The Planets - Andrew's Blog
... Bumper rockets were the first human-made objects to cross the boundary into outer space, although they did not orbit the Earth like Sputnik 1 (the first true spacecraft). The rocket's upper stages were able to reach then-record altitudes of up to 399 kilometers (248 miles), higher than even modern s ...
... Bumper rockets were the first human-made objects to cross the boundary into outer space, although they did not orbit the Earth like Sputnik 1 (the first true spacecraft). The rocket's upper stages were able to reach then-record altitudes of up to 399 kilometers (248 miles), higher than even modern s ...
ARibbon at the Solar Systems Edge
... The combined scattering and neutralization processes now observed at the Moon have implications for interactions with objects across the solar system, such as asteroids, Kuiper Belt objects and other moons. The plasma-surface interactions occurring within protostellar nebula, the region of space tha ...
... The combined scattering and neutralization processes now observed at the Moon have implications for interactions with objects across the solar system, such as asteroids, Kuiper Belt objects and other moons. The plasma-surface interactions occurring within protostellar nebula, the region of space tha ...
Powerpoint for today
... had disappeared by 1994 Hubble observations. About Earth-sized. Why do storms on Jovian planets last so long? On Earth, land masses disrupt otherwise smooth flow patterns. Not a problem on Jovian planets. ...
... had disappeared by 1994 Hubble observations. About Earth-sized. Why do storms on Jovian planets last so long? On Earth, land masses disrupt otherwise smooth flow patterns. Not a problem on Jovian planets. ...
Elliptic Orbits
... However, that is not the whole story: what if a rogue planet comes flying towards the Solar System from outer space? What kind of orbit will it follow as it encounters the Sun’s gravity? In fact, our analysis of the equations of motion is equally valid in this case, and the ( r , θ ) equation is the ...
... However, that is not the whole story: what if a rogue planet comes flying towards the Solar System from outer space? What kind of orbit will it follow as it encounters the Sun’s gravity? In fact, our analysis of the equations of motion is equally valid in this case, and the ( r , θ ) equation is the ...
Today`s Powerpoint
... Total mass of ring particles equivalent to 250 km moon. Perhaps a collision between moons sent one inwards this way, or a captured stray body. Rings expected to survive only 50-100 million years. ...
... Total mass of ring particles equivalent to 250 km moon. Perhaps a collision between moons sent one inwards this way, or a captured stray body. Rings expected to survive only 50-100 million years. ...
Do extrasolar planets go bang
... many bright features could still be made out. At latitudes just below the main oval, bright spots and faint trails could be made out. All of these features told stories about how Jupiter’s giant magnetosphere was interacting with the planet’s electrically charged upper atmosphere through a series of ...
... many bright features could still be made out. At latitudes just below the main oval, bright spots and faint trails could be made out. All of these features told stories about how Jupiter’s giant magnetosphere was interacting with the planet’s electrically charged upper atmosphere through a series of ...
Uranus
... had disappeared by 1994 Hubble observations. About Earth-sized. Why do storms on Jovian planets last so long? On Earth, land masses disrupt otherwise smooth flow patterns. Not a problem on Jovian planets. ...
... had disappeared by 1994 Hubble observations. About Earth-sized. Why do storms on Jovian planets last so long? On Earth, land masses disrupt otherwise smooth flow patterns. Not a problem on Jovian planets. ...
From Inner Earth to Outer Space
... purposes, searching for oil and gas or probing the vastness of outer space, the desire to explore has driven the history of modern civilizations. This drive led, at least in part, to the conquest of the moon in the 1960s, marking the beginning of a new generation in space exploration and travel. Mor ...
... purposes, searching for oil and gas or probing the vastness of outer space, the desire to explore has driven the history of modern civilizations. This drive led, at least in part, to the conquest of the moon in the 1960s, marking the beginning of a new generation in space exploration and travel. Mor ...
Vegetarian: Greco-Roman Warrior Cycle
... The spacecraft weighed a total of 7,612 pounds at launch.The high-gain antenna, used for both communication and radar imaging, was a spare from the NASA/JPL Voyager mission to the outer planets, as were Magellan's 10-sided main structure and a set of thrusters. The command data computer system, atti ...
