Wandering Gas Giants and Lunar Bombardment
... This is the story of the early Solar System being developed by physicists and astronomers, including Morbidelli, Tsiganis, Gomes, and Levison. Current theory says that migrating planets are a natural consequence of planet formation. Such migration would be accompanied by changes in the inclination a ...
... This is the story of the early Solar System being developed by physicists and astronomers, including Morbidelli, Tsiganis, Gomes, and Levison. Current theory says that migrating planets are a natural consequence of planet formation. Such migration would be accompanied by changes in the inclination a ...
a list of Planetarium Shows currently available.
... 9. Fire Fall Throughout Earth's violent history, impacts from comets and asteroids have mercilessly shaped its surface. The ancient barrage continues today; from harmless meteors - those brilliant streaks in the night sky, to mountain sized boulders wandering perilously close to Earth. Terrifying an ...
... 9. Fire Fall Throughout Earth's violent history, impacts from comets and asteroids have mercilessly shaped its surface. The ancient barrage continues today; from harmless meteors - those brilliant streaks in the night sky, to mountain sized boulders wandering perilously close to Earth. Terrifying an ...
Sample pages 2 PDF
... formula did work in the predicting of a planet in between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter—quickly turned to puzzlement, as other bodies in the then unknown Asteroid Belt were found. Between 1801 and 1808, astronomers tracked down a further three asteroids in the region of space where Ceres had been l ...
... formula did work in the predicting of a planet in between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter—quickly turned to puzzlement, as other bodies in the then unknown Asteroid Belt were found. Between 1801 and 1808, astronomers tracked down a further three asteroids in the region of space where Ceres had been l ...
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... Even though the Moon is very small and distant, it still affects Earth. Firstly, the Moon’s gravity steadies the planet and its climate. Earth wobbles on its axis and, as it does so, its angle towards the Sun changes. This alters the amount of sunlight Earth receives, which affects its climate. The ...
... Even though the Moon is very small and distant, it still affects Earth. Firstly, the Moon’s gravity steadies the planet and its climate. Earth wobbles on its axis and, as it does so, its angle towards the Sun changes. This alters the amount of sunlight Earth receives, which affects its climate. The ...
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... •Lunar samples - 4.5 to 4.6 Ga •Meteorites - 4.56 Ga •Earth – 3.9 (or 4.4 Ga) ...
... •Lunar samples - 4.5 to 4.6 Ga •Meteorites - 4.56 Ga •Earth – 3.9 (or 4.4 Ga) ...
Lesson 2 Power Notes Outline
... • Smaller bodies that travel around planets are natural satellites called moons. • Gravity is the force that pulls all bodies that have mass toward other objects. • Earth’s gravitational pull on the moon keeps the moon in orbit, forming the Earth-moon system. • The distance between Earth and the moo ...
... • Smaller bodies that travel around planets are natural satellites called moons. • Gravity is the force that pulls all bodies that have mass toward other objects. • Earth’s gravitational pull on the moon keeps the moon in orbit, forming the Earth-moon system. • The distance between Earth and the moo ...
1 Marsbugs: The Electronic Astrobiology Newsletter, Volume 12
... So what is the source? One explanation would be chemistry activities in the sub-surface. Methane could be produced where volcanic activity combines with water and basalt. But there is also the possibility that the methane is the result of methanogenic bacteria. We have evidence for recent volcanic a ...
... So what is the source? One explanation would be chemistry activities in the sub-surface. Methane could be produced where volcanic activity combines with water and basalt. But there is also the possibility that the methane is the result of methanogenic bacteria. We have evidence for recent volcanic a ...
Project Medley Topics
... Create a Children’s Story Book on the Sun Consider discussing the formation of the Sun, its structure and appearance, and the processes which produce sunlight. It should contain good factual information and must be at least 10 pages long. Be sure to state ahead of time the age group you plan to writ ...
... Create a Children’s Story Book on the Sun Consider discussing the formation of the Sun, its structure and appearance, and the processes which produce sunlight. It should contain good factual information and must be at least 10 pages long. Be sure to state ahead of time the age group you plan to writ ...
