The Solar System
... – A planet outside of our solar system – There have been about 528 discovered so far – Some are “goldilocks” planets that may be a lot like Earth. ...
... – A planet outside of our solar system – There have been about 528 discovered so far – Some are “goldilocks” planets that may be a lot like Earth. ...
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... • Strong dark and light bands. • A long-lasting giant storm (Great Red Spot). • Many smaller storms. • Colors indicate complex chemistry. Saturn • Similar to Jupiter, but less pronounced. ...
... • Strong dark and light bands. • A long-lasting giant storm (Great Red Spot). • Many smaller storms. • Colors indicate complex chemistry. Saturn • Similar to Jupiter, but less pronounced. ...
THE COMPLETE COSMOS Chapter 10: Realm of the Comets
... The Oort Cloud is a spherical shell of comets that envelops the Solar System at a gigantic distance. Conservative estimates place the inner radius of the Oort Cloud at 20,000 AU, with the outer radius lying near 100,000 AU. The outer radius, therefore, exists in interstellar space, and extends one-t ...
... The Oort Cloud is a spherical shell of comets that envelops the Solar System at a gigantic distance. Conservative estimates place the inner radius of the Oort Cloud at 20,000 AU, with the outer radius lying near 100,000 AU. The outer radius, therefore, exists in interstellar space, and extends one-t ...
ASTRO-114--Lecture 26-
... Well, we’ve talked about the planets, the inner planets and the outer planets, and now we’re going to discuss the little bodies in the solar system, what you might say is the leftovers, but these are interesting. We’re gonna talk about asteroids and comets, and things that are sort of in-between. No ...
... Well, we’ve talked about the planets, the inner planets and the outer planets, and now we’re going to discuss the little bodies in the solar system, what you might say is the leftovers, but these are interesting. We’re gonna talk about asteroids and comets, and things that are sort of in-between. No ...
Chapter 12 section 3
... Pluto has one moon, called Charon. Pluto and Charon are so close in size that some scientists consider them to be two planets. Many scientists think that Pluto and Charon are actually part of an area called the Kuiper Belt. The Kuiper Belt is a large disk of icy objects that lies beyond the orbit of ...
... Pluto has one moon, called Charon. Pluto and Charon are so close in size that some scientists consider them to be two planets. Many scientists think that Pluto and Charon are actually part of an area called the Kuiper Belt. The Kuiper Belt is a large disk of icy objects that lies beyond the orbit of ...
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... Charon must have formed as a result of a large impact on Pluto. The two smaller moons may also have resulted from the same impact. The impactor had a mass between 0.2 and 1 MP. Pluto and Charon have rotation periods exactly the same as their orbital period. In order to have this fully locked synchro ...
... Charon must have formed as a result of a large impact on Pluto. The two smaller moons may also have resulted from the same impact. The impactor had a mass between 0.2 and 1 MP. Pluto and Charon have rotation periods exactly the same as their orbital period. In order to have this fully locked synchro ...
Kuiper: A Discovery-class Observatory for Giant Planets, Satellites
... Objec7ve S1. Smooth Migra:on vs. Dynamic Instability Determine if the giant planets migrated smoothly to their present posiQons (as in “Grand Tack” models) or were catastrophically moved by dynamical instability ...
... Objec7ve S1. Smooth Migra:on vs. Dynamic Instability Determine if the giant planets migrated smoothly to their present posiQons (as in “Grand Tack” models) or were catastrophically moved by dynamical instability ...
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) ...
What are Asteroids, Meteors and Comets? How are they similar
... Short-Period comets need less than 200 years to complete one orbit Long-Period comets takes 200 years or more to complete one orbit ...
... Short-Period comets need less than 200 years to complete one orbit Long-Period comets takes 200 years or more to complete one orbit ...
Asteroids and Comets
... found. The asteroid belt has an elliptical path, moving in the same direction as the planets. The first asteroid was discovered in 1801; it is called Ceres. It is also the largest. Its circumference is about 960 kilometers. Like a planet, Ceres orbits around the sun. It takes 4.6 Earth years to make ...
... found. The asteroid belt has an elliptical path, moving in the same direction as the planets. The first asteroid was discovered in 1801; it is called Ceres. It is also the largest. Its circumference is about 960 kilometers. Like a planet, Ceres orbits around the sun. It takes 4.6 Earth years to make ...
evidence for a distant giant planet in the solar system
... planetesimal disk of the solar system likely comprised tens of Earth masses (Tsiganis et al. 2005; Levison et al. 2008, 2011; Batygin et al. 2011), the vast majority of this material was ejected from the system by close encounters with the giant planets during, and immediately following, the transie ...
... planetesimal disk of the solar system likely comprised tens of Earth masses (Tsiganis et al. 2005; Levison et al. 2008, 2011; Batygin et al. 2011), the vast majority of this material was ejected from the system by close encounters with the giant planets during, and immediately following, the transie ...
Asteroids and Comets By Patti Hutchison 1 Caption: drawing of a
... the same direction as the planets. ...
... the same direction as the planets. ...
4 Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids
... Astronomers think most comets come from the Oort cloud. The Oort cloud is a cloud of dust and ice that lies far beyond Neptune’s orbit. It surrounds the solar system and contains the nuclei of billions of comets. Scientists think that the matter in the Oort cloud is left over from the formation of t ...
... Astronomers think most comets come from the Oort cloud. The Oort cloud is a cloud of dust and ice that lies far beyond Neptune’s orbit. It surrounds the solar system and contains the nuclei of billions of comets. Scientists think that the matter in the Oort cloud is left over from the formation of t ...
powerpoint
... Classification of Planets Terrestrial Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars Mostly rock, radii of several thousand kilometers, densities of ~5 grams/cc. These are the first 4 planets out from the Sun. Jovian Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Radii of tens of thousands of kilometers, densitie ...