... The spacecraft weighed a total of 7,612 pounds at launch.The high-gain antenna, used for both communication and radar imaging, was a spare from the NASA/JPL Voyager mission to the outer planets, as were Magellan's 10-sided main structure and a set of thrusters. The command data computer system, atti ...
The Jovian Planets
... did not know how large Jupiter was when they first named it. Jupiter is 10 times the size of Earth and 300 times in mass ...
... did not know how large Jupiter was when they first named it. Jupiter is 10 times the size of Earth and 300 times in mass ...
The Jovian Planets
... did not know how large Jupiter was when they first named it. Jupiter is 10 times the size of Earth and 300 times in mass ...
... did not know how large Jupiter was when they first named it. Jupiter is 10 times the size of Earth and 300 times in mass ...
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... Irregular (sometimes spherical) lumps of rock and metal that had never formed into planets during the formation of the solar system Several hundred thousand asteroids have been observed in the 10km to 100km size range, there maybe millions more of about 1km in size 26 are larger than 200km, the bigg ...
... Irregular (sometimes spherical) lumps of rock and metal that had never formed into planets during the formation of the solar system Several hundred thousand asteroids have been observed in the 10km to 100km size range, there maybe millions more of about 1km in size 26 are larger than 200km, the bigg ...
Today`s Powerpoint
... had disappeared by 1994 Hubble observations. About Earth-sized. Why do storms on Jovian planets last so long? On Earth, land masses disrupt otherwise smooth flow patterns. Not a problem on Jovian planets. ...
... had disappeared by 1994 Hubble observations. About Earth-sized. Why do storms on Jovian planets last so long? On Earth, land masses disrupt otherwise smooth flow patterns. Not a problem on Jovian planets. ...
Habitability potential of icy moons around giant planets and the
... • Launcher - Ariane 5 ECA (mass : 5-5.5 tons), High Δv required: 2600 m/s • Payload ~110 kg, ~ 150 W • 3-axis stabilized s/c • Power: solar array ~ 70 m2, ~ 700 W • HGA: ~3 m, fixed to body, X & Ka-band • Data return >1.4 Gb per day ...
... • Launcher - Ariane 5 ECA (mass : 5-5.5 tons), High Δv required: 2600 m/s • Payload ~110 kg, ~ 150 W • 3-axis stabilized s/c • Power: solar array ~ 70 m2, ~ 700 W • HGA: ~3 m, fixed to body, X & Ka-band • Data return >1.4 Gb per day ...
A spacecraft journeys
... solar system. with the other planets. New technology has shown that its orbit is New Horizons—the fastest oval-shaped. Pluto is also smaller spacecraft ever built—will than the other planets. Even Earth's investigate the former planet, moon is larger. measuring its atmosphere and temperature. The sp ...
... solar system. with the other planets. New technology has shown that its orbit is New Horizons—the fastest oval-shaped. Pluto is also smaller spacecraft ever built—will than the other planets. Even Earth's investigate the former planet, moon is larger. measuring its atmosphere and temperature. The sp ...
Clearing stage: Oort cloud formation
... 1. Clearing stage: Oort cloud formation 2. Comets 3. Asteroids 4. Planetoids 5. Zodiacal light 6. IDPs (Interplanetary dust particles) ...
... 1. Clearing stage: Oort cloud formation 2. Comets 3. Asteroids 4. Planetoids 5. Zodiacal light 6. IDPs (Interplanetary dust particles) ...
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... 1. Clearing stage: Oort cloud formation 2. Comets 3. Asteroids 4. Planetoids 5. Zodiacal light 6. IDPs (Interplanetary dust particles) ...
... 1. Clearing stage: Oort cloud formation 2. Comets 3. Asteroids 4. Planetoids 5. Zodiacal light 6. IDPs (Interplanetary dust particles) ...
Jupiter - UC Berkeley Astronomy w
... larger. Assume the density would be the same, what would its mass be? (A)The same, one Earth mass (B) 10 Earth masses But Jupiter’s mass is only (C) 100 Earth masses 318 Earth masses. What does (D) 1000 Earth masses this tell us? ...
