Lecture 6
... • Earth: no (66Zn depleted wrt 64Zn) – Moon: (66Zn enriched wrt 64Zn) – So Earth never got volatiles in the first place ...
... • Earth: no (66Zn depleted wrt 64Zn) – Moon: (66Zn enriched wrt 64Zn) – So Earth never got volatiles in the first place ...
Linking Asteroids and Meteorites through Reflectance Spectroscopy
... must pass through the Earth’s atmosphere, where it is scattered. • Shorter wavelengths are more likely to be scattered by the small particles. By the time the light has passed through the atmosphere, the longer wavelengths dominate. This resulting light reflected from the Moon we perceive as red. ...
... must pass through the Earth’s atmosphere, where it is scattered. • Shorter wavelengths are more likely to be scattered by the small particles. By the time the light has passed through the atmosphere, the longer wavelengths dominate. This resulting light reflected from the Moon we perceive as red. ...
Physics 1305 (Solar System Astronomy) Exam 3, Sample Questions
... A) Show no small scale structure. B) Are composed largely of ice particles. C) Show gaps that are associated with orbital resonance’s with different moons of Saturn. D) Are brighter seen from the opposite side of the Sun, compared to when seen with the Sun at your back. 10) The Asteroid belt: A) Con ...
... A) Show no small scale structure. B) Are composed largely of ice particles. C) Show gaps that are associated with orbital resonance’s with different moons of Saturn. D) Are brighter seen from the opposite side of the Sun, compared to when seen with the Sun at your back. 10) The Asteroid belt: A) Con ...
C1: The Inner Planets of the Solar System
... a. 7 days, 12 hours; 1 day, 2 hours. b. 7 hours, 35 minutes; 1 day, 6 hours. c. 14 days, 10 minutes; 2 days, 12 hours. d. 15 hours; 2 days, 12 hours. ...
... a. 7 days, 12 hours; 1 day, 2 hours. b. 7 hours, 35 minutes; 1 day, 6 hours. c. 14 days, 10 minutes; 2 days, 12 hours. d. 15 hours; 2 days, 12 hours. ...
Outer Solar System Exploration - Lunar and Planetary Institute
... spacecraft enable greater science return than the mission itself can provide by giving context to the spacecraft data, and by observing the object for a longer time or with different instruments. The Galileo, Cassini, and New Horizons missions have already benefitted from earth-based observations th ...
... spacecraft enable greater science return than the mission itself can provide by giving context to the spacecraft data, and by observing the object for a longer time or with different instruments. The Galileo, Cassini, and New Horizons missions have already benefitted from earth-based observations th ...
Comets and Mass Extinction
... • In March 1993 astronomers Shoemaker and Levy discovered a comet orbiting Jupiter that collided with on July 16, 1994. A large fireball, easily observable from the spacecraft Galileo, brought the atmospheric temperature in the region of impact up from 130 K to 24,000 K. Fragments continued to rain ...
... • In March 1993 astronomers Shoemaker and Levy discovered a comet orbiting Jupiter that collided with on July 16, 1994. A large fireball, easily observable from the spacecraft Galileo, brought the atmospheric temperature in the region of impact up from 130 K to 24,000 K. Fragments continued to rain ...
Sailing on electricity - Space Propulsion Synergy Team
... Space experiments For maximum confidence, the design would need to be tested outside of Earth’s magnetosphere, which deflects the solar wind needed to propel the spacecraft. Wiegmann envisions testing a HERTS spacecraft in the vicinity of the moon and beyond Earth’s magnetosphere. On the dayside of ...
... Space experiments For maximum confidence, the design would need to be tested outside of Earth’s magnetosphere, which deflects the solar wind needed to propel the spacecraft. Wiegmann envisions testing a HERTS spacecraft in the vicinity of the moon and beyond Earth’s magnetosphere. On the dayside of ...
Smaller Bodies of the Solar System
... highly eccentric orbits which take them far beyond the orbit of Pluto ...
... highly eccentric orbits which take them far beyond the orbit of Pluto ...
Meteors, Asteroids, and Comets (Powerpoint)
... coma of Comet 17P/Holmes both expanding and fading. This spectacular composite image shows how the coma and tail of Comet Holmes have changed. Due to Earth's changing vantage point, Comet Holmes, out beyond the orbit of Mars, was seen in November nearly head-on, but in recent months is seen more fro ...
... coma of Comet 17P/Holmes both expanding and fading. This spectacular composite image shows how the coma and tail of Comet Holmes have changed. Due to Earth's changing vantage point, Comet Holmes, out beyond the orbit of Mars, was seen in November nearly head-on, but in recent months is seen more fro ...
Comets, Meteors and Asteroids - 6th Grade Science with Mrs. Voris
... Imagine watching a cosmic collision! That’s exactly what happened in July 1994. The year before, Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker and David Levy discovered a comet that had previously broken into pieces near Jupiter. When their orbit passed near Jupiter again, the fragments crashed into Jupiter. On Eart ...
... Imagine watching a cosmic collision! That’s exactly what happened in July 1994. The year before, Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker and David Levy discovered a comet that had previously broken into pieces near Jupiter. When their orbit passed near Jupiter again, the fragments crashed into Jupiter. On Eart ...
