PPT-Pluto and the dwarf planets

By AJ Aidan Cheryl and Emma The Dwarf Planets A dwarf planet is a smaller planet that shares an orbit around the sun such as an asteroid comets Scientists believe there may be as many as a few 100 other dwarf planets in the . This distant realm is populated with thousands of miniature icy worlds which formed early in the history of the solar system These icy rocky bodies are called Kuiper Belt objects or transneptunian objects Plutos 248yearlong elliptical orbit can take PLUTO PLUTO - Phase Only Spatial Light ModulatorsThe PLUTO phase modulator models are based on reflective m pixel pitch. The PLUTO phase modulator series covers different versions optimized for diffe Lesson 1. Stars. • The Sun and stars appear to move from east-to-west across the sky.. • They are not really moving. It is the rotation of the Earth that gives this illusion.. Stars. • Stars are ball-shaped masses of superheated . The . Pluto. Files. By Neil Degrasse Tyson. February 18, 1930. Pluto was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh, an amateur astronomer from Illinois at Arizona’s Lowell Observatory.. He considered naming the planet Percival, after Percival Lowell.. To Be A Planet, Or Not To Be?. Physical Characteristics . 5 - Recognized Dwarf Planets. Ceres, Pluto, . Haumea. , . Makemake. , Eris. Classification Criteria. Directly orbits the Sun (not a satellite). “Voyage to the Planets” & . “A Planet No More”. “voyage to the planets”. Passage 1. 1. How did the author organize this article?. b. y explaining causes and effects. b. y telling events in sequential order. http://www.cs.wright.edu/~tkprasad. Prasad. 1. U3_SolarSystem. SOLAR SYSTEM. The Sun. Prasad. U3_SolarSystem. 3+ Dwarf Planets . Over 150 . moons . /. satellites of the . planets. Comets, meteors, asteroids,. 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. Pluto Update!. Suzanne Metlay, Ph.D.. Western Governors University. suzanne.metlay@wgu.edu. Estes Park Memorial . Observatory. – . 22 August. . 2015. . Pluto is Beautiful!. Enhanced Color Image. Mercury – terrestrial planet. It has almost no atmosphere, so meteors hit its surface. It is as pockmarked as our moon. .. Venus – terrestrial planet. hottest of all the planets. Its atmosphere is toxic. Prior to 2006. When Pluto was discovered in 1930, it was automatically called a planet. It was thought to be larger than Mercury.. However, when Pluto’s moon . Charon. was discovered, it was used to determine Pluto’s mass, which ended up being 1/20. Know a little astronomy fan who loves Pluto and the dwarf planets? Ever wished kids’ space books devoted more than a measly page or two to the little guys that populate our solar system? My First Book of Dwarf Planets has you covered with a fun, easy-to-follow focus on our solar system’s amazing small planets, made especially for kids 6-8!Get even the youngest space fan excited about our solar system’s smallest planets, from the lone dwarf planet in the inner solar system to the diverse mini worlds of the Kuiper belt and beyond! This book uses incredible space photos and easy-to-understand entries packed with fun facts to help kids explore the fascinating lineup of dwarf planets: rocky Ceres Pluto, the planet with a heart red Makemake weird-and-wonderful Haumea and icy, far-flung Eris. 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 . 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..