... larger. Assume the density would be the same, what would its mass be? (A)The same, one Earth mass (B) 10 Earth masses But Jupiter’s mass is only (C) 100 Earth masses 318 Earth masses. What does (D) 1000 Earth masses this tell us? ...
Modeling the Orbits of the Outer Planets
... A close-up look at these worlds from a spacecraft promises to tell an incredible story about the origins and outskirts of our solar system. New Horizons also will explore – for the first time – how ice dwarf planets like Pluto and Kuiper Belt bodies have evolved over time. ...
... A close-up look at these worlds from a spacecraft promises to tell an incredible story about the origins and outskirts of our solar system. New Horizons also will explore – for the first time – how ice dwarf planets like Pluto and Kuiper Belt bodies have evolved over time. ...
February Astronomy Day newsletter
... Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida as it carries NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, or TDRS-L, to Earth orbit. Launch was at 9:33 p.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 23 during a 40-minute launch window. The TDRS-L spacecraft is the second of three new satellites designed to ensure vital opera ...
... Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida as it carries NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, or TDRS-L, to Earth orbit. Launch was at 9:33 p.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 23 during a 40-minute launch window. The TDRS-L spacecraft is the second of three new satellites designed to ensure vital opera ...
A Realistic Interstellar Explorer - NASA`s Institute for Advanced
... Designations A and B refer to components in multiple (bound) star systems; the effect of multiple systems on the formation of stable planetary orbits remains unknown ...
... Designations A and B refer to components in multiple (bound) star systems; the effect of multiple systems on the formation of stable planetary orbits remains unknown ...
Today`s Powerpoint
... Total mass of ring particles equivalent to 250 km moon. Perhaps a collision between moons sent one inwards this way, or a captured stray body. Rings expected to survive only 50-100 million years. ...
... Total mass of ring particles equivalent to 250 km moon. Perhaps a collision between moons sent one inwards this way, or a captured stray body. Rings expected to survive only 50-100 million years. ...
Comparative Planetology of the Outer Planets A Travel Guide to the
... formed together with Saturn because material would have been blown away by particle stream from hot Saturn at time of formation. ...
... formed together with Saturn because material would have been blown away by particle stream from hot Saturn at time of formation. ...
The Solar System
... weak magnetic field • Recall, a magnetic field will deflect incoming charged particles (cosmic rays and especially the solar wind) and prevent them from “sandblasting” away, bit by bit, the atoms and molecules in your atmosphere • This is not an issue for the Jovian planets – they’ve all got strong ...
... weak magnetic field • Recall, a magnetic field will deflect incoming charged particles (cosmic rays and especially the solar wind) and prevent them from “sandblasting” away, bit by bit, the atoms and molecules in your atmosphere • This is not an issue for the Jovian planets – they’ve all got strong ...
Pioneer 10
Pioneer 10 (originally designated Pioneer F) is an American space probe, weighing 258 kilograms (569 pounds), that completed the first mission to the planet Jupiter. Thereafter, Pioneer 10 became the first spacecraft to achieve escape velocity from the Solar System. This space exploration project was conducted by the NASA Ames Research Center in California, and the space probe was manufactured by TRW Inc.Pioneer 10 was assembled around a hexagonal bus with a 2.74 meters (9 ft 0 in) diameter parabolic dish high-gain antenna, and the spacecraft was spin stabilized around the axis of the antenna. Its electric power was supplied by four radioisotope thermoelectric generators that provided a combined 155 watts at launch.Pioneer 10 was launched on March 3, 1972, by an Atlas-Centaur expendable vehicle from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Between July 15, 1972, and February 15, 1973, it became the first spacecraft to traverse the asteroid belt. Photography of Jupiter began November 6, 1973, at a range of 25,000,000 kilometers (16,000,000 mi), and a total of about 500 images were transmitted. The closest approach to the planet was on December 4, 1973, at a range of 132,252 kilometers (82,178 mi). During the mission, the on-board instruments were used to study the asteroid belt, the environment around Jupiter, the solar wind, cosmic rays, and eventually the far reaches of the Solar System and heliosphere.Radio communications were lost with Pioneer 10 on January 23, 2003, because of the loss of electric power for its radio transmitter, with the probe at a distance of 12 billion kilometers (80 AU) from Earth.