
Lecture week 5 File
... What are comets? • Comets are lumps of ice and dust that periodically come into the center of the solar system from somewhere in its outer reaches • Some comets make repeated trips. • When comets get close enough to the Sun, heat makes them start to evaporate. • Jets of gas and dust form long tails ...
... What are comets? • Comets are lumps of ice and dust that periodically come into the center of the solar system from somewhere in its outer reaches • Some comets make repeated trips. • When comets get close enough to the Sun, heat makes them start to evaporate. • Jets of gas and dust form long tails ...
Review 2 (October 19-10)
... • Oort Cloud (spherical shell ~ 50,000-100,000 AU) • Kuiper Belt (disk ~ 30-50 AU) (Astronomical Unit [AU] = Earth-Sun Distance) ...
... • Oort Cloud (spherical shell ~ 50,000-100,000 AU) • Kuiper Belt (disk ~ 30-50 AU) (Astronomical Unit [AU] = Earth-Sun Distance) ...
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... • Meteoroid: small chuck of rock in space – Like an asteroid but smaller – Asteroid generally larger than one hundred meters across • Meteor: the brief flash of light caused by a meteoroid when it enters the Earth’s atmosphere, and produces a fiery trail across the night sky – The glowing is the res ...
... • Meteoroid: small chuck of rock in space – Like an asteroid but smaller – Asteroid generally larger than one hundred meters across • Meteor: the brief flash of light caused by a meteoroid when it enters the Earth’s atmosphere, and produces a fiery trail across the night sky – The glowing is the res ...
Vagabonds of the Solar System (complete)
... • Meteoroid: small chuck of rock in space – Like an asteroid but smaller – Asteroid generally larger than one hundred meters across • Meteor: the brief flash of light caused by a meteoroid when it enters the Earth’s atmosphere, and produces a fiery trail across the night sky – The glowing is the res ...
... • Meteoroid: small chuck of rock in space – Like an asteroid but smaller – Asteroid generally larger than one hundred meters across • Meteor: the brief flash of light caused by a meteoroid when it enters the Earth’s atmosphere, and produces a fiery trail across the night sky – The glowing is the res ...
SCI-4 Exam [E-1NGXKV] Mil - 4th
... Directions: Click on each answer you want to select. You must select all the correct answers. ...
... Directions: Click on each answer you want to select. You must select all the correct answers. ...
asteroid
... • These asteroids could inflict great damage on Earth if they were to strike the planet. • Several recently established asteroid detection programs have begun to track all asteroids whose orbits may approach Earth. ...
... • These asteroids could inflict great damage on Earth if they were to strike the planet. • Several recently established asteroid detection programs have begun to track all asteroids whose orbits may approach Earth. ...
Planetary Science - Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
... • Global climate models for Mars and Titan • Studies of the climate and chemistry of the early Earth’s atmosphere • Cassini observations of the atmospheres of Titan and ...
... • Global climate models for Mars and Titan • Studies of the climate and chemistry of the early Earth’s atmosphere • Cassini observations of the atmospheres of Titan and ...
Current and Future Activities in Solar System Exploration
... --Determ ine the surface compositions and implications for the origin, evolution and transport of surface m aterials --Determ ine the com positions, origins, and evolution of the atmosphere, including transport of m aterial throughout the Jovian system --Determ ine how the com ponents of the Jovian ...
... --Determ ine the surface compositions and implications for the origin, evolution and transport of surface m aterials --Determ ine the com positions, origins, and evolution of the atmosphere, including transport of m aterial throughout the Jovian system --Determ ine how the com ponents of the Jovian ...
comets asteroid meteor differnences
... but most believe that comets formed at the same time our solar system did, perhaps even in among the planets. Comets are made of a mixture of ices (water, methane, carbon dioxide, etc) and dust. These are precisely the materials that probably existed when the solar system was forming. Will you be th ...
... but most believe that comets formed at the same time our solar system did, perhaps even in among the planets. Comets are made of a mixture of ices (water, methane, carbon dioxide, etc) and dust. These are precisely the materials that probably existed when the solar system was forming. Will you be th ...
Asteroids, Comets, Meteors…what`s the difference
... Asteroids are rocky or metallic objects, most of which orbit the ________________________ in the asteroid belt between the planets ________________________ and Jupiter. A few asteroids approach the Sun more closely. Asteroids are also known as ________________________ or minor planets. The first ___ ...
... Asteroids are rocky or metallic objects, most of which orbit the ________________________ in the asteroid belt between the planets ________________________ and Jupiter. A few asteroids approach the Sun more closely. Asteroids are also known as ________________________ or minor planets. The first ___ ...
Mars` Moons
... • Oort Cloud (spherical shell ~ 50,000-100,000 AU) • Kuiper Belt (disk ~ 30-50 AU) (Astronomical Unit [AU] = Earth-Sun Distance) ...
... • Oort Cloud (spherical shell ~ 50,000-100,000 AU) • Kuiper Belt (disk ~ 30-50 AU) (Astronomical Unit [AU] = Earth-Sun Distance) ...
