PPT-Dwarf Planets

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. The milky way. (seen from Bryce Canyon, UT). The Solar System. ?. “A . system. is a set of . interacting. or interdependent. components . forming an integrated whole” (Wikipedia). The Solar System. Lecture 7. By reading this chapter, you will . learn. 4-1. How ancient astronomers attempted to explain the motions of the planets. 4-2 . What led Copernicus to a Sun-centered model of planetary motion. The outer planets are called Jovian or Jupiter-like.. These planets are made of gas and are several times more massive than the Earth.. The Jovian planets grew to present size in about 10 million years.. Winter 2012. Mercury. James . Pluim. & Eddie Lopez. . Facts about Planet . Mercury. Mercury is the fastest moving planet in our Solar System and is the nearest planet to the Sun. Mercury is one of the four terrestrial planets, being a rocky body like the Earth. It is the smallest of the four.. 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. Vidojevica. Vince Oliver, Astronomical observatory of Belgrade. Outline. *. Will . talk about the Serbian side . of the . DWARF . project. . The DWARF: “Definition”. DWARF is an international project aimed . Emma Longstaff. Working with Sarah . Casewell. ,. . Graham . Wynn, Christiane . Helling. , Pierre . Maxted. . Planetary systems beyond the main sequence II. Brown dwarfs. Helling. & . Casewell. E.ST.05.21. Describe the motion of planets and moons in terms of. rotation on axis and . orbits.. Advanced Note-Taking Practice 101! . Every time you see something typed in . YELLOW. …you need to write it down. . First things first…. Rotation. . – a circular movement of an object around a . center. (or . point. ) . of rotation; rotation around an axis. Sidereal Day – The time it takes for a planet to make one . 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 . By: Virginia. . Speirs. The Solar System. The solar system is made up of many different things. There are 8 planets in our solar system. . The Inner Planets. The inner planets are the four planets closest to the sun. The inner planets are - Mercury, Venus, Earth, . - A reappraisal and update.. Joe Gale. Institute of Life Sciences. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. . ILASOL 2013. Why was Oxygen so essential for the Evolution of Complex Life on Earth? . 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. Jennifer Yee. &. Etienne . Bachelet. Big Picture. Using simulated WFIRST light curves, explore the kinds of . microlensing. planets WFIRST will find.. Goals. Identify planetary perturbations in light curves.