Powerpoint - BU Imaging Science
... So do lots of other Kuiper Belt objects Many Kuiper Belt Objects are in stable orbital resonances with Neptune, whereas unstable orbital resonances with Jupiter cause gaps in Asteroid Belt ...
... So do lots of other Kuiper Belt objects Many Kuiper Belt Objects are in stable orbital resonances with Neptune, whereas unstable orbital resonances with Jupiter cause gaps in Asteroid Belt ...
Remnants of Rock and Ice (Chapter 12)
... So do lots of other Kuiper Belt objects Many Kuiper Belt Objects are in stable orbital resonances with Neptune, whereas unstable orbital resonances with Jupiter cause gaps in Asteroid Belt ...
... So do lots of other Kuiper Belt objects Many Kuiper Belt Objects are in stable orbital resonances with Neptune, whereas unstable orbital resonances with Jupiter cause gaps in Asteroid Belt ...
Asteroids, meteorites, and comets
... The outer edge of our Solar System is not empty. There are many, many huge spheres of ice and rock out near Pluto's orbit. Astronomers call this huge group of planetoids "Kuiper Belt Objects", or "KBOs" for short. The Kuiper Belt is a bit like the asteroid belt, but much farther from the Sun. See ho ...
... The outer edge of our Solar System is not empty. There are many, many huge spheres of ice and rock out near Pluto's orbit. Astronomers call this huge group of planetoids "Kuiper Belt Objects", or "KBOs" for short. The Kuiper Belt is a bit like the asteroid belt, but much farther from the Sun. See ho ...
Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids
... • The belt is the remnant of a large terrestrial planet that used to be between Mars and Jupiter. • The belt is where all the asteroids happened to survive. …but WHY didn’t they form a little planet? ...
... • The belt is the remnant of a large terrestrial planet that used to be between Mars and Jupiter. • The belt is where all the asteroids happened to survive. …but WHY didn’t they form a little planet? ...
Comets, Asteroids, and Meteorites
... asteroids are a result of collisions in the Asteroid Belt that sent ...
... asteroids are a result of collisions in the Asteroid Belt that sent ...
Dvorak
... An asteroid in a resonances (Mean motion resonance MMR suffers from larger perturbations from Jupiter than outside a resonance. The acting of small divisors because of the MMR causes large perturbations and shift the asteroid to larger and ...
... An asteroid in a resonances (Mean motion resonance MMR suffers from larger perturbations from Jupiter than outside a resonance. The acting of small divisors because of the MMR causes large perturbations and shift the asteroid to larger and ...
asteroid
... Trojan Asteroids are asteroids that orbit in Jupiter’s orbit. They are locked at LaGrange points with Jupiter (60°) as a result of the synchronism of gravity with the Sun and Jupiter. ...
... Trojan Asteroids are asteroids that orbit in Jupiter’s orbit. They are locked at LaGrange points with Jupiter (60°) as a result of the synchronism of gravity with the Sun and Jupiter. ...
Document
... Asteriods • “Minor planets”, ranging in size from several hundred km to boulders (most less than 10 km) • 104 to 105 objects (with 106 to 107 km average separations) • Orbits are fairly circular, most between Mars and Jupiter; some orbits in resonance with Jupiter; some Earth-crossing ...
... Asteriods • “Minor planets”, ranging in size from several hundred km to boulders (most less than 10 km) • 104 to 105 objects (with 106 to 107 km average separations) • Orbits are fairly circular, most between Mars and Jupiter; some orbits in resonance with Jupiter; some Earth-crossing ...
Three basic types of asteroids
... deploy an impactor that will essentially be "run over" by the nucleus of comet Tempel 1 on, July 4. Before, during and after the demise of this 820-pound impactor, a "flyby" spacecraft will be watching the 4-mile wide comet nucleus from nearby, collecting pictures and data of the event. The impactor ...
... deploy an impactor that will essentially be "run over" by the nucleus of comet Tempel 1 on, July 4. Before, during and after the demise of this 820-pound impactor, a "flyby" spacecraft will be watching the 4-mile wide comet nucleus from nearby, collecting pictures and data of the event. The impactor ...
sorption feature centered near 0.7 µm and attributed → Fe 3+
... System, including physical distribution of objects out through the Kuiper Belt, are not yet fully understood. Unifying these diverse characteristics has been the subject of multiple dynamical studies of the Solar System. The recent “Nice model” [1,2,3] describes a scenario in which the Jovian planet ...
