Unit 7 Planetary Sciences - Comparisons of Moons ppt
... A thick atmosphere distinguishes the moon Titan from other satellites in our solar system. Even though this moon — Saturn's largest — is typically cloaked in a thick fog, researchers recently uncovered evidence that icy continents and seas of liquid methane, ethane or other hydrocarbons might cover ...
... A thick atmosphere distinguishes the moon Titan from other satellites in our solar system. Even though this moon — Saturn's largest — is typically cloaked in a thick fog, researchers recently uncovered evidence that icy continents and seas of liquid methane, ethane or other hydrocarbons might cover ...
Rings, Moons, etc
... - Io “tidally locked” like our Moon. Tidal bulge always points to Jupiter. So angle of bulge changes faster when Io is closer to Jupiter. ...
... - Io “tidally locked” like our Moon. Tidal bulge always points to Jupiter. So angle of bulge changes faster when Io is closer to Jupiter. ...
Facilitator Information - Lunar and Planetary Institute
... A gas giant is a large planet that is mostly made of gas (or gas compressed into a liquid). Unlike rocky planets, gas giants do not have a well-defined surface. There are four gas giants in our solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. These are also known as the Jovian planets. Jupiter Ju ...
... A gas giant is a large planet that is mostly made of gas (or gas compressed into a liquid). Unlike rocky planets, gas giants do not have a well-defined surface. There are four gas giants in our solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. These are also known as the Jovian planets. Jupiter Ju ...
The Gas Giant Planets
... of its year is about 4330 Earth days. This is how long it takes for Jupiter to make one revolution around the sun. It spins very fast, however. It takes only about nine Earth hours for Jupiter to make one rotation. Jupiter's diameter is eleven times larger than Earth's. In fact, Jupiter is only ten ...
... of its year is about 4330 Earth days. This is how long it takes for Jupiter to make one revolution around the sun. It spins very fast, however. It takes only about nine Earth hours for Jupiter to make one rotation. Jupiter's diameter is eleven times larger than Earth's. In fact, Jupiter is only ten ...
Outer Planets
... complete one full orbit. •It is the biggest planet in the solar system, with twice the mass as all of the other planets ...
... complete one full orbit. •It is the biggest planet in the solar system, with twice the mass as all of the other planets ...
Kepler`s Laws Questions
... 4. Kepler’s laws apply not only to the planets, but to any object in orbit, such as an asteroid. Predict the period of the asteroid (in years) if its mean orbital radius is twice that of Earth’s. ...
... 4. Kepler’s laws apply not only to the planets, but to any object in orbit, such as an asteroid. Predict the period of the asteroid (in years) if its mean orbital radius is twice that of Earth’s. ...
jupiter facts for kids - National Astronomy Week 2014
... 9. How many space probes have been sent to Jupiter? Six have got there so far, although five of those went straight past without stopping. The first two probes to reach Jupiter were Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 which flew past in 1973 and 1974. These were followed by Voyagers 1 and 2, both in 1979. The ...
... 9. How many space probes have been sent to Jupiter? Six have got there so far, although five of those went straight past without stopping. The first two probes to reach Jupiter were Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 which flew past in 1973 and 1974. These were followed by Voyagers 1 and 2, both in 1979. The ...
Jupiter Versus the Earth: Composition & Structure
... internal structure based on models of likely composition • From the gravity field (determined by watching how satellites orbit) it is possible to tell more about how the mass inside a planet is distributed (e.g., whether it has a core, etc.) ...
... internal structure based on models of likely composition • From the gravity field (determined by watching how satellites orbit) it is possible to tell more about how the mass inside a planet is distributed (e.g., whether it has a core, etc.) ...
Jovian Planet Systems (Chapter 11) Jupiter and Saturn are mostly
... diameter) are geologically active. Jupiter has four large moons, Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. Io, which is squeezed and heated by Jupiter’s tides, has active volcanoes. Europa has a liquid water ocean beneath a crust of water ice. Saturn has one large moon, Titan, which has a thick nitrogen a ...
... diameter) are geologically active. Jupiter has four large moons, Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. Io, which is squeezed and heated by Jupiter’s tides, has active volcanoes. Europa has a liquid water ocean beneath a crust of water ice. Saturn has one large moon, Titan, which has a thick nitrogen a ...
Document
... What was significant about Galileo's discovery of Jupiter's four brightest satellites? A. It showed that theories that a planet can only have one satellite are wrong. B. It showed that there are some objects which do not orbit the Earth. C. It showed that some satellites have ...
... What was significant about Galileo's discovery of Jupiter's four brightest satellites? A. It showed that theories that a planet can only have one satellite are wrong. B. It showed that there are some objects which do not orbit the Earth. C. It showed that some satellites have ...
