Minor Members of the Solar System
... Largest member of a distinct region called Kuiper Belt Composed of rock and ice Relatively small, approximately one-fifth the mass of the Earth and one-third its volume Highly eccentric and highly inclined orbit Charon is classified as its moon Has two known smaller moons, Nix and Hydra ...
... Largest member of a distinct region called Kuiper Belt Composed of rock and ice Relatively small, approximately one-fifth the mass of the Earth and one-third its volume Highly eccentric and highly inclined orbit Charon is classified as its moon Has two known smaller moons, Nix and Hydra ...
Slide 1
... History • January 1801, Giuseppe Piazzi sees an object he first calls a comet. Then calls it a small planet and names it Ceres. • Ceres is the Sicilian goddess of grain • Over next few years Pallas, Vesta and Juno are discovered. ...
... History • January 1801, Giuseppe Piazzi sees an object he first calls a comet. Then calls it a small planet and names it Ceres. • Ceres is the Sicilian goddess of grain • Over next few years Pallas, Vesta and Juno are discovered. ...
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... The second type of asteroid is composed of mostly iron and nickel. These asteroids have a shiny, metallic appearance, especially on fresh surfaces. The third, and rarest, type of asteroid is made mostly of carbon materials, which give this type of asteroid a dark color. Comets Comets: a small body o ...
... The second type of asteroid is composed of mostly iron and nickel. These asteroids have a shiny, metallic appearance, especially on fresh surfaces. The third, and rarest, type of asteroid is made mostly of carbon materials, which give this type of asteroid a dark color. Comets Comets: a small body o ...
Asteroids Scenario Resources - co
... Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. 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. Co ...
... Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. 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. Co ...
Solar System Formation
... Things we need to explain • The similarities in the motions and orbits of the objects in the solar system • Dichotomy in planetary morphology and ...
... Things we need to explain • The similarities in the motions and orbits of the objects in the solar system • Dichotomy in planetary morphology and ...
Day-39
... from Earth. Located either in the Kuiper Belt or the Oort Cloud surrounding the Solar System. ...
... from Earth. Located either in the Kuiper Belt or the Oort Cloud surrounding the Solar System. ...
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 ...
What else is in our solar system, besides the sun, the planets, and
... colored orange. The four outer planets are blue. Neptune's few known Trojan asteroids are yellow, while Jupiter's are pink. The scattered objects between the Sun and the Kuiper belt are known as centaurs. The scale is in astronomical units. The pronounced gap at the bottom is due to obscuration by t ...
... colored orange. The four outer planets are blue. Neptune's few known Trojan asteroids are yellow, while Jupiter's are pink. The scattered objects between the Sun and the Kuiper belt are known as centaurs. The scale is in astronomical units. The pronounced gap at the bottom is due to obscuration by t ...
Other Objects in the Solar System
... Large natural objects that revolve around planets are called satellites or moons. Moons range in size, shape, terrain, and geological activity just like planets. Several planets have more than one moon. Probably the most famous satellite of any planet is Earth’s Moon. The moon has no atmosphere, and ...
... Large natural objects that revolve around planets are called satellites or moons. Moons range in size, shape, terrain, and geological activity just like planets. Several planets have more than one moon. Probably the most famous satellite of any planet is Earth’s Moon. The moon has no atmosphere, and ...
What else is in our solar system, besides the sun, the
... colored orange. The four outer planets are blue. Neptune's few known Trojan asteroids are yellow, while Jupiter's are pink. The scattered objects between the Sun and the Kuiper belt are known as centaurs. The scale is in astronomical units. The pronounced gap at the bottom is due to obscuration by t ...
... colored orange. The four outer planets are blue. Neptune's few known Trojan asteroids are yellow, while Jupiter's are pink. The scattered objects between the Sun and the Kuiper belt are known as centaurs. The scale is in astronomical units. The pronounced gap at the bottom is due to obscuration by t ...
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... Other Objects • Meteoroids are pieces of rock moving though space - Believed to be pieces of asteroids and planets • When meteoroids collide with Earth’s atmosphere they burn up due to atmospheric friction forming meteors • When Earth passes through an area where there is a lot of excess material ( ...
... Other Objects • Meteoroids are pieces of rock moving though space - Believed to be pieces of asteroids and planets • When meteoroids collide with Earth’s atmosphere they burn up due to atmospheric friction forming meteors • When Earth passes through an area where there is a lot of excess material ( ...
comets-what they are - Interactive Science Teacher
... IRON ROCK Asteroids are mostly _____ ______. Copyright © 2011 InteractiveScienceLessons.com™ ...
... IRON ROCK Asteroids are mostly _____ ______. Copyright © 2011 InteractiveScienceLessons.com™ ...
class16.ppt [Read-Only] - University of Texas Astronomy Home Page
... Mars and Jupiter • The Trojan asteroids follow Jupiter’s orbit • Orbits of some near-Earth asteroids cross Earth’s orbit, they include the Apollos and Atens ...
... Mars and Jupiter • The Trojan asteroids follow Jupiter’s orbit • Orbits of some near-Earth asteroids cross Earth’s orbit, they include the Apollos and Atens ...
Other Objects in the Solar System
... Large natural objects that revolve around planets are called satellites or moons. Moons range in size, shape, terrain, and geological activity just like planets. Several planets have more than one moon. Probably the most famous satellite of any planet is Earth’s Moon. The moon has no atmosphere, and ...
