PPT-Lesson7b_Jupiter and its moons

Galilean Moons of Jupiter Jupiter formed an accretion disk The disk would have formed directly above the equator of Jupiter As material accumulated in the disk it was possible to form moons in the debris found in the disk. Lecture 28The Galilean Moons of JupiterAstronomy 141 Saturn Bio/Facts. Diameter: . 116,464 km. Relative Mass (Earth = 1): . 95.2. Density (kg/m. 3. ): . 700. Distance from Sun (AU): . 9.58. Length of Day: . 10.7 hours. Length of Year: . 10,747. days. Mean . Oct 7, 2015. A wealth of worlds. of ice and rocks. >170 moons orbit . jovian. planets. Most large Jovian Planet satellites are smaller than our moon. Based on the geological principles controlling Terrestrial Planets, we expect cold, dead worlds, covered by craters…. By: . Jakob. , Terry, and Dylan. Jupiter . It is the fifth planet . It is mostly composed of hydrogen and helium . The Great Red Spot is the most famous storm on Jupiter . It is the largest planet . Jupiter’s Moon . M . Barrett, . R . Bell, . and . R . Bibb. Three of the Galilean moons are bigger than Earth’s moon.one of the moons are smaller than . E. arth’s moon.. Have a diameter of more than 200 meters.. Galilean moons are the four largest moons orbiting Jupiter.. Vannatter. , . of the Evansville Vanderburgh Schools. Her . i. ntroduction and discussion of the remarkable life of Galileo can be obtained separately . Deborah.Vannatter@evsc.k12.in.us. Galileo and the moons of Jupiter. Hubble Science Briefing. May 1, 2014. Bonnie Meinke, PhD. the surprisingly diverse array of moons. in our solar system. Inner Solar System. Mercury. 0 moons. Venus. 0 moons. Earth. 1. moon. Mars. 2. By the three amigos. Luch Depamphilis, Jaylin Richmond and Alex Abelardo . What is Jupiter made of?. Jupiter is one of the gas giants.. Jupiter is primarily composed of hydrogen. with a quarter of its mass being helium. . Size, Color, Surface Features, Rotation, Revolution, and Density. 2,302 km in diameter . 20% of Earth’s size. Darker color with white splotches. i. ce caps, sediment, nitrogen, methane, carbon monoxide . By: Mrs. Parsons’ Class. Aqutixs. Aqutixs. . is 1.27 billion miles away from the sun.. It has 47+ moons.. Aqutixs. is surrounded with 75% rock & 25% ice.. It is the new 6. th. planet.. It is an outer planet.. Organic Contamination Control. Mark A. Sephton. 1. , S. usan. McKenna-Lawlor. 2. , . John R. Brucato. 3 . Earth/Science/Engineering, Imperial . College London . . Space . Technology Ireland, . Ltd. . Size. Appearance. Having moons. Having rings. Period of rotation (how long a day is). How Can We classify Planets?. Look at your chart of information.. Approximate Diameter= How Big or small it is.. Period of Rotation = How long fast the planet spins on its axis. . About. Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System. Uranus is similar in composition to Neptune, and both have different bulk chemical composition from that of the larger gas giants Jupiter and Saturn. Chapter 12: "Rings, Moons & Pluto". Europa. Callisto. is the outermost of Galilean moons at a distance of 1.2 million miles.. It is in synchronous revolution around Jupiter every 17 days.. . The moon has a heavily cratered surface that has seen little change over the last 4.4 billion years. .