Homework 4: Due 11/09/2007
... MULTIPLE CHOICE. Circle the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. If the question requires work, please show it on this paper. (5 points each) 1) What is differentiation in planetary geology? A) the process by which different types of minerals form a conglomerate ...
... MULTIPLE CHOICE. Circle the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. If the question requires work, please show it on this paper. (5 points each) 1) What is differentiation in planetary geology? A) the process by which different types of minerals form a conglomerate ...
The Outer Planets - MAT
... • Thick outer atmosphere of hydrogen, helium, ammonia, methane, and water vapor • May have a small rocky core • Each large ring composed of thousands of ringlets of ice and rock particles • Has at least 31 moons – Largest moon, Titan, is larger than Mercury – Thick atmosphere on Titan prevent scient ...
... • Thick outer atmosphere of hydrogen, helium, ammonia, methane, and water vapor • May have a small rocky core • Each large ring composed of thousands of ringlets of ice and rock particles • Has at least 31 moons – Largest moon, Titan, is larger than Mercury – Thick atmosphere on Titan prevent scient ...
The most important questions to study for the exam
... 17. Where in the solar system would you look for the Cassini division? • In the belts and zones of Jupiter's clouds. • Between different regions of the asteroid belt. • In Saturn's rings. 18. The Cassini division in Saturn's rings is • a gap in the rings, swept clear of debris by gravitational distu ...
... 17. Where in the solar system would you look for the Cassini division? • In the belts and zones of Jupiter's clouds. • Between different regions of the asteroid belt. • In Saturn's rings. 18. The Cassini division in Saturn's rings is • a gap in the rings, swept clear of debris by gravitational distu ...
drakeSolar System
... energy and light, which make life on Earth possible. The Sun is by far the largest object in the solar system. It contains more than 99.8% of the total mass of the Solar System. ...
... energy and light, which make life on Earth possible. The Sun is by far the largest object in the solar system. It contains more than 99.8% of the total mass of the Solar System. ...
Star trekkers
... The earth this a part of a vast and complex universe that operates on a set of constant principals. ...
... The earth this a part of a vast and complex universe that operates on a set of constant principals. ...
Jupiter - barransclass
... the total mass of all the other planets in our Solar System Jupiter’s volume is large enough to contain 1,300 planets the size of Earth. Jupiter rotates faster than any planet in the Solar System Jupiter is a gas giant composed of a bout 90% hydrogen and 9.99%helium ...
... the total mass of all the other planets in our Solar System Jupiter’s volume is large enough to contain 1,300 planets the size of Earth. Jupiter rotates faster than any planet in the Solar System Jupiter is a gas giant composed of a bout 90% hydrogen and 9.99%helium ...
Planet Flash Cards
... Uranus: Much smaller than Jupiter and Saturn Axis tilted at a 90 degree angle Has many moons (27) ...
... Uranus: Much smaller than Jupiter and Saturn Axis tilted at a 90 degree angle Has many moons (27) ...
Mercury
... the solar system. Jupiter has 317 times more mass than Earth and Saturn is 95 times as massive as Earth. But even with those planetary giants, the Sun contains 99.86% of the mass of the entire solar system. Order of planets: Pluto, Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Sun P ...
... the solar system. Jupiter has 317 times more mass than Earth and Saturn is 95 times as massive as Earth. But even with those planetary giants, the Sun contains 99.86% of the mass of the entire solar system. Order of planets: Pluto, Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Sun P ...
Questions for this book (Word format)
... lithium spectral lines defines the new “L” spectral class for brown dwarfs), even though the brown dwarf in question may not be particularly young. Why is this possible? ...
... lithium spectral lines defines the new “L” spectral class for brown dwarfs), even though the brown dwarf in question may not be particularly young. Why is this possible? ...
AST 105 HW #10 Solution
... This is plausible. We know of no reason why larger satellites could not exist around extrasolar planets. After all, some of them are much larger than Jupiter. 21. A new small moon orbits Jupiter outside the orbits of other known moons. It is smaller than Jupiter’s other moons but has several large ...
... This is plausible. We know of no reason why larger satellites could not exist around extrasolar planets. After all, some of them are much larger than Jupiter. 21. A new small moon orbits Jupiter outside the orbits of other known moons. It is smaller than Jupiter’s other moons but has several large ...
Our Solar system - World of Teaching
... The outer layer is the chromosphere The layer under the chromosphere is the photosphere, where light and other forms of energy are released Under the photosphere is the convective zone where heat is released The layer above the core is the radiative zone ...
... The outer layer is the chromosphere The layer under the chromosphere is the photosphere, where light and other forms of energy are released Under the photosphere is the convective zone where heat is released The layer above the core is the radiative zone ...
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.