DTU_9e_ch08 - University of San Diego Home Pages
... There is less swirling structure between belts and zones on Saturn than on Jupiter. (b) Combining infrared and visible images, Cassini took this view of a hexagonal pattern of clouds that rotates much more slowly than the surrounding belts and zones. The pattern’s origin is still under investigation ...
... There is less swirling structure between belts and zones on Saturn than on Jupiter. (b) Combining infrared and visible images, Cassini took this view of a hexagonal pattern of clouds that rotates much more slowly than the surrounding belts and zones. The pattern’s origin is still under investigation ...
Word - Lyon College
... On Titan, you have one-hundredth of the sunlight that reaches the Earth. And that sunlight mostly reaches the upper part of the atmosphere. The surface is even darker and colder, and chemical reactions aren't going to work as fast as they did on the early Earth. Maybe these reactions are occurring, ...
... On Titan, you have one-hundredth of the sunlight that reaches the Earth. And that sunlight mostly reaches the upper part of the atmosphere. The surface is even darker and colder, and chemical reactions aren't going to work as fast as they did on the early Earth. Maybe these reactions are occurring, ...
Lecture22-ASTA01 - University of Toronto
... • Perhaps this is why its magnetic field is 20 times weaker than Jupiter’s. • Like Jupiter, Saturn radiates more energy than it receives from the Sun. • Models predict that it has a very hot interior. • Scientists suspect that He rains down toward the center of Saturn in the form of droplets. ...
... • Perhaps this is why its magnetic field is 20 times weaker than Jupiter’s. • Like Jupiter, Saturn radiates more energy than it receives from the Sun. • Models predict that it has a very hot interior. • Scientists suspect that He rains down toward the center of Saturn in the form of droplets. ...
Saturn - Rings
... ears or two moons. • A few years later he was confused when Saturn’s rings disappeared (seen edge on), because it’s angle had changed. •Saturn’s rings were discovered by Dutch astronomer Christian Huygens in 1659. ...
... ears or two moons. • A few years later he was confused when Saturn’s rings disappeared (seen edge on), because it’s angle had changed. •Saturn’s rings were discovered by Dutch astronomer Christian Huygens in 1659. ...
Week 5 Lecture
... S. indicate that they have 2.6% and 10% of their mass locked in a small rocky core. For Jupiter this is 11,000 km in diameter, 8 times Earth’s mass with pressures of 70 million bars. • Saturn’s larger core can be inferred from its higher degree of oblateness (due to lesser gravity). However it would ...
... S. indicate that they have 2.6% and 10% of their mass locked in a small rocky core. For Jupiter this is 11,000 km in diameter, 8 times Earth’s mass with pressures of 70 million bars. • Saturn’s larger core can be inferred from its higher degree of oblateness (due to lesser gravity). However it would ...
The Case for the Investigation of the Magnetic Fields and Plasma
... resolutions, modern instrumentation) left when Galileo!s high-gain antenna failed. These missions are strongly endorsed. ...
... resolutions, modern instrumentation) left when Galileo!s high-gain antenna failed. These missions are strongly endorsed. ...
Planets - Etiwanda E
... • There are nine planets in our Solar System. • Saturn is the 6th planet from the Sun. ...
... • There are nine planets in our Solar System. • Saturn is the 6th planet from the Sun. ...
Gas Planets
... The „Lord of the Rings“. With an equator diameter of ~120 000 km he is the second largest planet in our solar system. Besides a small rocky core, the main constituents are Hydrogen and Helium, yielding a density of just 0.7 g/cm3 – less than water. The short rotation period (10½ hours) leads to an o ...
... The „Lord of the Rings“. With an equator diameter of ~120 000 km he is the second largest planet in our solar system. Besides a small rocky core, the main constituents are Hydrogen and Helium, yielding a density of just 0.7 g/cm3 – less than water. The short rotation period (10½ hours) leads to an o ...
Document
... All over Saturn you can find exciting, inexpensive things to do with your whole family. There is a vast range of activities and there's bound to be one just for you. Here are the activities for this coming winter!Snow Surfing on Clouds- this sport is for all ages, we have lessons and equipment for ...
... All over Saturn you can find exciting, inexpensive things to do with your whole family. There is a vast range of activities and there's bound to be one just for you. Here are the activities for this coming winter!Snow Surfing on Clouds- this sport is for all ages, we have lessons and equipment for ...
