A low mass for Mars from Jupiter`s early gas
... Uranus–Neptune region it is 8–15. Thus, depending on which region dominated the implantation of C-type asteroids, we expect that (3{11)|10{2 M+ of C-type material entered the terrestrial planet region. This exceeds by a factor of 6–22 the minimal mass required to bring the current amount of water to ...
... Uranus–Neptune region it is 8–15. Thus, depending on which region dominated the implantation of C-type asteroids, we expect that (3{11)|10{2 M+ of C-type material entered the terrestrial planet region. This exceeds by a factor of 6–22 the minimal mass required to bring the current amount of water to ...
Gas Giant Planets
... Origin of Asteroid Belt • Rocky planetesimals between Mars and Jupiter did not accrete into a planet. • Jupiter’s gravity, through influence of orbital resonances, stirred up asteroid orbits and prevented their accretion into a planet. ...
... Origin of Asteroid Belt • Rocky planetesimals between Mars and Jupiter did not accrete into a planet. • Jupiter’s gravity, through influence of orbital resonances, stirred up asteroid orbits and prevented their accretion into a planet. ...
Powerpoint Presentation (large file)
... occurred when Triton was captured by Neptune’s gravity into a retrograde orbit • Triton has a tenuous nitrogen atmosphere ...
... occurred when Triton was captured by Neptune’s gravity into a retrograde orbit • Triton has a tenuous nitrogen atmosphere ...
Sweet Merciful Percival Lowell How I Hate Pluto
... Lowell observatory telegraphs systematic search begun years ago supplementing Lowells investigations for Transneptunian planet has revealed object which for seven weeks has in rate of motion and path consistently conformed to transneptunian body at approximate distance he assigned fifteenth magnitud ...
... Lowell observatory telegraphs systematic search begun years ago supplementing Lowells investigations for Transneptunian planet has revealed object which for seven weeks has in rate of motion and path consistently conformed to transneptunian body at approximate distance he assigned fifteenth magnitud ...
Uran_Nep
... Surface Gravity: 1.19 Earth’s gravity Satellites: 13 as of 2011 Magnetic Field: yes ...
... Surface Gravity: 1.19 Earth’s gravity Satellites: 13 as of 2011 Magnetic Field: yes ...
How to Make a Solar System Necklace
... representations for the often overlooked asteroids and comets. The use of the string to represent the Sun fit so well in my mind that I grew very excited about the idea. I spent hours in the local craft stores with my six-yearold daughter, Allison, as we tried to find the best bead for each part of ...
... representations for the often overlooked asteroids and comets. The use of the string to represent the Sun fit so well in my mind that I grew very excited about the idea. I spent hours in the local craft stores with my six-yearold daughter, Allison, as we tried to find the best bead for each part of ...
Asteroids4 Feb Asteroids, Comets, Minor Planets • Understanding composition of solar system
... • Small, rocky objects in orbit around the Sun. – Sizes up to 940 km. (Detroit to Boston) – 26 known with sizes > 200 km (width of MI). ...
... • Small, rocky objects in orbit around the Sun. – Sizes up to 940 km. (Detroit to Boston) – 26 known with sizes > 200 km (width of MI). ...
Construct Planetary Orbits Around the Sun Student Activity Sheet
... 1. Place a blank sheet of paper on top of the cardboard and place two thumbtacks or pins about 3 cm apart. 2. Tie the string into a circle with a circumference of 15 to 20 cm. Loop the string around the thumbtacks. With someone holding the tacks or pins, place a pencil inside the loop and pull it ta ...
... 1. Place a blank sheet of paper on top of the cardboard and place two thumbtacks or pins about 3 cm apart. 2. Tie the string into a circle with a circumference of 15 to 20 cm. Loop the string around the thumbtacks. With someone holding the tacks or pins, place a pencil inside the loop and pull it ta ...
Unit 1 Cycle 2: Interactions and Energy
... Defined by the IAU: Planets and Dwarf Planets On August 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union adopted the following resolution that defined the terms “planet,” “dwarf planet,” and “small Solar System objects” for bodies in the Solar System: The IAU therefore resolves that planets and other ...
... Defined by the IAU: Planets and Dwarf Planets On August 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union adopted the following resolution that defined the terms “planet,” “dwarf planet,” and “small Solar System objects” for bodies in the Solar System: The IAU therefore resolves that planets and other ...
The Origin of Our Solar System Part 1 Survey of the solar system
... • Vredefort , Free State, South Africa, 300km diameter, 2023 millions of years old • Sudbury Ontario, Canada, 250 km diameter, 1849 million years old • Chicxulub, Yucatán, Mexico, 180 km diameter, 65 million years old • Kara, Nenetsia, Russia 120 km, 70.3 million years old. • Manicouagan, Quebec, Ca ...