... System, including physical distribution of objects out through the Kuiper Belt, are not yet fully understood. Unifying these diverse characteristics has been the subject of multiple dynamical studies of the Solar System. The recent “Nice model” [1,2,3] describes a scenario in which the Jovian planet ...
Asteroids and Meteorites
... • Meteorites let us sample the primiFve and processed material elsewhere in the solar system • Most originate in the asteroid belt • Most are idenFfiable with an asteroid family • Large rocks will hit ...
... • Meteorites let us sample the primiFve and processed material elsewhere in the solar system • Most originate in the asteroid belt • Most are idenFfiable with an asteroid family • Large rocks will hit ...
Killer Asteroids
... orbits around the Sun. It is believed that Trojans have been ‘locked’ in their orbits since early in the formation of the Solar System. To date, astronomers have found over 5 000 Trojans in Jupiter’s orbit, and only one in Earth’s orbit (2010 TK7). Beyond the Main Asteroid Belt, there are objects th ...
... orbits around the Sun. It is believed that Trojans have been ‘locked’ in their orbits since early in the formation of the Solar System. To date, astronomers have found over 5 000 Trojans in Jupiter’s orbit, and only one in Earth’s orbit (2010 TK7). Beyond the Main Asteroid Belt, there are objects th ...
asteroids, comets - MSU Solar Physics
... Its orbit is highly eccentric; at times it is closer to the Sun than Neptune. Its orbit inclination is also much larger than other planets. Pluto rotates in the opposite direction from most other planets. Pluto is smaller than 7 satellites in the solar system. It has an average density of about 1900 ...
... Its orbit is highly eccentric; at times it is closer to the Sun than Neptune. Its orbit inclination is also much larger than other planets. Pluto rotates in the opposite direction from most other planets. Pluto is smaller than 7 satellites in the solar system. It has an average density of about 1900 ...
Lecture14: Solar System Debris
... Its orbit is highly eccentric; at times it is closer to the Sun than Neptune. Its orbit inclination is also much larger than other planets. Pluto rotates in the opposite direction from most other planets. Pluto is smaller than 7 satellites in the solar system. It has an average density of about 1900 ...
... Its orbit is highly eccentric; at times it is closer to the Sun than Neptune. Its orbit inclination is also much larger than other planets. Pluto rotates in the opposite direction from most other planets. Pluto is smaller than 7 satellites in the solar system. It has an average density of about 1900 ...
Chapter 9 Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets
... • Asteroids are rocky leftovers of planet formation. • The largest is Ceres, diameter ~1,000 km. • There are 150,000 in catalogs, and probably over a million with diameter >1 km. • Small asteroids are more common than large asteroids. • All the asteroids in the solar system wouldn’t add up to even a ...
... • Asteroids are rocky leftovers of planet formation. • The largest is Ceres, diameter ~1,000 km. • There are 150,000 in catalogs, and probably over a million with diameter >1 km. • Small asteroids are more common than large asteroids. • All the asteroids in the solar system wouldn’t add up to even a ...
ppt
... from the solar system altogether • The few planetesimals remaining become the asteroids that we see today • Combining all the asteroids would produce an object of 1500 km in diameter • The average distance between asteroids is about 1 million kilometer; or mostly empty space ...
... from the solar system altogether • The few planetesimals remaining become the asteroids that we see today • Combining all the asteroids would produce an object of 1500 km in diameter • The average distance between asteroids is about 1 million kilometer; or mostly empty space ...
Vagabonds of the Solar System (complete)
... from the solar system altogether • The few planetesimals remaining become the asteroids that we see today • Combining all the asteroids would produce an object of 1500 km in diameter • The average distance between asteroids is about 1 million kilometer; or mostly empty space ...
... from the solar system altogether • The few planetesimals remaining become the asteroids that we see today • Combining all the asteroids would produce an object of 1500 km in diameter • The average distance between asteroids is about 1 million kilometer; or mostly empty space ...
Terrestrial planet formation In the inner Solar System, think dust (no
... called planetary embryos (Moon to Mercury size) Slower assembly of 50-100 embryos into final terrestrial planets. 10 - 100 million years. ...
