CHAPTER 6: The Solar System
... Do not hit the Earth… they burn up Haven’t been able to study them until recently Tails vaporize as they get close to the Sun and we use Spectroscopic study to study tails. ...
... Do not hit the Earth… they burn up Haven’t been able to study them until recently Tails vaporize as they get close to the Sun and we use Spectroscopic study to study tails. ...
Our Planetary System (Chapter 7)
... the Sun. Most are found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. There are many asteroids. • Comets are small, icy bodies that orbit the Sun. Comets have very elliptical orbits, only becoming visible when they form tails in the inner solar system. There are many comets. ...
... the Sun. Most are found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. There are many asteroids. • Comets are small, icy bodies that orbit the Sun. Comets have very elliptical orbits, only becoming visible when they form tails in the inner solar system. There are many comets. ...
Constructing the Solar System: A Smashing Success!
... orbits between Mars and Jupiter (although some are on Earth-crossing orbits, and some follow similar orbits to Jupiter—the Trojans). Asteroids are smaller than planets, and typically range from meters up to a few hundred kilometers in size. The first known asteroid, Ceres, was discovered in 1801. Th ...
... orbits between Mars and Jupiter (although some are on Earth-crossing orbits, and some follow similar orbits to Jupiter—the Trojans). Asteroids are smaller than planets, and typically range from meters up to a few hundred kilometers in size. The first known asteroid, Ceres, was discovered in 1801. Th ...
Media Release
... Differences between tungsten isotope measurements of the Earth and the Moon, reported in two papers published in this week’s Nature, provide evidence to support theories that, following the giant Moon-forming impact, a ‘late veneer’ of material was added to both bodies. Previous measurements were un ...
... Differences between tungsten isotope measurements of the Earth and the Moon, reported in two papers published in this week’s Nature, provide evidence to support theories that, following the giant Moon-forming impact, a ‘late veneer’ of material was added to both bodies. Previous measurements were un ...
8thGrCh4.3-4.5Outline
... that does pass through the atmosphere becomes _____________, making the surface __________ than any other planet. The average temperature is 460oC. The trapping of the heat is called the _______________________________. ...
... that does pass through the atmosphere becomes _____________, making the surface __________ than any other planet. The average temperature is 460oC. The trapping of the heat is called the _______________________________. ...
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 ...
THE SEARCH FOR LIFE: ARE WE ALONE
... 2c. Music up. So many stars. You know, the stars are really other suns. They’re just very far away. You can’t help but wonder. Are there other worlds like ours, hidden among those stars? Do any of them have life? Is there someone out there lying awake wondering if we exist? What would they be like? ...
... 2c. Music up. So many stars. You know, the stars are really other suns. They’re just very far away. You can’t help but wonder. Are there other worlds like ours, hidden among those stars? Do any of them have life? Is there someone out there lying awake wondering if we exist? What would they be like? ...
Small objects are made of ice and rock.
... Some asteroids have collided with Earth in the past. The collisions left impact craters, some of which can still be seen today. Scientists have found evidence that an asteroid 10 kilometers (6 mi) in diameter hit Earth 65 million years ago. A cloud of dust from the collision spread around the world ...
... Some asteroids have collided with Earth in the past. The collisions left impact craters, some of which can still be seen today. Scientists have found evidence that an asteroid 10 kilometers (6 mi) in diameter hit Earth 65 million years ago. A cloud of dust from the collision spread around the world ...
Topic 7 - Holy Cross Collegiate
... Giant Jupiter is 2.5 times the mass of all the other planets combined. At its centre is a rocky core about twice the size of Earth. The rest of the planet consists mainly of hydrogen in various states. Solid hydrogen forms an inner mantle, surrounded by a liquid hydrogen and helium outer mantle. No ...
... Giant Jupiter is 2.5 times the mass of all the other planets combined. At its centre is a rocky core about twice the size of Earth. The rest of the planet consists mainly of hydrogen in various states. Solid hydrogen forms an inner mantle, surrounded by a liquid hydrogen and helium outer mantle. No ...
Outer Planets: The Ice Giants
... The Galileo and Cassini orbiters, both of which carried probes, brought our understanding of the gas giants to a high level. Our understanding of the ice giants is based only on the Voyager flyby and Earth-based telescopic investigations. New questions and new opportunities abound. Thus the Solar Sy ...
... The Galileo and Cassini orbiters, both of which carried probes, brought our understanding of the gas giants to a high level. Our understanding of the ice giants is based only on the Voyager flyby and Earth-based telescopic investigations. New questions and new opportunities abound. Thus the Solar Sy ...
Exploring Space Powerpoint
... Called the Red Planet because it is covered with red rocks Scientists think living things may once have lived on Mars but no signs of life have been found yet. Spins about the same speed as Earth. A year on Mars is almost twice as long as a year on Earth. Mass: .107 Has 2 moons. ...
... Called the Red Planet because it is covered with red rocks Scientists think living things may once have lived on Mars but no signs of life have been found yet. Spins about the same speed as Earth. A year on Mars is almost twice as long as a year on Earth. Mass: .107 Has 2 moons. ...