Planetary aurorae trace an interplanetary shock from the Sun to Saturn
... Space Telescope (HST). The images taken in far UV with very high space resolution (1 pixel 75 km on the Jupiter disc and 150 km on that of Saturn) allow a very precise study of the morphology of the aurorae and its variability. The Saturn aurorae obtained during several years appeared rather simple, ...
... Space Telescope (HST). The images taken in far UV with very high space resolution (1 pixel 75 km on the Jupiter disc and 150 km on that of Saturn) allow a very precise study of the morphology of the aurorae and its variability. The Saturn aurorae obtained during several years appeared rather simple, ...
How Titan might be making DNA building blocks
... atmosphere, they used radio energy at a power level comparable to a modestly bright light bulb. The UV light is important because it breaks up molecules such as molecular nitrogen or carbon monoxide in Titan's atmosphere, leaving the individual atoms to choose up different partners, forming new mole ...
... atmosphere, they used radio energy at a power level comparable to a modestly bright light bulb. The UV light is important because it breaks up molecules such as molecular nitrogen or carbon monoxide in Titan's atmosphere, leaving the individual atoms to choose up different partners, forming new mole ...
Joint NASA-ESA Outer Planet Mission study overview
... and Titan on the other hand [1,2]. Titan, Saturn’s largest satellite, is the only other object in our Solar system to possess an extensive nitrogen atmosphere, host to an active organic chemistry, based on the interaction of N2 with methane (CH4). Following the Voyager flyby in 1980, Titan has been ...
... and Titan on the other hand [1,2]. Titan, Saturn’s largest satellite, is the only other object in our Solar system to possess an extensive nitrogen atmosphere, host to an active organic chemistry, based on the interaction of N2 with methane (CH4). Following the Voyager flyby in 1980, Titan has been ...
Saturn`s Wildest Weather
... Invite a volunteer to read the introduction aloud. Ask: Why are spacecraft important? (They allow us to study closely objects in our solar system.) ...
... Invite a volunteer to read the introduction aloud. Ask: Why are spacecraft important? (They allow us to study closely objects in our solar system.) ...
Giant Planets
... Saturn was the first planet known to have rings. A planetary ring is a wide, flat zone of small particles that orbit a planet. All four gas giants have rings around their equators. Saturn’s rings are made of chunks of water ice the size of a building or smaller. Larger chunks, considered to be tiny ...
... Saturn was the first planet known to have rings. A planetary ring is a wide, flat zone of small particles that orbit a planet. All four gas giants have rings around their equators. Saturn’s rings are made of chunks of water ice the size of a building or smaller. Larger chunks, considered to be tiny ...
Lecture #27: Saturn The Main Point
... • The ratio of outgoing to incoming is about the same as it is for Jupiter. But because Saturn only receives about 25% as much sunlight as Jupiter, the heat source is unlikely to be related to the solar input. • Saturn must have a strong internal heat source: – Saturn too small to generate much heat ...
... • The ratio of outgoing to incoming is about the same as it is for Jupiter. But because Saturn only receives about 25% as much sunlight as Jupiter, the heat source is unlikely to be related to the solar input. • Saturn must have a strong internal heat source: – Saturn too small to generate much heat ...
Program 8: Saturn
... far the brightest and best known. The bright rings are 273,000 kilometers in diameter - rather less than the distance between Earth and the Moon. They rings, however, are remarkably thin - probably only a few hundred meters deep and, in some places, no more than 30 meters. How did they form? Either ...
... far the brightest and best known. The bright rings are 273,000 kilometers in diameter - rather less than the distance between Earth and the Moon. They rings, however, are remarkably thin - probably only a few hundred meters deep and, in some places, no more than 30 meters. How did they form? Either ...
Planetary Rings
... The rings are NOT solid or gaseous. Infrared spectra reveal that they are composed of billions of snowballs (!) - lumps of mostly water ice & rock, orbiting Saturn. The ring particles range in size from sand grains to large boulders. ...
... The rings are NOT solid or gaseous. Infrared spectra reveal that they are composed of billions of snowballs (!) - lumps of mostly water ice & rock, orbiting Saturn. The ring particles range in size from sand grains to large boulders. ...
Lect10-1001-10-22-07..
