Moons of Jupiter

Review of Literature I. Introduction- History of Ganymede Ganymede is the largest moon of Jupiter and in the entire Solar System. Ganymede is also the only moon to have a magnetosphere, which according to NOAA is the region of space surrounding an astronomical object in which charged particles are controlled by that object's magnetic field. Ganymede was discovered on January 7th, 1610 by Galileo Galilei, an Italian astronomer that played a huge role in the scientific revolution during the…

that one planet with the the ring around it. Some people even assume that it’s the one and only planet with a ring about it. Those people would be wrong. Saturn is one of four planets that have rings in their orbit. The other three would include Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. The sixth planet in our solar system definitely has the largest in size and by far the most interesting out of the four. Like mention as second ago, Saturn is the sixth planet within the solar system and the second largest as…

The planets in the solar system are divided into terrestrial and jovian planets. They are different in their position, composition and other features. First of all, let us see what are the jovian and the terrestrial planets. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are the jovian planets. Mercury, Venus and Earth are the terrestrial planets. One of the main differences that can be seen between terrestrial and jovian planets, is their surfaces. While the terrestrial planets are made of solid surfaces,…

Neptune Neptune is very complex and there are many different aspects about Neptune's History. Neptune may be dark and lifeless, but the mystery is what give Neptune its features. Neptune also was named after the roman god of the sea. Many think Neptune is small when looking at it from a radar, but when investigating Neptune, the planet could hold about 64 Earths if were hollow. Theories about how Neptune was created still is left to be investigated. When and How Neptune was Discovered The…

in Greeks, which means a very bright satellite of Saturn. By sending a space orbiter and a lander to the sixth largest moon of Saturn and the brightest world in the solar system (NASA, 2015), We can easily accomplish this researching mission and bring lots of valuable data back to earth. Enceladus, with approximately 310 miles diameters, is one tenth of the Saturn’s largest moon. (NolaTRedd, 2016) It was first discovered by Frederick William Herschel in 1789. People have few understandings…

Pluto We know Pluto as the dwarf planet that had its planetary status revoked. We know it as the distant 9th planet in our solar system. We know it as the planet billions of miles away from the sun. Even though all of these facts about pluto might be right, we do not know so much about this glorious planet. Pluto is a dwarf planet that was discovered at the beginning of the twentieth century. Over the years, there has been much debate over whether or not we should qualify Pluto as a planet,…

was discovered on June 3, 2016. Neptune has a long history of discovery starting from 1846 when Neptune was first discovered. In 1984 a ring system was found around Neptune. Then 1989 a spacecraft visits Neptune for the first time. In 2003 5 new moons were discovered orbiting Neptune. 2011 was Neptune completed its first 165 year orbit around the sun. That’s just what we know now in a few more years we could know so much more. Neptune has three rings around the planet. All the rings are named…

System Mercury - Surface of Mercury is most similar to the lunar surface, and covered by many craters and basins, suggesting that the planet in the geological dormant for millions of years. The main relief shapes on Mercury are plateaus "moon-like", wrinkled ridges called the dorsum, mountain ranges, basins, canyons. The ground of Mercury has crumbled due to the impact of meteorites and soil erosion due to rapid daily variations in temperature. Overall knowledge of the geology and…

have knowledge of formation of the Universe that lead to the assimilation of galaxies and all contained within them. This is essay will look at the beginning of the universe and the chemical reactions which led to the formation of stars, planets, moons, asteroid belts, comets and meteorites. Then, focusing on Mars, discuss the planets geological features and the instruments used to study them, from its inner core to upper atmosphere. This information will be used in a comparative analysis with…

around other stars, called exoplanets. An exoplanet, is any planet that orbits a star other than the Sun. Thousands have been discovered in the past twenty years, mostly with the NASA’s Kepler space Telescope, exoplanets of all sizes, from bigger than Jupiter to smaller than Earth. Just like the Solar System, exoplanets can orbit their…