... Large natural objects that revolve around planets are called satellites or moons. Moons range in size, shape, terrain, and geological activity just like planets. Several planets have more than one moon. Probably the most famous satellite of any planet is Earth’s Moon. The moon has no atmosphere, and ...
Kuiper Belt
... – Nucleus-located in the coma; icy – Tail-typically forms as approach Sun (can extend millions of km); always points AWAY from Sun in curved manner • Radiation pressure—forms dust tail • Solar wind– forms ionized (gas) tail (mainly CO) ...
... – Nucleus-located in the coma; icy – Tail-typically forms as approach Sun (can extend millions of km); always points AWAY from Sun in curved manner • Radiation pressure—forms dust tail • Solar wind– forms ionized (gas) tail (mainly CO) ...
Asteroids comets meteoroids
... • Fragments of rock that orbit the sun. • More than 50,000 total • Orbit in elliptical paths ...
... • Fragments of rock that orbit the sun. • More than 50,000 total • Orbit in elliptical paths ...
Dactyl - OSIRIS
... characters in our solar system, including an asteroid that has its own moon and even one that is shaped like a dog bone! For each letter of the alphabet, we will showcase an asteroid in our solar system and demonstrate its orbit around the Sun. Visit the Galleries page of AsteroidMission.org – home ...
... characters in our solar system, including an asteroid that has its own moon and even one that is shaped like a dog bone! For each letter of the alphabet, we will showcase an asteroid in our solar system and demonstrate its orbit around the Sun. Visit the Galleries page of AsteroidMission.org – home ...
Apophis - OSIRIS
... the Galleries page of AsteroidMission.org – home of the Asteroid Alphabet cards – to collect them all! Asteroids orbit the Sun in many different areas of our solar system. The Main Belt asteroids lie between Mars and Jupiter. There are also asteroids whose paths around the Sun bring them close to Ea ...
... the Galleries page of AsteroidMission.org – home of the Asteroid Alphabet cards – to collect them all! Asteroids orbit the Sun in many different areas of our solar system. The Main Belt asteroids lie between Mars and Jupiter. There are also asteroids whose paths around the Sun bring them close to Ea ...
Constructing the Solar System: A Smashing Success!
... Asteroids are bodies that formed in the early Solar System, and are likely to represent planetesimals that survived the period of planet building and are still in orbit around the Sun today. Most asteroids are found in orbits between Mars and Jupiter (although some are on Earth-crossing orbits, and ...
... Asteroids are bodies that formed in the early Solar System, and are likely to represent planetesimals that survived the period of planet building and are still in orbit around the Sun today. Most asteroids are found in orbits between Mars and Jupiter (although some are on Earth-crossing orbits, and ...
space-rocks - WLWV Staff Blogs
... • Not all meteoroids burn up though; some make it through the atmosphere and impact the earth. These are called meteorites. ...
... • Not all meteoroids burn up though; some make it through the atmosphere and impact the earth. These are called meteorites. ...
Dwarf Planet
... Dwarf planets orbit our sun, a star. Most are located in the Kuiper Belt, a region of icy objects beyond the orbit of Neptune. Pluto , one of the largest and most famous dwarf planets, is about 5.9 billion km (3.7 billion miles) or 39.48 AU away from the sun. Dwarf planet Ceres is in the main astero ...
... Dwarf planets orbit our sun, a star. Most are located in the Kuiper Belt, a region of icy objects beyond the orbit of Neptune. Pluto , one of the largest and most famous dwarf planets, is about 5.9 billion km (3.7 billion miles) or 39.48 AU away from the sun. Dwarf planet Ceres is in the main astero ...
1 - Humble ISD
... Comparing asteroids and comets: Examine the following characteristics and decide if they describe asteroids or comets, or both, or neither. ...
... Comparing asteroids and comets: Examine the following characteristics and decide if they describe asteroids or comets, or both, or neither. ...
Asteroid
Asteroids are minor planets, especially those of the inner Solar System. The larger ones have also been called planetoids. These terms have historically been applied to any astronomical object orbiting the Sun that did not show the disc of a planet and was not observed to have the characteristics of an active comet. As minor planets in the outer Solar System were discovered and found to have volatile-based surfaces that resemble those of comets, they were often distinguished from asteroids of the asteroid belt. In this article, the term ""asteroid"" is restricted to the minor planets of the inner Solar System or co-orbital with Jupiter.There are millions of asteroids, many thought to be the shattered remnants of planetesimals, bodies within the young Sun's solar nebula that never grew large enough to become planets. The large majority of known asteroids orbit in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, or are co-orbital with Jupiter (the Jupiter Trojans). However, other orbital families exist with significant populations, including the near-Earth asteroids. Individual asteroids are classified by their characteristic spectra, with the majority falling into three main groups: C-type, S-type, and M-type. These were named after and are generally identified with carbon-rich, stony, and metallic compositions, respectively.Only one asteroid, 4 Vesta, which has a relatively reflective surface, is normally visible to the naked eye, and this only in very dark skies when it is favorably positioned. Rarely, small asteroids passing close to Earth may be visible to the naked eye for a short time. As of September 2013, the Minor Planet Center had data on more than one million objects in the inner and outer Solar System, of which 625,000 had enough information to be given numbered designations.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 is 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.""