... called planetary embryos (Moon to Mercury size) Slower assembly of 50-100 embryos into final terrestrial planets. 10 - 100 million years. ...
Lecture
... Asteroids (minor planets) • Bode’s Law suggests a planet between Mars and Jup. at 2.8 AU: – 1801 – Piazzi (It.) discovers Ceres – 1804 – Juno disc. – 1807 – Vesta disc. (these are the largest asteroids) ...
... Asteroids (minor planets) • Bode’s Law suggests a planet between Mars and Jup. at 2.8 AU: – 1801 – Piazzi (It.) discovers Ceres – 1804 – Juno disc. – 1807 – Vesta disc. (these are the largest asteroids) ...
Slide 1
... or a small icy particle. Very large, bright ones are called fireballs and bolides. (also known as a “shooting star” or “falling star”) Meteorite – a rock of extraterrestrial origin found on Earth Comet – a medium-sized icy object orbiting the Sun; smaller than a planet http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/ ...
... or a small icy particle. Very large, bright ones are called fireballs and bolides. (also known as a “shooting star” or “falling star”) Meteorite – a rock of extraterrestrial origin found on Earth Comet – a medium-sized icy object orbiting the Sun; smaller than a planet http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/ ...
Lecture - Faculty
... Asteroids (minor planets) • Bode’s Law suggests a planet between Mars and Jup. at 2.8 AU: – 1801 – Piazzi (It.) discovers Ceres – 1804 – Juno disc. – 1807 – Vesta disc. (these are the largest ...
... Asteroids (minor planets) • Bode’s Law suggests a planet between Mars and Jup. at 2.8 AU: – 1801 – Piazzi (It.) discovers Ceres – 1804 – Juno disc. – 1807 – Vesta disc. (these are the largest ...
Asteroids - Trimble County Schools
... material from the solar system’s formation Jupiter’s gravity keeps the asteroids from combining into a larger body ...
... material from the solar system’s formation Jupiter’s gravity keeps the asteroids from combining into a larger body ...
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets. The asteroid belt is also termed the main asteroid belt or main belt to distinguish it from other asteroid populations in the Solar System such as near-Earth asteroids and trojan asteroids. About half the mass of the belt is contained in the four largest asteroids: Ceres, Vesta, Pallas, and Hygiea. The total mass of the asteroid belt is approximately 4% that of the Moon, which is significantly less than that of Pluto and roughly twice that of Pluto's moon Charon (whose diameter is 1200 km).Ceres, the asteroid belt's only dwarf planet, is about 950 km in diameter, whereas Vesta, Pallas, and Hygiea have mean diameters of less than 600 km. The remaining bodies range down to the size of a dust particle. The asteroid material is so thinly distributed that numerous unmanned spacecraft have traversed it without incident. Nonetheless, collisions between large asteroids do occur, and these can form an asteroid family whose members have similar orbital characteristics and compositions. Individual asteroids within the asteroid belt are categorized by their spectra, with most falling into three basic groups: carbonaceous (C-type), silicate (S-type), and metal-rich (M-type).The asteroid belt formed from the primordial solar nebula as a group of planetesimals, the smaller precursors of the planets, which in turn formed protoplanets. Between Mars and Jupiter, however, gravitational perturbations from Jupiter imbued the protoplanets with too much orbital energy for them to accrete into a planet. Collisions became too violent, and instead of fusing together, the planetesimals and most of the protoplanets shattered. As a result, 99.9% of the asteroid belt's original mass was lost in the first 100 million years of the Solar System's history. Some fragments eventually found their way into the inner Solar System, leading to meteorite impacts with the inner planets. Asteroid orbits continue to be appreciably perturbed whenever their period of revolution about the Sun forms an orbital resonance with Jupiter. At these orbital distances, a Kirkwood gap occurs as they are swept into other orbits.Classes of small Solar System bodies in other regions are the near-Earth objects, the centaurs, the Kuiper belt objects, the scattered disk objects, the sednoids, and the Oort cloud objects.On 22 January 2014, ESA scientists reported the detection, for the first definitive time, of water vapor on Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt. The detection was made by using the far-infrared abilities of the Herschel Space Observatory. The finding was unexpected because comets, not asteroids, are typically considered to ""sprout jets and plumes"". According to one of the scientists, ""The lines are becoming more and more blurred between comets and asteroids.""