PPT-The Jovian Planets

Jupiter can be imaged well from Earth even with a small telescope Here Jupiter with its Galilean moons Observations of Jupiter and Saturn Natural color image Jupiter King of Gods Observations of Jupiter . 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. 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). 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. 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. Sotirios Karathanasis, Karalyn Berman, Leah Cassens. Overview. What is a habitable planet?. How do they form?. How do we find them?. Possible habitable planets. Future goals. What makes up a habitable planet?. 001). The First Midterm is Tuesday. , . February 24. The First Midterm will be given . in two rooms. A – J Physics 166 (this room). K – Z Anderson 270 (West Bank). Bring 2 pencils and a photo-id.. 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.. Chapter . 7 The . Jovian Planets. Observations of Jupiter and Saturn. The Discoveries of Uranus and Neptune. Bulk Properties of the Jovian Planets. Jupiter’s Atmosphere. The Atmospheres of the Outer Jovian Worlds. Solutions. 1. Describe . the focus of comparative . planetology. and discuss its importance to solar system studies. .. Comparative . planetology. is . the approach we use to study and understand our solar system. 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 . 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. Thursday, October 13 | 7:00 PM. Bell Museum Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public, and will be followed by telescope observing.. About the talk:. Advanced LIGO gravitational-wave detectors recently recorded the first signals coming from mergers of binary black hole systems, marking the beginning of gravitational-wave astronomy and astrophysics. For the first time we are able to observe and study the universe with gravitational waves, and to learn about objects never observed before.. La gamme de thé MORPHEE vise toute générations recherchant le sommeil paisible tant désiré et non procuré par tout types de médicaments. Essentiellement composé de feuille de morphine, ce thé vous assurera d’un rétablissement digne d’un voyage sur . Recent result, current status, and future plan. F. Tsuchiya, I. Yoshikawa, A. Yamazaki, K. Yoshioka, T. Kimura, G. Murakami, H. Kita, M. . Kuwabara. , C. Tao, . R. Koga, R. . Hikida. , K. . Masunaga.