File
... Some of the planets have many moons. A moon is a satellite that orbits a planet. Earth has one moon. The average centre-to-centre distance from the Earth to the Moon is 384,403 kilometres (238,857 miles), about thirty times the diameter of the Earth. The Moon's diameter is 3,474 kilometres (2,159 mi ...
... Some of the planets have many moons. A moon is a satellite that orbits a planet. Earth has one moon. The average centre-to-centre distance from the Earth to the Moon is 384,403 kilometres (238,857 miles), about thirty times the diameter of the Earth. The Moon's diameter is 3,474 kilometres (2,159 mi ...
Celestial Body Shape Diameter Composition
... Rotation 1.03 Earth Days Revolution- 687 Earth Days Solid, rocky, surface. (the red planet) ...
... Rotation 1.03 Earth Days Revolution- 687 Earth Days Solid, rocky, surface. (the red planet) ...
File eschpt20 - My Teacher Pages
... • A meteoroid is a chunk of rock or dust in space. Meteoroids usually come from comets or asteroids. • When a meteoroid enters Earth’s atmosphere, friction makes it burn up and produce a streak of light you see in the sky – a meteor. • Meteorites are pieces of rock, made mostly of iron and nickel, t ...
... • A meteoroid is a chunk of rock or dust in space. Meteoroids usually come from comets or asteroids. • When a meteoroid enters Earth’s atmosphere, friction makes it burn up and produce a streak of light you see in the sky – a meteor. • Meteorites are pieces of rock, made mostly of iron and nickel, t ...
Benchmark Review
... 28.1 Cont. • Comet- a small body of rock, ice, and dust that follows an elliptical orbit around the solar system. • Asteroid- a small, rocky object that orbits the sun with a planet-like composition. • Umbra- the inner cone shaped part of the shadow where the sunlight in completely ...
... 28.1 Cont. • Comet- a small body of rock, ice, and dust that follows an elliptical orbit around the solar system. • Asteroid- a small, rocky object that orbits the sun with a planet-like composition. • Umbra- the inner cone shaped part of the shadow where the sunlight in completely ...
Discovering Asteroids Using
... Asteroids contain large amounts of ices, whereas comets do not. Asteroids are mostly located in the outer solar system, whereas comets are mostly located in the inner solar system. Comets contain large amounts of ices, whereas asteroids do not. Asteroids show long tails when they enter the inner sol ...
... Asteroids contain large amounts of ices, whereas comets do not. Asteroids are mostly located in the outer solar system, whereas comets are mostly located in the inner solar system. Comets contain large amounts of ices, whereas asteroids do not. Asteroids show long tails when they enter the inner sol ...
Solar System Bead Activity
... one year; 300,000 km/s or 9.5 trillion km/yr). Talk about how fast this is. It may help the students if you turn off the light and flip on the flashlight and discuss how it seems that the light travels to the wall immediately. 3. Next discuss that distance in space is usually measured in light years ...
... one year; 300,000 km/s or 9.5 trillion km/yr). Talk about how fast this is. It may help the students if you turn off the light and flip on the flashlight and discuss how it seems that the light travels to the wall immediately. 3. Next discuss that distance in space is usually measured in light years ...
- Lexington JHS
... filling up with small particles (atoms, gases, etc). They finally created enough energy to break the gravitational hold on them and EXPLODE. The scattered particles cool down over time and form what we know today as our planets, stars, asteroids, etc. = Universe (containing our galaxy the… ...
... filling up with small particles (atoms, gases, etc). They finally created enough energy to break the gravitational hold on them and EXPLODE. The scattered particles cool down over time and form what we know today as our planets, stars, asteroids, etc. = Universe (containing our galaxy the… ...
The Solar System
... Log into the publisher’s website for our book at http://www.aw-bc.com/astronomyplace/ and do the tutorials on Kepler’s Laws. Take the multiple choice quizzes for Chapter 3. c. Working with your group members, research and prepare a report on one current or recent NASA exploratory mission to an objec ...
... Log into the publisher’s website for our book at http://www.aw-bc.com/astronomyplace/ and do the tutorials on Kepler’s Laws. Take the multiple choice quizzes for Chapter 3. c. Working with your group members, research and prepare a report on one current or recent NASA exploratory mission to an objec ...
Our Solar System!!! - Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
... The Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud lie past the orbit of Neptune. Dwarf Planets like Pluto and Eris are located in the Kuiper Belt, along with perhaps billions of comets and other icy bodies. Past the Kuiper belt lies the Oort Cloud, where possibly billions more comets and icy bodies exist. ...
... The Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud lie past the orbit of Neptune. Dwarf Planets like Pluto and Eris are located in the Kuiper Belt, along with perhaps billions of comets and other icy bodies. Past the Kuiper belt lies the Oort Cloud, where possibly billions more comets and icy bodies exist. ...
A journey through the solar system - Natural History Museum of Los
... The Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud lie past the orbit of Neptune. Dwarf Planets like Pluto and Eris are located in the Kuiper Belt, along with perhaps billions of comets and other icy bodies. Past the Kuiper belt lies the Oort Cloud, where possibly billions more comets and icy bodies exist. ...
... The Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud lie past the orbit of Neptune. Dwarf Planets like Pluto and Eris are located in the Kuiper Belt, along with perhaps billions of comets and other icy bodies. Past the Kuiper belt lies the Oort Cloud, where possibly billions more comets and icy bodies exist. ...