A105 Stars and Galaxies
... Like Jupiter/Saturn, Neptune radiates more energy than it gains from the Sun The deep interior heat source drives convective currents which then lead, via the Coriolis effect, to the visible atmospheric belts ...
... Like Jupiter/Saturn, Neptune radiates more energy than it gains from the Sun The deep interior heat source drives convective currents which then lead, via the Coriolis effect, to the visible atmospheric belts ...
uranus - Midland ISD
... The Uranian moon system is the least massive among those of the giant planets the combined mass of the five major moons would be less than half of Triton which is the largest moon of Neptune. Uranus, its rings and Moons - Voyager 2 ...
... The Uranian moon system is the least massive among those of the giant planets the combined mass of the five major moons would be less than half of Triton which is the largest moon of Neptune. Uranus, its rings and Moons - Voyager 2 ...
08_moons, rings, and plutoids
... • If life exists elsewhere, the best places to look for it are those with liquid water. Compared with ice and water vapor, liquid water is stable over a narrow range of temperature and pressure. So it is relatively rare in the solar system. • But Jupiter’s large moon Europa has been a center of atte ...
... • If life exists elsewhere, the best places to look for it are those with liquid water. Compared with ice and water vapor, liquid water is stable over a narrow range of temperature and pressure. So it is relatively rare in the solar system. • But Jupiter’s large moon Europa has been a center of atte ...
CH8.Ast1001.F13.EDS
... Thought Question Jupiter does not have a large metal core like Earth. How can it have a magnetic field? A. The magnetic field is left over from when Jupiter ...
... Thought Question Jupiter does not have a large metal core like Earth. How can it have a magnetic field? A. The magnetic field is left over from when Jupiter ...
Asteroids and Comets
... The 1st asteroid, named Ceres and initially thought to be the “missing planet”, was discovered by Giovanni Piazzi in 1801 It orbits at 2.8 AU from the Sun The discovery of other “minor planets” in similar orbits followed in subsequent years Now, more than 20,000 asteroids are known to have well-dete ...
... The 1st asteroid, named Ceres and initially thought to be the “missing planet”, was discovered by Giovanni Piazzi in 1801 It orbits at 2.8 AU from the Sun The discovery of other “minor planets” in similar orbits followed in subsequent years Now, more than 20,000 asteroids are known to have well-dete ...
Evidence from the asteroid belt for a violent past evolution of
... eq. (2), that we called the ’jumping-Jupiter’ scenario. Here a Neptune-mass planet is first scattered inwards by Saturn and then outwards by Jupiter, so that the two major planets recoil in opposite directions. However, we were unable to firmly conclude that the real evolution of the giant planets h ...
... eq. (2), that we called the ’jumping-Jupiter’ scenario. Here a Neptune-mass planet is first scattered inwards by Saturn and then outwards by Jupiter, so that the two major planets recoil in opposite directions. However, we were unable to firmly conclude that the real evolution of the giant planets h ...
Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun and the fourth largest (by
... In Roman mythology Neptune (Greek: Poseidon) was the god of the Sea. After the discovery of Uranus, it was noticed that its orbit was not as it should be in accordance with Newton's laws. It was therefore predicted that another more distant planet must be perturbing Uranus' orbit. Neptune was first ...
... In Roman mythology Neptune (Greek: Poseidon) was the god of the Sea. After the discovery of Uranus, it was noticed that its orbit was not as it should be in accordance with Newton's laws. It was therefore predicted that another more distant planet must be perturbing Uranus' orbit. Neptune was first ...
Joint NASA-ESA Outer Planet Mission study overview
... Earth-like processes an ice crust floats atop what appears to be a liquid water ocean. Titan is also rich in organic molecules—more so in its surface and atmosphere than anyplace in the solar system, including Earth [4]. These molecules were formed in the atmosphere, deposited on the surface and, in ...
... Earth-like processes an ice crust floats atop what appears to be a liquid water ocean. Titan is also rich in organic molecules—more so in its surface and atmosphere than anyplace in the solar system, including Earth [4]. These molecules were formed in the atmosphere, deposited on the surface and, in ...
Phase light curves for extrasolar Jupiter and Saturn
... The shape of the phase light curve depends on many parameters: the planet’s orbit, its geometry relative to the observer, the scattering properties of the planet’s surface, and the presence and geometry of rings. The amplitude of the light curve scales in a simple manner with planet’s size and its o ...
... The shape of the phase light curve depends on many parameters: the planet’s orbit, its geometry relative to the observer, the scattering properties of the planet’s surface, and the presence and geometry of rings. The amplitude of the light curve scales in a simple manner with planet’s size and its o ...
The Space Files: The Outer Solar System
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... AIMS Multimedia is a leading producer and distributor of educational programs serving schools and libraries since 1957. AIMS draws upon the most up-to-date knowledge, existing and emerging technologies, and all of the instructional and pedagogical resources available to develop and distribute educat ...
Didactic guide - Planetario de Pamplona
... RGB: Sure. There are some white (6) ........... . They all run parallel to the Equator. You can also see yellow clouds and Jupiter's most (7) ........... feature: the Red Spot. This is a hurricane bigger than (8) ........... and, as far as we know, is there to stay. The first time it was observed wa ...
... RGB: Sure. There are some white (6) ........... . They all run parallel to the Equator. You can also see yellow clouds and Jupiter's most (7) ........... feature: the Red Spot. This is a hurricane bigger than (8) ........... and, as far as we know, is there to stay. The first time it was observed wa ...
Goal: To understand what the Kuiper Belt is, and why it is
... • TNOs are made of materials that have not changed since the formation of the solar system. • This means by studying them we can see what our solar system was like 4.5 billion years ago. • Why no planets? Well, as you went further out there was less stuff, and it took longer for the stuff that was t ...
