PDF-(BOOS)-Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and the Outer Solar System

Unlike all the planets closer to the Sun known since antiquity the farthest reaches are the discoveries of the modern world Uranus was discovered in 1781 Neptune in 1846 Pluto in 1930 the Kuiper belt group of objects in 1992 and though the Oort cloud has been theorized since 1950 its first member was found in 2004 The discovery of the outer planets made such an impression on the minds of mankind that they were immortalized in the names of the newly discovered elements uranium neptunium and plutonium an astonishingly deadly constituent of atomic bombs Uranus Neptune Pluto and the Outer Solar System Revised Edition enters the farthest reaches of the solar system including the distant gas planets Uranus and Neptune as well as the regions of asteroids and comets known as the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud Updated with new research and scientific findings this fullcolor resource investigates theories about their formation and evolution. by . Gustav . Holst. Motif: A musical idea or succession of notes that is characteristic of a composition. About the Suite. Written by Gustav . Holst. Originally performed in 1918. There was no movement written for Pluto, which had not yet been discovered. Lecture 25. Featureless Atmosphere of Uranus. Uranus from . Voyager 2 . This image looks nearly straight down onto Uranus’s south pole.. None of the . Voyager 2 . images of Uranus show any pronounced cloud patterns. The color is due to methane in the planet’s atmosphere, which absorbs red light but reflects green and blue. The solar system . The sun. The sun is a big star in the sinter of the solar system . it’s what . makes gravity. mercury. Mercury is the hoist planet in the universe . It is 28.8 miles away from the sun. . Chapter 23. 23.1 The Solar System. 99.85%. of the mass of our solar system is in the Sun, planets make up the rest.. Gravity holds planets in orbit.. Overview of the Planets. . Terrestrial planets. 4. – Newton and Einstein. ASTR 101. Prof. Dave Hanes. Newton . Succeeds!. The orbit of (newly-discovered) Uranus. Halley. ’. s comet (and others, later). The prediction of Neptune. The prediction of Pluto . The discovery of Uranus & Neptune. Uranus is oddly tilted & nearly featureless. Neptune is cold & blue. Uranus & Neptune are like yet dislike Jupiter. The magnetic fields of Uranus & Neptune. #2. Raynaldo 6b. mercury. The Planet Mercury is the closest planet to our sun and is the smallest planet in the solar system. .. . It is named after a roman god.. . Mercury . is the first planet of our solar system and it is next to the sun. . Solar System . in a roll. Ron Thompson. Our Solar System. Our Solar System. Cut a 4 foot piece of 2” wide . register . tape. Write “. SUN. ” at one end and “. PLUTO/KUIPER BELT. ” on the other end. C. Reinhardt (UZH), R. . Helled. (UZH) . and. J. Stadel (UZH). Conference on «Impacts in . planetary. . systems. » (Lund May 2017). Uranus. Neptune. Voyager 2 (NASA /JPL). Voyager 2 (NASA /JPL). . The solar system is a group of objects that interact with one . another.. The solar system is the gathering of objects in space .. About 4.6 billion years ago in our solar system was formed. . THE sun. Our solar system is ancient. . Early . astronomers believed that Earth was the center of the universe and all other heavenly bodies orbited around Earth.. Our Solar System. We now know that our sun is the center of our solar . Inner Planets. Inner Planets often called . Terrestrial Planets. Rock Planets. Mercury. Venus. Earth . Mars. Asteroid Belt separates inner and outer planets. Outer Planets. Outer Planets known as . Gas Giants. The Solar System. Identify planets by observing their movement against background stars.. Explain that the solar system consists of many bodies held together by gravity.. Objectives. The solar system consists of the planets, their moons, and many other bodies orbiting the Sun..  . Before:. Question of The Day. During;. PPT notes on Uranus. After:. 3-2-1. Week 4 Day 1. Week 4 Day 1. Question of The Day. Answer: . a gas giant. 7. th. from the sun. 3 billion Km. from Sun. orbit is an ellipse –stretched circle.