... • Vredefort , Free State, South Africa, 300km diameter, 2023 millions of years old • Sudbury Ontario, Canada, 250 km diameter, 1849 million years old • Chicxulub, Yucatán, Mexico, 180 km diameter, 65 million years old • Kara, Nenetsia, Russia 120 km, 70.3 million years old. • Manicouagan, Quebec, Ca ...
Scale Model of Solar System - Teaching Commons Guide for
... momentum sends it far into space, although it slows down because of the Sun’s gravitational pull. Sometimes, comets come so close to the Sun, they just crash into it, instead of swinging around it. Well, they don’t really “crash,” because all the ice has evaporated long before they actually hit the ...
... momentum sends it far into space, although it slows down because of the Sun’s gravitational pull. Sometimes, comets come so close to the Sun, they just crash into it, instead of swinging around it. Well, they don’t really “crash,” because all the ice has evaporated long before they actually hit the ...
Minor Bodies of the Solar System Standardized Test Prep
... Read the passage below. Then, answer questions 8–11. Kuiper Belt Objects To explain the source of short-period comets, or comets that have a relatively short orbit around the sun, the Dutch-American astronomer Gerard Kuiper proposed in 1949 that a belt of icy bodies must lie beyond the orbits of Nep ...
... Read the passage below. Then, answer questions 8–11. Kuiper Belt Objects To explain the source of short-period comets, or comets that have a relatively short orbit around the sun, the Dutch-American astronomer Gerard Kuiper proposed in 1949 that a belt of icy bodies must lie beyond the orbits of Nep ...
Neptune - Midland ISD
... NEPTUNE’S FORMATION There are two possible ways Neptune was formed, the more logical and modern one being called the disk instability model. In this process, clumps of dust and gas are bound together early in the life of the solar system. Over time, they combine to form into a giant planet. ...
... NEPTUNE’S FORMATION There are two possible ways Neptune was formed, the more logical and modern one being called the disk instability model. In this process, clumps of dust and gas are bound together early in the life of the solar system. Over time, they combine to form into a giant planet. ...
The populations of comet-like bodies in the Solar system
... is one of a number of exceptionally large minor bodies with perihelia close to or within the orbit of Saturn, exhibits cometary activity (e.g. Luu & Jewitt 1990) and even has a periodic comet designation: 95P/Chiron. At least one recently discovered comet, namely C/2001 T4 (NEAT), has a very similar ...
... is one of a number of exceptionally large minor bodies with perihelia close to or within the orbit of Saturn, exhibits cometary activity (e.g. Luu & Jewitt 1990) and even has a periodic comet designation: 95P/Chiron. At least one recently discovered comet, namely C/2001 T4 (NEAT), has a very similar ...
Scale of the Solar System Modeling the Solar System (Size, distance
... ● Is this object light or heavy? Why? What is it made of? It is heavy because it has a lot of mass. ● Why might it float? Why might it sink? It will feel "heavy" and so the children may guess that it will sink. Some may realize that this object has trapped air in it, which will help it to float. ● W ...
... ● Is this object light or heavy? Why? What is it made of? It is heavy because it has a lot of mass. ● Why might it float? Why might it sink? It will feel "heavy" and so the children may guess that it will sink. Some may realize that this object has trapped air in it, which will help it to float. ● W ...
Neptune
... Mathematical calculations have also made it possible for scientists to discover Neptune's moons. Its largest moon, Triton, was discovered in 1846, the same year that Neptune was discovered. In 1949 a second moon, Nereid, was discovered. Then, in 1989, six more moons were discovered when the Voyager ...
... Mathematical calculations have also made it possible for scientists to discover Neptune's moons. Its largest moon, Triton, was discovered in 1846, the same year that Neptune was discovered. In 1949 a second moon, Nereid, was discovered. Then, in 1989, six more moons were discovered when the Voyager ...
Neptune
... discover more about Neptune. Four more moons were discovered in 2002, and another one in 2003. We still have more questions than answers about Neptune. One interesting question is what happened to Neptune's giant dark spot. The dark spot was a huge storm, similar to Jupiter's giant red spot. Scienti ...
... discover more about Neptune. Four more moons were discovered in 2002, and another one in 2003. We still have more questions than answers about Neptune. One interesting question is what happened to Neptune's giant dark spot. The dark spot was a huge storm, similar to Jupiter's giant red spot. Scienti ...
Asteroids
... • Most likely the force of Jupiter on the planetesimals kept them from coalescing into one object • Less likely that they had been one object and were split into many – If all of the asteroids in the asteroid belt were put together to form a planet, it would be very small, smaller than Pluto. ...
... • Most likely the force of Jupiter on the planetesimals kept them from coalescing into one object • Less likely that they had been one object and were split into many – If all of the asteroids in the asteroid belt were put together to form a planet, it would be very small, smaller than Pluto. ...