... • TNOs are made of materials that have not changed since the formation of the solar system. • This means by studying them we can see what our solar system was like 4.5 billion years ago. • Why no planets? Well, as you went further out there was less stuff, and it took longer for the stuff that was t ...
Neptune Mission Concept
... composition and particle size in discrete features? What is the aerosol composition and particle size in the stratosphere and upper troposphere? The bulk of Neptune’s atmosphere is H and He. CH4, NH3, H2S, and H2O, condense or chemically combine in the atmosphere of Neptune to form clouds. • Observa ...
... composition and particle size in discrete features? What is the aerosol composition and particle size in the stratosphere and upper troposphere? The bulk of Neptune’s atmosphere is H and He. CH4, NH3, H2S, and H2O, condense or chemically combine in the atmosphere of Neptune to form clouds. • Observa ...
Possibility of explosion of a giant planet.
... initial field of burning, and the more likely that the response would be self-sustaining, as the energy loss will be smaller and the number of reaction substances and reaction times greater. It can be assumed that if at sufficiently powerful fuse the reaction will became self-sustaining. Recently Ga ...
... initial field of burning, and the more likely that the response would be self-sustaining, as the energy loss will be smaller and the number of reaction substances and reaction times greater. It can be assumed that if at sufficiently powerful fuse the reaction will became self-sustaining. Recently Ga ...
The outer planets: Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
... 470 km in diameter. Its surface looks as though it has been broken up and reassembled. It has huge fault canyons 20 km deep, layering and terraces, and old, pockmarked surfaces and young, bright regions. This suggests ice was melted and re-froze, though how this could happen when the temperature is ...
... 470 km in diameter. Its surface looks as though it has been broken up and reassembled. It has huge fault canyons 20 km deep, layering and terraces, and old, pockmarked surfaces and young, bright regions. This suggests ice was melted and re-froze, though how this could happen when the temperature is ...
Chaotic motion in the Solar System
... against (most if not all) sufficiently small perturbations. In the remainder of this discussion, we shall only be concerned with stability in an astronomical sense. Some chaotic regions in the three-body problem have been modeled analytically (cf. Sec. V). However, the analytic results thus far obta ...
... against (most if not all) sufficiently small perturbations. In the remainder of this discussion, we shall only be concerned with stability in an astronomical sense. Some chaotic regions in the three-body problem have been modeled analytically (cf. Sec. V). However, the analytic results thus far obta ...
Chapter 25: The Solar System Introduction to the Solar System
... Every object is attracted to every other object by gravity. The force of gravity between two objects depends on how much mass the objects have and on how far apart they are. When you are sitting next to a friend, there is a gravitational force between you and your friend, but it is far too weak for ...
... Every object is attracted to every other object by gravity. The force of gravity between two objects depends on how much mass the objects have and on how far apart they are. When you are sitting next to a friend, there is a gravitational force between you and your friend, but it is far too weak for ...
Comets
... A European spacecraft, Giotto, came within 600 km of its nucleus to take pictures Found that the nucleus was potato shaped (15 km x 10 km) and is almost black Will next be near us in 2061 When it passed in 837 AD, it was as bright as the crescent moon ...
... A European spacecraft, Giotto, came within 600 km of its nucleus to take pictures Found that the nucleus was potato shaped (15 km x 10 km) and is almost black Will next be near us in 2061 When it passed in 837 AD, it was as bright as the crescent moon ...
Theme 10.1 -- Leftovers: Comets
... and here we see the example that we described then. This is the comet Shoemaker-Levy, which was found in 1994. It had already been broken into pieces in a previous near pass of the planet Jupiter and, interestingly, the pieces were now moving like cars on a train, one after another, in an orbit that ...
... and here we see the example that we described then. This is the comet Shoemaker-Levy, which was found in 1994. It had already been broken into pieces in a previous near pass of the planet Jupiter and, interestingly, the pieces were now moving like cars on a train, one after another, in an orbit that ...
Our Solar System
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ASTRO-114--Lecture 28-
... Also the Deep Space 1 satellite decided to go by a comet — or I guess NASA decided to send it by a comet — and this is the nucleus of comet Borelli that it went by just last fall. And so again here’s an object that’s about 15 miles across. It’s elongated. This one is made mostly of ice because it’s ...
... Also the Deep Space 1 satellite decided to go by a comet — or I guess NASA decided to send it by a comet — and this is the nucleus of comet Borelli that it went by just last fall. And so again here’s an object that’s about 15 miles across. It’s elongated. This one is made mostly of ice because it’s ...
Saturn - Wikispaces
... Saturn can be seen by the naked eye Flattest planet in the Solar System Orbits the sun once every 29.4 Earth years ...
... Saturn can be seen by the naked eye Flattest planet in the Solar System Orbits the sun once every 29.4 Earth years ...
19uranusneptune2s
... Structure of Atmosphere Uranus is too cool to have the same high altitude clouds that Jupiter and Saturn have ...
... Structure of Atmosphere Uranus is too cool to have the same high altitude clouds that Jupiter and Saturn have ...
Asteroids, Comets, and Pluto: The Small Pieces
... spacing of the planets, scientists figured there should be another planet between Mars and Jupiter. They discovered Ceres, a tiny planet. Eventually they found more than 10,000 of these tiny planets. These are called asteroids and are classified into two categories: metal and rock. There are three t ...
... spacing of the planets, scientists figured there should be another planet between Mars and Jupiter. They discovered Ceres, a tiny planet. Eventually they found more than 10,000 of these tiny planets. These are called asteroids and are classified into two categories: metal and rock. There are three t ...
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.