Formation of the Kuiper Belt by Long Time
... Figures 1 and 2 summarize the final distributions of their semimajor axes, eccentricities and inclinations after 2 × 108 years of integration for different values of β. For clarity, the final orbital elements a, e and i have been averaged over the last two million years in the integrations. Figures ...
... Figures 1 and 2 summarize the final distributions of their semimajor axes, eccentricities and inclinations after 2 × 108 years of integration for different values of β. For clarity, the final orbital elements a, e and i have been averaged over the last two million years in the integrations. Figures ...
The jovian moons
... • A single sheet of paper 3 football fields across! • Made of many ‘ringlets’ ...
... • A single sheet of paper 3 football fields across! • Made of many ‘ringlets’ ...
The Solar System - Henry County Schools
... groups – The inner planets are smaller, closer to the sun, and have rocky surfaces (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) – The outer planets are larger, farther from the sun and do not have solid surfaces (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, ...
... groups – The inner planets are smaller, closer to the sun, and have rocky surfaces (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) – The outer planets are larger, farther from the sun and do not have solid surfaces (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, ...
Solar System Bead Distance Activity
... planets as revolving around the Sun, but rarely consider how far each planet is from the Sun. Furthermore, we fail to appreciate the even greater distances to the other stars. Astronomers use the distance from the Sun to the Earth as one “astronomical unit”. This unit provides an easy way to calcula ...
... planets as revolving around the Sun, but rarely consider how far each planet is from the Sun. Furthermore, we fail to appreciate the even greater distances to the other stars. Astronomers use the distance from the Sun to the Earth as one “astronomical unit”. This unit provides an easy way to calcula ...
Solar System Formation
... Kepler II: a line between a planet and the Sun sweeps out equal areas in equal times dA/dt = constant Newton II : a line connecting two bodies (or connecting one body to the center of mass position) sweeps out equal areas in equal times dL/dt = 0 (conservation of angular momentum) Application: spect ...
... Kepler II: a line between a planet and the Sun sweeps out equal areas in equal times dA/dt = constant Newton II : a line connecting two bodies (or connecting one body to the center of mass position) sweeps out equal areas in equal times dL/dt = 0 (conservation of angular momentum) Application: spect ...
PowerPoint. - teachearthscience.org
... Fireball - fireballs are very bright meteors with some being as bright as the Moon or Sun. Meteorite - a body that has impacted on the Earth’s surface Fall - a meteorite that was observed to fall to the ground. Find - a meteorite that was not observed to fall but is recovered from the Earth’s surfac ...
... Fireball - fireballs are very bright meteors with some being as bright as the Moon or Sun. Meteorite - a body that has impacted on the Earth’s surface Fall - a meteorite that was observed to fall to the ground. Find - a meteorite that was not observed to fall but is recovered from the Earth’s surfac ...
Jovian Planets
... Also called “gas giants,” the Jovian planets occupy orbits in the outer solar system at distances ranging from 5 (Jupiter) to 30 (Neptune) times the Earth’s distance from the Sun. Unlike the terrestrial planets that make up our inner solar system—Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars—the Jovian planets do ...
... Also called “gas giants,” the Jovian planets occupy orbits in the outer solar system at distances ranging from 5 (Jupiter) to 30 (Neptune) times the Earth’s distance from the Sun. Unlike the terrestrial planets that make up our inner solar system—Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars—the Jovian planets do ...
Vagabonds of the Solar System (complete)
... disrupting the orbits and ejecting most of planetesimals 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 ...
... disrupting the orbits and ejecting most of planetesimals 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 ...
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... disrupting the orbits and ejecting most of planetesimals 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 ...
... disrupting the orbits and ejecting most of planetesimals 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 ...
Comets do not orbit forever.
... D. Orbital Periods: Comets have orbital periods ranging from a _few_ years to _hundreds of thousands_ of years. Some comets pass through the inner Solar System only once before being thrown out into interstellar space. 1. Short-period comets originate in the _Kuiper Belt_, a disk of small rocky, ic ...
... D. Orbital Periods: Comets have orbital periods ranging from a _few_ years to _hundreds of thousands_ of years. Some comets pass through the inner Solar System only once before being thrown out into interstellar space. 1. Short-period comets originate in the _Kuiper Belt_, a disk of small rocky, ic ...
pluto and the dwarf planets quiz
... covered with ice. b) Makemake is a dwarf planet. c) A year on Makemake lasts for 283 Earth years. 13: Which dwarf planet is closest to ...
... covered with ice. b) Makemake is a dwarf planet. c) A year on Makemake lasts for 283 Earth years. 13: Which dwarf planet is closest to ...
NEPTUNE*!
... km, Neptune is smaller than the other gas giants in the solar system Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. But here's the funny thing, Neptune is actually more massive than Uranus by about 18%. Since it's smaller but more massive, Neptune is much more ...
... km, Neptune is smaller than the other gas giants in the solar system Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. But here's the funny thing, Neptune is actually more massive than Uranus by about 18%. Since it's smaller but more massive, Neptune is much more ...
Facilitator Information - Lunar and Planetary Institute
... are four gas giants in our solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. These are also known as the Jovian planets. Jupiter Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system; about 1000 Earths could fit inside a hollow Jupiter. It contains more mass than all other planets combined. Because it ...
... are four gas giants in our solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. These are also known as the Jovian planets. Jupiter Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system; about 1000 Earths could fit inside a hollow Jupiter. It contains more mass than all other planets combined. Because it ...