What`s That Up In The Sky???
... but most believe that comets formed at the same time our solar system did, perhaps even in among the planets. Comets are made of a mixture of ices (water, methane, carbon dioxide, etc) and dust. These are precisely the materials that probably existed when the solar system was forming. Will you be th ...
... but most believe that comets formed at the same time our solar system did, perhaps even in among the planets. Comets are made of a mixture of ices (water, methane, carbon dioxide, etc) and dust. These are precisely the materials that probably existed when the solar system was forming. Will you be th ...
asteroid-comet-meteor presentation
... but most believe that comets formed at the same time our solar system did, perhaps even in among the planets. Comets are made of a mixture of ices (water, methane, carbon dioxide, etc) and dust. These are precisely the materials that probably existed when the solar system was forming. Will you be th ...
... but most believe that comets formed at the same time our solar system did, perhaps even in among the planets. Comets are made of a mixture of ices (water, methane, carbon dioxide, etc) and dust. These are precisely the materials that probably existed when the solar system was forming. Will you be th ...
Chandra`s X-ray vision seeks out black holes
... by the Cassini Orbiter. This would have resulted in the loss of most of the unique data returned from the Probe during its descent through Titan’s dense atmosphere. The modified mission involves shortening Cassini’s first two orbits around Saturn and adding a third, which provides the required geome ...
... by the Cassini Orbiter. This would have resulted in the loss of most of the unique data returned from the Probe during its descent through Titan’s dense atmosphere. The modified mission involves shortening Cassini’s first two orbits around Saturn and adding a third, which provides the required geome ...
OAT Asteroids:Comets
... a shooting star. Most burn up completely and never hit the earth’s Surface. ...
... a shooting star. Most burn up completely and never hit the earth’s Surface. ...
Notes with questions
... indicates that there is an abrupt change between the properties of the mantle and those of the core. Specifically, the transverse wave shadow zone shows that the outer core must be A solid. B liquid or semi-liquid. C gaseous. D similar to crustal material. E impossible to determine. ...
... indicates that there is an abrupt change between the properties of the mantle and those of the core. Specifically, the transverse wave shadow zone shows that the outer core must be A solid. B liquid or semi-liquid. C gaseous. D similar to crustal material. E impossible to determine. ...
Trans Neptunian Objects (TNOs)
... There are many icy/rock objects (planetesimals) in the Kuiper Belt and an area called the Scattered Disc. If one of these has an orbit that crosses inside the orbit of Neptune, the object becomes classified as a Trans Neptunian Object (TNO). Pluto is the biggest TNO. Some of the Kuiper Belt Objects ...
... There are many icy/rock objects (planetesimals) in the Kuiper Belt and an area called the Scattered Disc. If one of these has an orbit that crosses inside the orbit of Neptune, the object becomes classified as a Trans Neptunian Object (TNO). Pluto is the biggest TNO. Some of the Kuiper Belt Objects ...
The Gravitational Assist
... Voyager 1 was launched in 1977 and was designed to conduct close-up studies of Jupiter and Saturn, Saturn’s rings and larger moons of these two planets. It reached Saturn thanks to the Jupiter’s GA . Its trajectory was designed to send the spacecraft closely past the large moon Titan. Flying “under” ...
... Voyager 1 was launched in 1977 and was designed to conduct close-up studies of Jupiter and Saturn, Saturn’s rings and larger moons of these two planets. It reached Saturn thanks to the Jupiter’s GA . Its trajectory was designed to send the spacecraft closely past the large moon Titan. Flying “under” ...
Meteors and Comets
... l Comets are like frozen snowballs l Comets look like asteroids except for the tail ...
... l Comets are like frozen snowballs l Comets look like asteroids except for the tail ...
Meteors and Comets
... A meteor is much smaller than an asteroid When a meteor hits the ground its called a meteorite A meteor is the streak of light from the meteoroid ...
... A meteor is much smaller than an asteroid When a meteor hits the ground its called a meteorite A meteor is the streak of light from the meteoroid ...
Lecture 5. Origin of the Solar System, Formation of the Earth
... We know interior of the Earth has a different composition from the surface. Crust - basalt and granite Mantle - Mg and Si rich rock (plastic - 67% of Earth’s mass) ...
... We know interior of the Earth has a different composition from the surface. Crust - basalt and granite Mantle - Mg and Si rich rock (plastic - 67% of Earth’s mass) ...
Name
... B. the iron on its surface C. the reflection of its moon’s light D. the copper on its surface ...
... B. the iron on its surface C. the reflection of its moon’s light D. the copper on its surface ...
Solar System Webquest
... things made up to help describe the night sky _ help us tell which stars are which ______________________ 6. Why do we see different constellations throughout the year? _because the earth moves in relation to the sky 7. Define (Click on ZOOM Astronomy and then glossary): a. light year -_ the distanc ...
... things made up to help describe the night sky _ help us tell which stars are which ______________________ 6. Why do we see different constellations throughout the year? _because the earth moves in relation to the sky 7. Define (Click on ZOOM Astronomy and then glossary): a. light year -_ the distanc ...