Vagabonds of the Solar System
... fewer than 20 years and return at predictable interval Oort cloud – A sphere extending from the Kuiper Belt to some 50,000 AU from the Sun – contains billions of comet nuclei – Intermediate period (20 to 200 years) and long-period comets (1 to 30 million years) are thought to originate in the Oort c ...
... fewer than 20 years and return at predictable interval Oort cloud – A sphere extending from the Kuiper Belt to some 50,000 AU from the Sun – contains billions of comet nuclei – Intermediate period (20 to 200 years) and long-period comets (1 to 30 million years) are thought to originate in the Oort c ...
Solar System App Activity
... select 2000-2009: 95. What probe orbits around Saturn and is scheduled to continue observing it until 2017? ___________________ 96. What spacecraft collect the first dust sample from an asteroid? ______________________________________ 97. What are the names of the two rovers that landed on Mars as p ...
... select 2000-2009: 95. What probe orbits around Saturn and is scheduled to continue observing it until 2017? ___________________ 96. What spacecraft collect the first dust sample from an asteroid? ______________________________________ 97. What are the names of the two rovers that landed on Mars as p ...
24.Comets
... – Fifteen minutes from impact, would appear as irregular mass – Would enter Earth’s atmosphere with blinding flash, then impact Earth three seconds later ...
... – Fifteen minutes from impact, would appear as irregular mass – Would enter Earth’s atmosphere with blinding flash, then impact Earth three seconds later ...
Document
... • “Carbonaceous”: lighter elements (C, Si, Mg), can be covered with dark organic compounds or rocky material – Source: unformed planet or planetesimal • “Metallic”: dominantly nickel/iron – Source: differentiated body broken up later • “Basaltic”: like lava; must have been melted rock – Source: diff ...
... • “Carbonaceous”: lighter elements (C, Si, Mg), can be covered with dark organic compounds or rocky material – Source: unformed planet or planetesimal • “Metallic”: dominantly nickel/iron – Source: differentiated body broken up later • “Basaltic”: like lava; must have been melted rock – Source: diff ...
Nebula Theory - GSHS Mrs. Francomb
... the disk of the nebula was whirling around the core, as described above. The protoplanets continued this motion by revolving around the newly evolved Sun. In addition, the protoplanets, and the planets, as they formed, began to rotate, or spin on an internal axis. This took place as some of the forc ...
... the disk of the nebula was whirling around the core, as described above. The protoplanets continued this motion by revolving around the newly evolved Sun. In addition, the protoplanets, and the planets, as they formed, began to rotate, or spin on an internal axis. This took place as some of the forc ...
worksheet.
... Introduction to the Solar System Our Solar System is a collection of planets, asteroids, satellites, comets, meteoroids, dust, and gas orbiting our sun, a yellow star. The Sun contains about 99.9 percent of the mass of the system. In the Beginning The Solar System is believed to be about 5 billion y ...
... Introduction to the Solar System Our Solar System is a collection of planets, asteroids, satellites, comets, meteoroids, dust, and gas orbiting our sun, a yellow star. The Sun contains about 99.9 percent of the mass of the system. In the Beginning The Solar System is believed to be about 5 billion y ...
To the Moon!!
... • U.S. missions such as Ranger, Surveyor and Lunar Orbiter photographed the lunar surface preparing for astronauts to land there • On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong walked on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 ...
... • U.S. missions such as Ranger, Surveyor and Lunar Orbiter photographed the lunar surface preparing for astronauts to land there • On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong walked on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 ...
Our Solar system
... Each ring is made of individual particles of ice & rock: “moonlets” Jupiter’s rings are very faint, widely dispersed, fine dark particles similar to smoke particles Saturn has the most dense rings Uranus’ rings were discovered when the planet passed in front of a star and something on the edges bloc ...
... Each ring is made of individual particles of ice & rock: “moonlets” Jupiter’s rings are very faint, widely dispersed, fine dark particles similar to smoke particles Saturn has the most dense rings Uranus’ rings were discovered when the planet passed in front of a star and something on the edges bloc ...
“Titan-ic” Success for Cassini
... on the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, has reached its climax. The Huygens lander separated from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on 25th December 2004, and entered Titan’s atmosphere on 14th January 2005. Launched in 1997, Huygens was to become the first space probe to land on a world in the oute ...
... on the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, has reached its climax. The Huygens lander separated from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on 25th December 2004, and entered Titan’s atmosphere on 14th January 2005. Launched in 1997, Huygens was to become the first space probe to land on a world in the oute ...
Asteroids4 Feb Asteroids, Comets, Minor Planets • Understanding composition of solar system
... – Carbon‐rich (right). Formed in outer asteroid belt ...
... – Carbon‐rich (right). Formed in outer asteroid belt ...
The Solar System
... asteroids are the remnants from the formation of the planets. • Although there are millions of objects in the asteroid belt it is not densely populated, they are scattered over a vast area, several spacecraft have passed through the belt on their way to the outer planets without encountering any iss ...
... asteroids are the remnants from the formation of the planets. • Although there are millions of objects in the asteroid belt it is not densely populated, they are scattered over a vast area, several spacecraft have passed through the belt on their way to the outer planets without encountering any iss ...