Week 6 Notes The Outer Planets
... e. __GRAVITY__ keeps the gases from __ESCAPING__ f. Gas Giants are made up of __LIQUID__ for of the gas due to the enormous __PRESSURE__ g. All of the gas giants have many __MOONS__ and a set of __RINGS__ ...
... e. __GRAVITY__ keeps the gases from __ESCAPING__ f. Gas Giants are made up of __LIQUID__ for of the gas due to the enormous __PRESSURE__ g. All of the gas giants have many __MOONS__ and a set of __RINGS__ ...
The Inner Planets of Our Solar System
... while the bottom of the ice is theorized to be liquid water. Ganymede (5262 km) largest natural satellite in the Solar System, a salt-water ocean is believed to exist nearly 200km below Ganymede's surface, sandwiched between layers of ice. It has a thin oxygen atmosphere. Callisto (4820 km) Callisto ...
... while the bottom of the ice is theorized to be liquid water. Ganymede (5262 km) largest natural satellite in the Solar System, a salt-water ocean is believed to exist nearly 200km below Ganymede's surface, sandwiched between layers of ice. It has a thin oxygen atmosphere. Callisto (4820 km) Callisto ...
Period of Revolution
... What is thought to have happened to Uranus to give it a 98 degree tilt? • It is thought to have had a collision with another planet ...
... What is thought to have happened to Uranus to give it a 98 degree tilt? • It is thought to have had a collision with another planet ...
The solar system
... • At least 67 moons • Four largest moons • Discovered by Galileo • Called Galilean satellites ...
... • At least 67 moons • Four largest moons • Discovered by Galileo • Called Galilean satellites ...
Jeopardy
... This is the gas that makes Uranus and Neptune more blue than any of the other Jovian planets. ...
... This is the gas that makes Uranus and Neptune more blue than any of the other Jovian planets. ...
Our Solar System
... solid with icy surfaces. NASA spacecraft are en route to two of the dwarf planets to study them — the Dawn mission will visit Ceres in 2015 and the New Horizons mission will reach Pluto in that same year. Neither Ceres nor Pluto has been previously visited by any spacecraft. Moons, rings, and magnet ...
... solid with icy surfaces. NASA spacecraft are en route to two of the dwarf planets to study them — the Dawn mission will visit Ceres in 2015 and the New Horizons mission will reach Pluto in that same year. Neither Ceres nor Pluto has been previously visited by any spacecraft. Moons, rings, and magnet ...
Some Moons of Gas Giants
... Moons of Gas Giants Each giant planet has a system of moons. Six of the moons are larger than Pluto. Their features are formed by the same processes that shape the terrestrial planets. Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, has a dense atmosphere of nitrogen, as Earth does, although a haze hides Titan’s surf ...
... Moons of Gas Giants Each giant planet has a system of moons. Six of the moons are larger than Pluto. Their features are formed by the same processes that shape the terrestrial planets. Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, has a dense atmosphere of nitrogen, as Earth does, although a haze hides Titan’s surf ...
Venus -- Our “sister” planet. Stark atmospheric / surface differences
... the coldest possible cloud layers. ...
... the coldest possible cloud layers. ...
Planet Formation in progress
... megatons - much more than all nuclear weapons on Earth! • It was hoped that spectroscopic examination of impacts would tell us about the atmosphere, but composition of the comet was also uncertain, so results are not ...
... megatons - much more than all nuclear weapons on Earth! • It was hoped that spectroscopic examination of impacts would tell us about the atmosphere, but composition of the comet was also uncertain, so results are not ...
Midterm 2 – Wed. March 2 SIT IN YOUR ASSIGNED ROW! YOUR
... Io – rock, extreme volcanic activity. ...
... Io – rock, extreme volcanic activity. ...
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... AKA “asteroids” – rocky objects in orbit around the sun Usually not visible without telescope Largest is ½ the size of the moon ...
... AKA “asteroids” – rocky objects in orbit around the sun Usually not visible without telescope Largest is ½ the size of the moon ...
Document
... 7.4 Jupiter’s Atmosphere Atmosphere has bright zones and dark belts. Zones are cooler, and are higher than belts. Stable flow underlies zones and bands, called zonal flow. Simplified model: ...
... 7.4 Jupiter’s Atmosphere Atmosphere has bright zones and dark belts. Zones are cooler, and are higher than belts. Stable flow underlies zones and bands, called zonal flow. Simplified model: ...
3.what color is the surface of saturn?
... What was the original name of Ganymede? A. Juniper I B. Jupiter III C. GA/Y 4700 D. Gallifrey What is 7.155 Earth days on Ganymede? A. Rotational period B. Orbital period C. Tectonically linked D. Both A. and B. Ganymede is the biggest moon in our solar system. A. True B. False C. Not this answer D. ...