... Classification of Planets Terrestrial Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars Mostly rock, radii of several thousand kilometers, densities of ~5 grams/cc. These are the first 4 planets out from the Sun. Jovian Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Radii of tens of thousands of kilometers, densitie ...
What is a Planet?
... then began to number all asteroids by their order of discovery, rather than by semimajor axis, as for planets (Hilton 2001). This marked the de facto acceptance of the asteroids as members of a population distinct from planets. We now recognize that the solar system includes several distinct populat ...
... then began to number all asteroids by their order of discovery, rather than by semimajor axis, as for planets (Hilton 2001). This marked the de facto acceptance of the asteroids as members of a population distinct from planets. We now recognize that the solar system includes several distinct populat ...
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... remain solid except at very high temperature (>1000 K) • Jovian planets are composed mainly of light elements, hydrogen and helium • Jovian planets are gaseous (in the outer layers) or liquid (in the interior) , because hydrogen and helium are gaseous except at extremely low temperature and extraord ...
... remain solid except at very high temperature (>1000 K) • Jovian planets are composed mainly of light elements, hydrogen and helium • Jovian planets are gaseous (in the outer layers) or liquid (in the interior) , because hydrogen and helium are gaseous except at extremely low temperature and extraord ...
The Story of the Solar System Lesson Plan
... Definition: The path of a celestial body or an artificial satellite as it revolves around another body. Context: Sometimes Pluto's orbit brings it closer to the Sun than Neptune. Comet Definition: A celestial body, observed only in that part of its orbit that is ...
... Definition: The path of a celestial body or an artificial satellite as it revolves around another body. Context: Sometimes Pluto's orbit brings it closer to the Sun than Neptune. Comet Definition: A celestial body, observed only in that part of its orbit that is ...
The Solar System - Solon City Schools
... Diameter is 49,500 km. Rotates every 16.1 hours. Revolves around the sun every 165 years. Thick atmosphere of hydrogen & helium. 13 moons (Triton). Temperature -200oC. Has an ring system. Had a Great Dark Spot that has since disappeared. ...
... Diameter is 49,500 km. Rotates every 16.1 hours. Revolves around the sun every 165 years. Thick atmosphere of hydrogen & helium. 13 moons (Triton). Temperature -200oC. Has an ring system. Had a Great Dark Spot that has since disappeared. ...
Design of a Locomotive Engine for Dalian Locomotive & Rolling
... Hilda populations (which are captured KBOs). The shape of the oldest crater size-frequency ...
... Hilda populations (which are captured KBOs). The shape of the oldest crater size-frequency ...
Astro 1010 Planetary Astronomy Sample Questions for Exam 5
... a) Large meteors have never hit the Earth and never will. b) The Tunguska event was a high altitude explosion of a small asteroid or comet over Siberia in 1908. c) Many meteor shows occur at the same time each year. d) Most meteors in a meteor shower are dust grain sized particles that burn up befor ...
... a) Large meteors have never hit the Earth and never will. b) The Tunguska event was a high altitude explosion of a small asteroid or comet over Siberia in 1908. c) Many meteor shows occur at the same time each year. d) Most meteors in a meteor shower are dust grain sized particles that burn up befor ...
Chapters 8 & 12
... current location along with the formation of the rest of the solar system. They orbit in a flat plane, aligned with the plane of planetary orbits, orbiting in the same direction as the planets. • Oort cloud objects were once closer to the Sun, but they were kicked out there by gravitational interact ...
... current location along with the formation of the rest of the solar system. They orbit in a flat plane, aligned with the plane of planetary orbits, orbiting in the same direction as the planets. • Oort cloud objects were once closer to the Sun, but they were kicked out there by gravitational interact ...
DO IT YOURSELF SIMPLE TEMPLATE FORMAT
... Johannes Kepler (1571 – 1630) discovered that the planets travel in ellipses, with the Sun at one focus. He also discovered that they move faster when closer to the Sun. Isaac Newton was able to demonstrate that a gravitational force coming from the Sun would have these two results. This was very st ...
... Johannes Kepler (1571 – 1630) discovered that the planets travel in ellipses, with the Sun at one focus. He also discovered that they move faster when closer to the Sun. Isaac Newton was able to demonstrate that a gravitational force coming from the Sun would have these two results. This was very st ...
The Asteroid Belt - peterboroughastronomy.com
... Current thinking holds that there should be a planet filling the gap between Mars and Jupiter. With a bit of imagination there is, only some assembly is required. The problem is the asteroids just can’t get together to form a planet when Jupiter’s incredible gravitational pull keeps tearing them apa ...
... Current thinking holds that there should be a planet filling the gap between Mars and Jupiter. With a bit of imagination there is, only some assembly is required. The problem is the asteroids just can’t get together to form a planet when Jupiter’s incredible gravitational pull keeps tearing them apa ...
Facts Concerning the Solar System
... What is a Kuiper-Belt Object? The Kuiper Belt is a diskshaped region past the orbit of Neptune extending roughly from 30 to 50 AU from the Sun containing many small icy bodies. It is now considered to be the source of the short-period comets. About 1000 are known, and ...
... What is a Kuiper-Belt Object? The Kuiper Belt is a diskshaped region past the orbit of Neptune extending roughly from 30 to 50 AU from the Sun containing many small icy bodies. It is now considered to be the source of the short-period comets. About 1000 are known, and ...
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.