will have made just one circuit around the Sun since its discovery in 1846. This gas giant is orbited by eight moons and five thin complete ...
ASTRO 102/104 Practice Exam #3
... B) Jupiters many moons reflect additional energy to the poles. C) The surface temperature on Jupiter is determined more by internal heat than by solar radiation. D) The strong magnic field ensure that there temerpature at the poles is the same as the equiator. ...
... B) Jupiters many moons reflect additional energy to the poles. C) The surface temperature on Jupiter is determined more by internal heat than by solar radiation. D) The strong magnic field ensure that there temerpature at the poles is the same as the equiator. ...
Planets - WordPress.com
... 6. It has at least 24 moons and at least 11 small rings. 7. It probably has an inner core of rock and metals, an outer liquid water and methane core, and a hydrogen/helium atmosphere. 8. Its greenish cloud tops are – 195C while it core may reach 7000C. 9. It was discovered in 1781 and was the firs ...
... 6. It has at least 24 moons and at least 11 small rings. 7. It probably has an inner core of rock and metals, an outer liquid water and methane core, and a hydrogen/helium atmosphere. 8. Its greenish cloud tops are – 195C while it core may reach 7000C. 9. It was discovered in 1781 and was the firs ...
Simon Freitag
... • Jupiter is the largest planet. It also has 63 moons! • Jupiter is a gas planet, meaning there is no solid surface to walk on. • Jupiter has a Giant Hurricane called the Great Big Spot, which is a HUGE hurricane with high winds and a lot of lightning! ...
... • Jupiter is the largest planet. It also has 63 moons! • Jupiter is a gas planet, meaning there is no solid surface to walk on. • Jupiter has a Giant Hurricane called the Great Big Spot, which is a HUGE hurricane with high winds and a lot of lightning! ...
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.