... What was the original name of Ganymede? A. Juniper I B. Jupiter III C. GA/Y 4700 D. Gallifrey What is 7.155 Earth days on Ganymede? A. Rotational period B. Orbital period C. Tectonically linked D. Both A. and B. Ganymede is the biggest moon in our solar system. A. True B. False C. Not this answer D. ...
Gaseous Planets (Furthest from the Sun)
... 1. Main body or head (ices of water, methane and ammonia and dust) 2. Tail that gets larger as the comet orbits closer to the Sun -Tail always points away from the Sun. *Comets have unique long, narrow elliptical orbit. ...
... 1. Main body or head (ices of water, methane and ammonia and dust) 2. Tail that gets larger as the comet orbits closer to the Sun -Tail always points away from the Sun. *Comets have unique long, narrow elliptical orbit. ...
The Outer Planets - Library Video Company
... Jupiter has many small moons.The four largest and most well known are Io, which has its own atmosphere, Europa, which may possess an underground ocean, and Callisto and Ganymede, both covered in ice. In addition to those “Galilean” moons, it has at least 16 smaller moons and even some rings, like Sa ...
... Jupiter has many small moons.The four largest and most well known are Io, which has its own atmosphere, Europa, which may possess an underground ocean, and Callisto and Ganymede, both covered in ice. In addition to those “Galilean” moons, it has at least 16 smaller moons and even some rings, like Sa ...
ASTR1010_Exam3_Sp14
... a) Mercury suffered a giant impact that ejected its outer layer. b) Mercury is close enough to the Sun that only a small mantle could have formed. c) Mercury’s core is hollow, so it is not as big as it seems. d) Mercury’s plate tectonics produced a larger core than usual. e) Mercury’s volcanic activ ...
... a) Mercury suffered a giant impact that ejected its outer layer. b) Mercury is close enough to the Sun that only a small mantle could have formed. c) Mercury’s core is hollow, so it is not as big as it seems. d) Mercury’s plate tectonics produced a larger core than usual. e) Mercury’s volcanic activ ...
Solar System
... • Most objects are in the outer solar system. • The solar system is 100’s of times larger than Earth’s orbit. – Jupiter 12 year period (5.2 AU) – Eris 560 year period (98 AU) ...
... • Most objects are in the outer solar system. • The solar system is 100’s of times larger than Earth’s orbit. – Jupiter 12 year period (5.2 AU) – Eris 560 year period (98 AU) ...
23.3 Note Guide The Outer Planets In 2004, the space probe
... About ___________________________ years after the Great Dark Spot was discovered, it vanished, only to be replaced by another dark spot in the planet’s northern hemisphere Perhaps most surprising are the white, cirrus-like clouds that occupy a layer about 50 kilometers above the main cloud deck The ...
... About ___________________________ years after the Great Dark Spot was discovered, it vanished, only to be replaced by another dark spot in the planet’s northern hemisphere Perhaps most surprising are the white, cirrus-like clouds that occupy a layer about 50 kilometers above the main cloud deck The ...
Astronomy
... D) The amount of gas doesn’t change, but because the temperature does, the pressure does as well E) Mars’ rotation is so much faster than Earth’s, which causes it to have much more dramatic storms 20. The outer planets have atmospheres with lots of hydrogen and helium. How come Earth doesn’t have su ...
... D) The amount of gas doesn’t change, but because the temperature does, the pressure does as well E) Mars’ rotation is so much faster than Earth’s, which causes it to have much more dramatic storms 20. The outer planets have atmospheres with lots of hydrogen and helium. How come Earth doesn’t have su ...
Jovian Planets - Mid
... planets during its flight. To do so, it made use of “gravity assists”. • How can a satellite “borrow” energy from a planet that is orbiting the Sun? ...
... planets during its flight. To do so, it made use of “gravity assists”. • How can a satellite “borrow” energy from a planet that is orbiting the Sun? ...
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
... shown in this illustration orbiting Mars, found evidence of water ice beneath the surface of Mars in 2002. The probe, launched in 2001, also analyzed the chemical composition of the planet's surface. World Book ...
... shown in this illustration orbiting Mars, found evidence of water ice beneath the surface of Mars in 2002. The probe, launched in 2001, also analyzed the chemical composition of the planet's surface. World Book ...
the solar system
... shown in this illustration orbiting Mars, found evidence of water ice beneath the surface of Mars in 2002. The probe, launched in 2001, also analyzed the chemical composition of the planet's surface. World Book ...
... shown in this illustration orbiting Mars, found evidence of water ice beneath the surface of Mars in 2002. The probe, launched in 2001, also analyzed the chemical composition of the planet's surface. World Book ...
Chapter 7 Study notes
... The guide to doing your best on the science test for Cha pter 7 Facts about t he Planets: 1. Mercury * No moons * Closest to Sun * Full of craters ...
... The guide to doing your best on the science test for Cha pter 7 Facts about t he Planets: 1. Mercury * No moons * Closest to Sun * Full of craters ...
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.