Existence of collisional trajectories of Mercury, Mars and Venus with
... the Moon and general relativity. In a set of 2,501 orbits with initial conditions that are in agreement with our present knowledge of the parameters of the Solar System, we found, as in previous studies2, that one per cent of the solutions lead to a large increase in Mercury’s eccentricity—an increa ...
... the Moon and general relativity. In a set of 2,501 orbits with initial conditions that are in agreement with our present knowledge of the parameters of the Solar System, we found, as in previous studies2, that one per cent of the solutions lead to a large increase in Mercury’s eccentricity—an increa ...
Moon Power Point
... back, scientist found that the composition of moon was similar to that of the Earth’s mantle. • CURRENT THEORY – large, Marssized object collided with Earth while Earth was still forming. Collision was so violent that part of the Earth’s mantle was blasted into orbit around Earth to form the moon. ...
... back, scientist found that the composition of moon was similar to that of the Earth’s mantle. • CURRENT THEORY – large, Marssized object collided with Earth while Earth was still forming. Collision was so violent that part of the Earth’s mantle was blasted into orbit around Earth to form the moon. ...
Comets - LEAPShares
... asteroids and meteoroids—pieces of interplanetary rock and metal comets—objects containing large amounts of ice and rocky debris space debris that falls through Earth’s atmosphere the asteroid belt and the Kuiper belt, both filled with a variety of debris, including orbiting pairs of objects the imp ...
... asteroids and meteoroids—pieces of interplanetary rock and metal comets—objects containing large amounts of ice and rocky debris space debris that falls through Earth’s atmosphere the asteroid belt and the Kuiper belt, both filled with a variety of debris, including orbiting pairs of objects the imp ...
Meteors and Comets
... hot and begin to glow brightly. Meteors can burn up before they reach the Earth, but occasionally a meteor will hit the ground hard enough to form a crater. When a meteor makes it all the way to Earth, it is then called a meteorite. One famous meteorite crater is in Arizona. The Barringer Meteor Cra ...
... hot and begin to glow brightly. Meteors can burn up before they reach the Earth, but occasionally a meteor will hit the ground hard enough to form a crater. When a meteor makes it all the way to Earth, it is then called a meteorite. One famous meteorite crater is in Arizona. The Barringer Meteor Cra ...
ESci. 420 - Our Solar System
... Objective: This course focuses on the nature and formation of our solar system and its planets and associated bodies, with emphasis on the physical and chemical processes significant in the system’s origin and evolutionary history. Our approach provides the basis for understanding key differences be ...
... Objective: This course focuses on the nature and formation of our solar system and its planets and associated bodies, with emphasis on the physical and chemical processes significant in the system’s origin and evolutionary history. Our approach provides the basis for understanding key differences be ...
SC.5.E.5.1, SC.5.E.5.3, SC.4.E.5.4 - Earth in Space
... program, is an artist's rendering of the planned Space Launch System as a rocket lifts off with the Orion spacecraft atop. The Orion spacecraft is already built and ready at Cape Canaveral in Florida. The Space Shuttle program provided successful lowEarth orbit missions, but NASA's heavy-lift launch ...
... program, is an artist's rendering of the planned Space Launch System as a rocket lifts off with the Orion spacecraft atop. The Orion spacecraft is already built and ready at Cape Canaveral in Florida. The Space Shuttle program provided successful lowEarth orbit missions, but NASA's heavy-lift launch ...
Homework #3 Solutions
... An object that resembles a comet in size and composition is discovered orbiting in the inner solar system. Does this seem reasonable or surprising? Why? Discovering a comet within the inner solar system (say, within the orbit of Mars), would indeed be very surprising. As we’ve learned in class, come ...
... An object that resembles a comet in size and composition is discovered orbiting in the inner solar system. Does this seem reasonable or surprising? Why? Discovering a comet within the inner solar system (say, within the orbit of Mars), would indeed be very surprising. As we’ve learned in class, come ...
Feb 2015 - Bluewater Astronomical Society
... elections at the April 1 meeting in 2015 so that we can implement an email voting system. This will allow all current BAS members (not just those present at the meeting) to take part in the election of their executive. The reason for this is simple: BAS members come from all over Bruce and Grey (and ...
