Astronomy Test 2 Material

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0.055 Earth's Mass

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Mercury

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.38 Earth's Radius

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Mercury

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resonance rotation

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Mercury

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Caloris Basin - large impact crater

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Mercury

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Scarps. - Huge cliffs thought to have form as the planet cooled and contracted.

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Mercury

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No atmosphere

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Mercury

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440 K (167 C) (590-725 K,sunward side)

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Mercury

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Weak magnetic field

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Mercury

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Probe: Mariner 10

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Mercury

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Interior - cool, iron-rich core

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Mercury

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VERY slow retrograde rotation

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Venus

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.95 Earth's Radius

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Venus

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. 81 Earth's Volume

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Venus

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.78 Earth's Mass

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Venus

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Density: 5300 kg/m3

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Venus

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Interior - large hot iron rich core

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Venus

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Maxwell Montes

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Venus

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Aprhodite Terra

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Venus

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Isthar Terra

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Venus

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Constant cloud cover


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Venus

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Sulfuric acid clouds

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Venus

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VERY HOT 730K

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Venus

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about 90 times Earth's

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Venus

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CO2 - 95.3% Nitrogen - 3.5%

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Venus

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No measurable magnetic field

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Venus

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No Moons

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Venus

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Orbiting - Magellan

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Venus

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Landers - Venera I&II

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Venus

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Period of a day is 24.6 hours (similar to Earth's)

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Mars

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Tilt angle of rotation axis - 24.0 degrees (similar to Earth's)

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Mars

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Has seasons

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Mars

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.53 Earth's
 Radius

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Mars

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. 149 Earth's Volume

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Mars

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.11 Earth's Mass

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Mars

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Density = 3900 kg/m3

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Mars

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Interior- small cool slightly iron rich core

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Mars

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1. Olympus Mons - Shield volcano - largest mountain in the solar system

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Mars

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Valles Mariners

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Mars

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Polar Icecaps - Frozen water and carbon dioxide

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Mars

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Evidence of water flow in the past.

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Mars

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Red dust on the surface is Iron Oxide (rust)

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Mars

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Global dust storms

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mars

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50K cooler than on earth

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Mars

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1/150 of Earth's pressure

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Mars

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95.3% CO2, 2.7% Nitrogen, 1.6% Argon

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Mars

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Weak Magnetic field (like Mercury)

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Mars

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Two moons (captured asteroids)

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Mars

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Viking 1 & 2

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Mars

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Rovers: Spirit and Opportunity

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Mars

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Fast differential rotation

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Jupiter and Saturn

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9h 50 min rotation period at equator

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Jupiter

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11 times earth's radius

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Jupiter

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1331 times earth's volume

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Jupiter

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1330 kg/m^3

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Jupiter

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enormous temperatures and pressure in interior

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Jupiter

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rocky core, metallic hydrogen (currents produce magnetic field)

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Jupiter

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fast rotation causes "bands" around planet

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Jupiter

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typical colors are bright yellow, orange, and red

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Jupiter

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great red spot - a hurricane that is constantly present

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Jupiter

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Magnetic field is largest planetary structure in the solar system

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Jupiter

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interior heat left over from planet's formation

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Jupiter

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Voyager 1 & 2 and Galileo

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Jupiter

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4 Galilean moons (and then some!)

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Jupiter

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9.5 times earth's radius

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Saturn

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860 times Earth's volume

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Saturn

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700 kg/m^3

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Saturn

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97K surface temp

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Saturn

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very similar interior to jupiter

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Saturn

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helium precipitation adds to generation of heat inside of planet

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Saturn

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spectacular jovian ring system

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Saturn

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cassini division: The large gap between two most prominent rings

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Saturn

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roche limit: The smallest distance at which a natural satellite can orbit a celestial body without being torn apart by the larger body's gravitational force.

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Saturn

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Shepherd Satellite: A moon that orbits near the edge of a planetary ring, constraining the ring's extent through gravitational pull

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Saturn

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particles of water ice, typically the size of a large snowball

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saturn

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blue-green color due to methane

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uranus and neptune

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90 degree tilt axis

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uranus

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discovered by herschel

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uranus

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great dark spot like that of jupiter

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neptune

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discovered by adams and leverrier. observed by galle

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neptune

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miranda = moon

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uranus

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triton = moon

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neptune

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sometimes closer to sun than neptune

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pluto

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physical properties are most like ice moons of jovian planets

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pluto

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moon = charon

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pluto

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best images taken from hubble space telescope.

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pluto

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no probes

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pluto

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List from smallest to largest all test material.

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pluto, mercury, moon, mars, venus, earth, neptune, uranus, saturn, jupiter

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list the gas planets

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saturn, neptune, jupiter, uranus