... Spectra of Saturn’s atmosphere reveal a mysterious depletion of helium to levels well below that in Jupiter’s atmosphere or in the sun (helium is 4 times less abundant relative to hydrogen in Saturn’s visible atmosphere than on the sun). It is believed that the helium originally present in the outer ...
... Spectra of Saturn’s atmosphere reveal a mysterious depletion of helium to levels well below that in Jupiter’s atmosphere or in the sun (helium is 4 times less abundant relative to hydrogen in Saturn’s visible atmosphere than on the sun). It is believed that the helium originally present in the outer ...
Future exploration of the outer sola
... and Rosetta platforms, three-axis stabilized using reaction wheels and thrusters during the orbital tour. Because 400 m 2 of solar panels would be required to provide enough energy at the distance of Uranus, Pathfinder instead used radioisotope power sources based on the decay of americium rather th ...
... and Rosetta platforms, three-axis stabilized using reaction wheels and thrusters during the orbital tour. Because 400 m 2 of solar panels would be required to provide enough energy at the distance of Uranus, Pathfinder instead used radioisotope power sources based on the decay of americium rather th ...
Chapter 3: Our Solar System
... Pioneer 10 was launched from Cape Canaveral on March 2 nd, 1972 and was the first spacecraft to travel through the asteroid belt to reach Jupiter. It had entered the Asteroid Belt on July 15th that year - a region 280 million km wide and 80 million km thick. The material in the Belt encompasses size ...
... Pioneer 10 was launched from Cape Canaveral on March 2 nd, 1972 and was the first spacecraft to travel through the asteroid belt to reach Jupiter. It had entered the Asteroid Belt on July 15th that year - a region 280 million km wide and 80 million km thick. The material in the Belt encompasses size ...
Resources: - Real Science
... surface and wait till it comes round again. But four planets are made of gas not rock. So finding fixed features on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune is tricky. Until now a method of measuring radio waves from deep inside these gas giants was thought to be accurate. These radio waves are linked to ...
... surface and wait till it comes round again. But four planets are made of gas not rock. So finding fixed features on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune is tricky. Until now a method of measuring radio waves from deep inside these gas giants was thought to be accurate. These radio waves are linked to ...
Lecture09_2012 Giant Planets Satellites
... rotated and tilted ice blocks. On the other hand, if the ice shell is sufficiently thick (right), the less intense interior heat will be transferred to the warmer ice at the bottom of the shell, and additional heat is generated by tidal squeezing of the warmer ice. This warmer ice will slowly rise, ...
... rotated and tilted ice blocks. On the other hand, if the ice shell is sufficiently thick (right), the less intense interior heat will be transferred to the warmer ice at the bottom of the shell, and additional heat is generated by tidal squeezing of the warmer ice. This warmer ice will slowly rise, ...
Announcements THE OUTER PLANETS
... surrounding a 2000-km wide red hurricane-like system at the north pole. ...
... surrounding a 2000-km wide red hurricane-like system at the north pole. ...
Solar SYSTEM/ MATH ILP SATURN
... fascinating rings and because it is the second largest planet in the solar system. I also like that its nickname is “the jewel of the solar ...
... fascinating rings and because it is the second largest planet in the solar system. I also like that its nickname is “the jewel of the solar ...
Cassini–Huygens
Cassini–Huygens is an unmanned spacecraft sent to the planet Saturn. It is a flagship-class NASA–ESA–ASI robotic spacecraft. Cassini is the fourth space probe to visit Saturn and the first to enter orbit, and its mission is ongoing as of 2015. It has studied the planet and its many natural satellites since arriving there in 2004.Development started in the 1980s. Its design includes a Saturn orbiter, and a lander for the moon Titan. The lander, called Huygens, landed on Titan in 2005. The two-part spacecraft is named after astronomers Giovanni Cassini and Christiaan Huygens.The spacecraft launched on October 15, 1997 aboard a Titan IVB/Centaur and entered orbit around Saturn on July 1, 2004, after an interplanetary voyage that included flybys of Earth, Venus, and Jupiter. On December 25, 2004, Huygens separated from the orbiter and reached Saturn's moon Titan on January 14, 2005. It entered Titan's atmosphere and descended to the surface. It successfully returned data to Earth, using the orbiter as a relay. This was the first landing ever accomplished in the outer Solar System.