PPT-The Evolution of Our Understanding of the Solar System

How would you explain an image like this in ancient times Making a Foldable Make a 4 flap foldable Label the 4 flaps Aristotle Ptolemy Copernicus Galileo Inside note as we go through scientists. 149 1998 D Lazzaro et al eds ORBITAL RESONANCES AND CHAOS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM Renu Malhotra Lunar and Planetary Institute 3600 Bay Area Blvd Houston TX 77058 USA Email renulpijscnasagov Abstract Long term solar system dynamics is a tale of orbital r The processes by which stars and planets form are active areas of research in modern astrophysics. The formation of our own solar system is central to the first half of our course, and important to the second half as well when we study the formation of stars. and . Its . Evolution. Marc Pinsonneault. Ohio State University. Collaborators: . Larry Capuder. Scott Gaudi. Summary. The Sun is predicted to become brighter as it ages for fundamental stellar structure reasons. Part 1. Survey of the solar system. 1. What do you know (or think you know)?. Confer with your tablemate (or people in front or back of you) and write down five things you think you know about our solar system. . How do we know the Earth goes around the Sun?. Recap/Announcements. Canvas assignment due today . Moon motions in the sky due . Campus observatory. Midterm 9/27. Appearance . and motions of objects in the sky:. Nebula . Theory. Summing Up. SNT Explaining the Solar System. The Solar System’s disk shape. Inherited from the motion of materials in the solar nebula. . The planets and moons mostly rotate and revolve in the same directions because they evolved from the same gas cloud. . 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. . 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. Protoplanetary. disk: condensation and accretion. Solar wind (beginning of fusion). Collisions continue. Planetary migration (orbits shifting). Late Heavy Bombardment (Hadean Era). Planetary Evolution. Ingredients?. Planets. Their Moons, Rings. Comets. Asteroids. . Meteoroids. . Kuiper Belt Objects. The Sun. A lot of nearly empty space. Solar System Perspective. Orbits of Planets. All orbit in same . 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 . two moons . of . Mars . with sample return . from . Phobos. Hirdy Miyamoto (. Univ. Tokyo) on behalf of MMX team. NOTE ADDED BY JPL WEBMASTER: This content has not been approved or adopted by, NASA, JPL, or the California Institute of Technology. This document is being made available for information purposes only, and any views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of NASA, JPL, or the California Institute of Technology.. Topics covered here:. Evolution. Classification. Natural Selection is a major mechanism of evolution. According . to Darwin’s theory of natural selection, competition for . limited resources . results in differential survival. Individuals with more . Prepared by: Parshati Patel. Our Solar System. Our Solar System. Our Solar System. What makes up our Solar System?. Star (Sun). Planets (8). everything that orbits the Sun. Dwarf planets. Comets. Asteroids.