Lesson #2: Planets - Center for Learning in Action
... (or plutoids), an asteroid belt, comets, meteors, and others. The sun is the center of our solar system; the planets, their moons, the asteroids, comets, and other rocks and gas all orbit the sun. The nine planets that orbit the sun are (in order from the sun): Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, ...
... (or plutoids), an asteroid belt, comets, meteors, and others. The sun is the center of our solar system; the planets, their moons, the asteroids, comets, and other rocks and gas all orbit the sun. The nine planets that orbit the sun are (in order from the sun): Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, ...
Comets People were very superstitious in ancient times. They
... WHAT DOES A COMET LOOK LIKE? A comet looks like a fuzzy, white ball with one or more fat, white tails trailing behind it. A comet has three main parts. It has a center made of ice and rock. A hazy cloud of gas called the coma surrounds the center. A comet can also have one or more tails that trail b ...
... WHAT DOES A COMET LOOK LIKE? A comet looks like a fuzzy, white ball with one or more fat, white tails trailing behind it. A comet has three main parts. It has a center made of ice and rock. A hazy cloud of gas called the coma surrounds the center. A comet can also have one or more tails that trail b ...
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... • Long-period comets – Longer than 200 years to go around once – Orbital path is random • Direction and plane of orbit – E.g. Comet Hale-Bopp – Originated in Oort cloud • Spherical cloud, 20 trillion miles beyond the Sun ...
... • Long-period comets – Longer than 200 years to go around once – Orbital path is random • Direction and plane of orbit – E.g. Comet Hale-Bopp – Originated in Oort cloud • Spherical cloud, 20 trillion miles beyond the Sun ...
Saturn – “The Lord of the Rings”
... • Mostly composed of rock with a water-ice mantle • Its atmosphere contains methane ice (and perhaps N2, CO, CO2) • Other outer planets mainly composed of gas • Higher density than the other planets • Biggest moon (Charon) very large in comparison to Pluto 0.5 : 1; Earth: Moon 1: 0.3 It’s more likel ...
... • Mostly composed of rock with a water-ice mantle • Its atmosphere contains methane ice (and perhaps N2, CO, CO2) • Other outer planets mainly composed of gas • Higher density than the other planets • Biggest moon (Charon) very large in comparison to Pluto 0.5 : 1; Earth: Moon 1: 0.3 It’s more likel ...
Name: ____ Date: __________ Period: ________ Pluto Files (PBS
... In 1992, other objects around near Pluto were found. They are known as The Kuiper Belt objects. They have wide orbits around the Sun. They are thought to be left over pieces of the solar system from 4 billion years ago. They were pushed far out and put into a deep freeze. Is Pluto a planet or a Kui ...
... In 1992, other objects around near Pluto were found. They are known as The Kuiper Belt objects. They have wide orbits around the Sun. They are thought to be left over pieces of the solar system from 4 billion years ago. They were pushed far out and put into a deep freeze. Is Pluto a planet or a Kui ...
Pluto is no longer a planet.
... Give us back our ninth planet, you planet robbers!! today at the downgrading of Pluto (named after the Disney dog*) to a Dwarf Planet. Pluto has been a planet for as long as we can ...
... Give us back our ninth planet, you planet robbers!! today at the downgrading of Pluto (named after the Disney dog*) to a Dwarf Planet. Pluto has been a planet for as long as we can ...
Unit 5: Review Game Questions
... 16) In the inner part of the nebula only metals and rocks were able to condense because of the high temperatures, whereas hydrogen compounds, although more abundant, were only able to condense in the cooler outer regions. 17) They were formed by condensation and accretion in a disk of gas around the ...
... 16) In the inner part of the nebula only metals and rocks were able to condense because of the high temperatures, whereas hydrogen compounds, although more abundant, were only able to condense in the cooler outer regions. 17) They were formed by condensation and accretion in a disk of gas around the ...
The Size and Distance Scale Of The Solar System
... Pluto, have recently found several additional objects comparable to Pluto in size. • Most recently, an object apparently larger than Pluto has been found, which would (if verified) make it the 10th planet of our solar system. • The detection of this (as yet un-named) object, called (temporarily) UB3 ...
... Pluto, have recently found several additional objects comparable to Pluto in size. • Most recently, an object apparently larger than Pluto has been found, which would (if verified) make it the 10th planet of our solar system. • The detection of this (as yet un-named) object, called (temporarily) UB3 ...
the size distribution of the neptune trojans and the
... formation proceeded directly from small to large objects. The scarcity of intermediate- and smaller-sized Neptune Trojans may limit them as being a strong source for the short period comets. Key words: comets: general – Kuiper Belt: general – minor planets, asteroids: general – planets and satellite ...
... formation proceeded directly from small to large objects. The scarcity of intermediate- and smaller-sized Neptune Trojans may limit them as being a strong source for the short period comets. Key words: comets: general – Kuiper Belt: general – minor planets, asteroids: general – planets and satellite ...
Rendezvous with a Comet
... May contain 5 trillion objects. Probably created 4.6 billion years ago. ...
... May contain 5 trillion objects. Probably created 4.6 billion years ago. ...
plutinos
... rotational periods of two different bodies with simple whole number ratios. Tidal or gravitational lock is an extreme case of orbital resonance; the Earth’s moon’s orbital period exactly matches its own rotational period (roughly one month) — the ratio in this case is 1:1. The cause of resonance is ...
... rotational periods of two different bodies with simple whole number ratios. Tidal or gravitational lock is an extreme case of orbital resonance; the Earth’s moon’s orbital period exactly matches its own rotational period (roughly one month) — the ratio in this case is 1:1. The cause of resonance is ...
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.