... elections at the April 1 meeting in 2015 so that we can implement an email voting system. This will allow all current BAS members (not just those present at the meeting) to take part in the election of their executive. The reason for this is simple: BAS members come from all over Bruce and Grey (and ...
Planetary Puzzle - Espace pour la vie
... in the solar system for a few years. They’re now coming home and have just taken off from their bases. Each spacecraft displays a different colour and features a different propulsion system. Your mission is to solve two puzzles: ...
... in the solar system for a few years. They’re now coming home and have just taken off from their bases. Each spacecraft displays a different colour and features a different propulsion system. Your mission is to solve two puzzles: ...
Origins: Earth is Born
... behind from the Earth's earliest time period, but what is left behind has revealed to us a planet much more complicated than we ever thought. NdGT: In its infancy, Earth was a primeval hell, a lifeless planet bombarded by massive asteroids and comets. The moon, much closer to Earth, loomed large in ...
... behind from the Earth's earliest time period, but what is left behind has revealed to us a planet much more complicated than we ever thought. NdGT: In its infancy, Earth was a primeval hell, a lifeless planet bombarded by massive asteroids and comets. The moon, much closer to Earth, loomed large in ...
5 E(z) Steps to Teaching Earth-Moon Scaling
... elevation. If the students repeat the experiment the next night using a 50 cm long dowel rod with a washer (with a 5 mm hole) taped down from the far end of the stick to “size up” the moon, they will find that the moon does not actually increase in size (as it appears to do) as it rises. Alternative ...
... elevation. If the students repeat the experiment the next night using a 50 cm long dowel rod with a washer (with a 5 mm hole) taped down from the far end of the stick to “size up” the moon, they will find that the moon does not actually increase in size (as it appears to do) as it rises. Alternative ...
How Did We Get a Solar System?
... molecules for every helium atom (H - 71%, He - 27% by mass). The temperature in the outer solar system was cold enough for H2 molecules to form. ...
... molecules for every helium atom (H - 71%, He - 27% by mass). The temperature in the outer solar system was cold enough for H2 molecules to form. ...
Skymobile: Comet Demonstration
... This is a great list everybody! Now before we go any further we have to talk about the states of matter. (Take out the three plastic cups and line them up in a row and take out a bottle of water.) Now this may seem tricky at first, but I know you’ll understand what I’m talking about when we’re throu ...
... This is a great list everybody! Now before we go any further we have to talk about the states of matter. (Take out the three plastic cups and line them up in a row and take out a bottle of water.) Now this may seem tricky at first, but I know you’ll understand what I’m talking about when we’re throu ...
PowerPoint Presentation - A Tour of the Solar System
... rings, and the yellow and gold bands in its atmosphere are caused by super-fast winds combined with heat rising from its interior. General composition: It is a Gas giant, meaning it is mostly made of the gases hydrogen and helium. Density: .70 gm/cm3 (This low density means that Saturn could float o ...
... rings, and the yellow and gold bands in its atmosphere are caused by super-fast winds combined with heat rising from its interior. General composition: It is a Gas giant, meaning it is mostly made of the gases hydrogen and helium. Density: .70 gm/cm3 (This low density means that Saturn could float o ...
ScaleSolarSystemUnit
... MS-ESS1-3 Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system. MS-ESS1-2 Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system. MS- ESS1-1 Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cy ...
... MS-ESS1-3 Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system. MS-ESS1-2 Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system. MS- ESS1-1 Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cy ...
Mars by Abbie, Siobhan and Megan
... from Los Angeles to Chicago if it was on Earth! Mars has a very thin atmosphere, mostly carbon dioxide, but dust storms can cover the whole planet for months at a time. About every two years the Earth and Mars come close together. The planet has two moons, Deimos and Phobos. It would take about 6 mo ...
... from Los Angeles to Chicago if it was on Earth! Mars has a very thin atmosphere, mostly carbon dioxide, but dust storms can cover the whole planet for months at a time. About every two years the Earth and Mars come close together. The planet has two moons, Deimos and Phobos. It would take about 6 mo ...