'Outer planet' presentation slideshows

Asteroids, Comets and Meteorites

Asteroids, Comets and Meteorites. Important Points. Small objects in the solar system are leftovers that never accreted into planets Minor planets mostly orbit between Mars and Jupiter Comets formed in the outer solar system and were flung outward by close encounters with other planets

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Planetary Geology

Planetary Geology. The Solar System in 1957. A half century ago, in 1957, most astronomers believed that there few discoveries left to be made in the Solar System Besides the Sun, there were the nine planets, the asteroid belt, comets and little else Saturn had rings and Mars was red.

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Origin Scenarios for Multiple Planet Systems

Origin Scenarios for Multiple Planet Systems. Alice Quillen University of Rochester. Conjunctions between Kep 36 planets . Conjunction every 97 days (7 times orbital period of inner planet or 6 times orbit of outer planet)

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Diffuse Reflection Imaging: Earthshine and other Faint Signals

Diffuse Reflection Imaging: Earthshine and other Faint Signals. Sam Hasinoff MIT CSAIL, TTIC, Google[x]. Samuel W. Hasinoff, Anat Levin, Philip R. Goode, and William T. Freeman, Diffuse Reflectance Imaging with Astronomical Applications,

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How to Build a Planet

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Stable planetary orbits in multiple planetary systems

Stable planetary orbits in multiple planetary systems. Extrasolar Planets Systems with two or more Planets Habitable Zones HD 74156 The System Methods Initial Conditions Results Eccentricities Resonances HD 38529, HD 169830, HD 168443. Extrasolar Planets

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Swimming with the Zeitgeist

Swimming with the Zeitgeist. Understanding our place in the universe Claire Chandler. The Spirit of the Time.

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4.5 The Outer Planets

What Do the Outer Planets Have in Common? What Are the Characteristics of Each Outer Planet?. 4.5 The Outer Planets. What Do the Outer Planets Have in Common?. Large Gas giants (no solid surface). Composition. Hydrogen and helium Ices of ammonia and methane

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Earth in Space and Time: SC:5.E.5.3

Earth in Space and Time: SC:5.E.5.3. There are lots of objects in our solar system, but only eight of them are planets. What do all planets have in common? A. They are all made of rock or ice. B. They all have rings or moons as satellites. C. They are all nearly round and orbit the Sun.

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The Solar System

The Solar System. By Annie Brown.

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SOLAR SYSTEM

SOLAR SYSTEM. SUN. PLANETS. SPACE. COMETS. STARS. THE PLANETS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM. EARTH. + blue + one planet with life presence + first planet from the sun with a natural satellite, the moon. MERCURY. +the closer to the sun the smallest +has the most tenuous atmosphere

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Science

Science. Chapter 10 Study Guide. In a solar eclipse , the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth. The imaginary line that Earth rotates around is known as its axis . June the 21 st or 22 nd is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere; it is called the summer solstice . .

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WS General Theme

Workshop proposal to the Science Committee Planetary aurorae and their electrodynamic drivers: solar wind vs. internal processes. WS General Theme.

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Uranus

Uranus. By Katie Jones and Keyona Fennell. Uranus is an outer planet. Uranus is the 7 th planet from the sun. . Uranus is about 31,690 miles in diameter. The temperature of Uranus is -350 degrees F. 1 day = 17.9 Earth hours and 1 year = 84.07 Earth years.

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Venus

Venus. By: Alison and Alexis. Venus is an outer planet and Venus is the second closest planet to the sun. The size of Venus in diameter is 7,521 miles or 12,104 km which is the same size as earth.

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Uranus

Maycee McAleese May 21,2012 Mrs. Lower. Uranus. Blueish green color A medium sized bouncy ball. Characteristics. 3 rd biggest planet. Characteristics. 7 th place from the sun Its an outer planet which is out of the asteroid belt. Location. Uranus spins on its side

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Neptune

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Mars

Mars. BY: Sophia, Khahaja, and Julian. How many planets from the sun?. Mars is the 4 th planet from the sun. It takes 687 days to orbit the sun. How big is Mars?. Mars is 4,219 miles wide. Through a telescope it looks like a red disk. Name and Moons.

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Saturn 6 th Planet

Saturn 6 th Planet. Brett Levine. Saturn And the sun. 6 th planet Distance From Sun 887.14 million miles away from the sun. Size. About 10 times larger than Earth in diameter Outer planet or bigger than inner planets Saturn is an outer planet. INFORMATION.

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Lesson 2 : How Do Objects Move in the Solar System?

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