Lecture 3
... system of rings, consisting mostly of ice particles with a smaller amount of rocky debris and dust. Cosmos3 ...
... system of rings, consisting mostly of ice particles with a smaller amount of rocky debris and dust. Cosmos3 ...
Planets Worksheet
... 10. Scientists predicted that Neptune existed before they ever saw it. What evidence led them to believe Neptune existed? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 11. What is ...
... 10. Scientists predicted that Neptune existed before they ever saw it. What evidence led them to believe Neptune existed? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 11. What is ...
Exploration Strategy for the Ice Dwarf Planets 2013-2022
... raising a host of new questions, and attracting new researchers to investigate this type of planet. However, New Horizons will only provide a snapshot of one such system at one point in its 2.5 century seasonal cycle. The real advances in understanding ice dwarfs as a class will come from long term ...
... raising a host of new questions, and attracting new researchers to investigate this type of planet. However, New Horizons will only provide a snapshot of one such system at one point in its 2.5 century seasonal cycle. The real advances in understanding ice dwarfs as a class will come from long term ...
Asteroids, Comets, and Pluto: The Small Pieces
... This in-depth series covers a wide range of essential matters about the solar system. Such topics as planet formation, gravity, nuclear fusion, and the Big Bang theory are presented concisely with the help of specially designed graphics and animations. Each of the eight shows can be presented as a f ...
... This in-depth series covers a wide range of essential matters about the solar system. Such topics as planet formation, gravity, nuclear fusion, and the Big Bang theory are presented concisely with the help of specially designed graphics and animations. Each of the eight shows can be presented as a f ...
Frequency Analysis
... The orbital dynamics of NEAs is chaotic and in individual cases unpredictable on time scales >1000 years. There are a number of useful tools that help us to deal with chaos such as Lyapunov exponents, surfaces of section, and frequency analysis. Future evolution of a NEA can be described stati ...
... The orbital dynamics of NEAs is chaotic and in individual cases unpredictable on time scales >1000 years. There are a number of useful tools that help us to deal with chaos such as Lyapunov exponents, surfaces of section, and frequency analysis. Future evolution of a NEA can be described stati ...
Pluto- The Dwarf Planet
... pictures of its surface; even the Hubble Space Telescope orbiting the Earth can only get grainy photos because Pluto is so far from us. ...
... pictures of its surface; even the Hubble Space Telescope orbiting the Earth can only get grainy photos because Pluto is so far from us. ...
Kuiper belt
The Kuiper belt /ˈkaɪpər/ or /'køypǝr/ (as in Dutch), sometimes called the Edgeworth–Kuiper belt, is a region of the Solar System beyond the planets, extending from the orbit of Neptune (at 30 AU) to approximately 50 AU from the Sun. It is similar to the asteroid belt, but it is far larger—20 times as wide and 20 to 200 times as massive. Like the asteroid belt, it consists mainly of small bodies, or remnants from the Solar System's formation. Although many asteroids are composed primarily of rock and metal, most Kuiper belt objects are composed largely of frozen volatiles (termed ""ices""), such as methane, ammonia and water. The Kuiper belt is home to three officially recognized dwarf planets: Pluto, Haumea, and Makemake. Some of the Solar System's moons, such as Neptune's Triton and Saturn's Phoebe, are also thought to have originated in the region.The Kuiper belt was named after Dutch-American astronomer Gerard Kuiper, though he did not actually predict its existence. In 1992, 1992 QB1 was discovered, the first Kuiper belt object (KBO) since Pluto. Since its discovery, the number of known KBOs has increased to over a thousand, and more than 100,000 KBOs over 100 km (62 mi) in diameter are thought to exist. The Kuiper belt was initially thought to be the main repository for periodic comets, those with orbits lasting less than 200 years. However, studies since the mid-1990s have shown that the belt is dynamically stable, and that comets' true place of origin is the scattered disc, a dynamically active zone created by the outward motion of Neptune 4.5 billion years ago; scattered disc objects such as Eris have extremely eccentric orbits that take them as far as 100 AU from the Sun.The Kuiper belt should not be confused with the hypothesized Oort cloud, which is a thousand times more distant and is not flat. The objects within the Kuiper belt, together with the members of the scattered disc and any potential Hills cloud or Oort cloud objects, are collectively referred to as trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs).Pluto is likely the largest and most-massive member of the Kuiper belt and the largest and the second-most-massive known TNO, surpassed only by Eris in the scattered disc. Originally considered a planet, Pluto's status as part of the Kuiper belt caused it to be reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. It is compositionally similar to many other objects of the Kuiper belt, and its orbital period is characteristic of a class of KBOs, known as ""plutinos"", that share the same 2:3 resonance with Neptune.