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Nick Cowan Northwestern Study Analysis Group 10 SAGX What is the full diversity of planet properties needed to characterize and understand the climate of shortperiod exoplanets Which measurement suites and how much observing time are needed to characterize the climate of transiting 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). Dr.. Jade Carter-Bond. (Lillian’s Daughter). U3A. 6 June, 2012. Extrasolar Planets:. What they are, what we know about them, why we should care, where ET lives (just kidding!) what I’ve been doing for the last 12 years and why your tax dollars should continue to help. 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.. Lecture by C.P. Dullemond. Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics. Heidelberg University. Image . Credit. : NASA. The Big Questions. After C. Mordasini. > 10 billion galaxies in the Universe. 100 billion stars in each. ASTR 101. Prof. Dave Hanes. The . Moon. ’. s . Baleful Influence . (?. ). Crime . rates, . homicides, . birth rates, acts of. ‘. lunacy,. ’. t. raffic a. ccidents. , etc…. http. ://skepdic.com/fullmoon.html. Exam on Monday. I’ll have a Mock exam to work on Friday. Solar Eclipse. Freds_excellent_eclipse.mpg. Solar Eclipses . Umbra. – region of total shadow. Penumbra. – region of partial shadow. Totality lasts only a few minutes!. Synergy with Transiting Planets. Norio Narita (NAOJ. ). Thanks to IRD Transit Group. Members of . the . IRD Transit Group. Norio Narita . (Chief: NAOJ. ). Akihiko Fukui (NAOJ, Okayama Astrophysical . Exoplanets. Norio Narita (NAOJ). Transit of Venus on June 5, 2012 at Hawaii. Outline. Introduction of Transit. Current Status of Studies. . of Transiting . Exoplanets. Further . Studies of Transiting . 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. . What factors exists on Earth that make life possible here, but unlikely on any other planet?. Which planets in the solar system are called the “gas giants” and why?. In general, what condition on the planets is MOST affected by its distance from. 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. Protoplanetary. disk: condensation and accretion. Solar wind (beginning of fusion). Collisions continue. Planetary migration (orbits shifting). Late Heavy Bombardment (Hadean Era). Planetary Evolution. Nick Cowan . (Northwestern). Study Analysis Group 10 (SAG-X). What is the full diversity of planet properties needed to characterize and understand the climate of short-period exoplanets? . Which measurement suites and how much observing time are needed to characterize the climate of transiting planets? .