'Tidal friction' presentation slideshows

The Inner Planets: Geology

The Inner Planets: Geology. Inner planets vs outer planets Making surfaces Sources of heat Interiors, layering and why Surface Area to Volume ratio and how it controls cooling rate Plate tectonics vs thickness of crust. All planets and the sun, sizes. Temp vs distance in solar system.

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Chapter 4

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Chapter 4: Energy, Motion, Gravity

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Nuclear reactions in the Sun

Gianni Fiorentini @Santa Tecla 2003. Nuclear reactions in the Sun. Episode I. A first look at the Sun A deeper look: helioseismology Neutrino: the spy of the innermost sun Nuclear reactions in the Sun, after SNO and KamLAND. Episode II. Episode I. M= 2 10 30 Kg R=7 10 8 m

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PTYS 214 – Spring 2011

Announcements. PTYS 214 – Spring 2011. Homework #9 available for download on the class website DUE on Thursday, Apr. 14 Class website: http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/undergrad/classes/spring2011/Pierazzo_214 / Useful Reading: class website  “Reading Material”

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Lunar Grazing Occultations

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Tides and Orbital Evolution

Tides and Orbital Evolution. Normal Satellite Orbital Evolution. Satellites normally develop circular orbits with synchronous rotation as a result of tidal forces. A circular/synchronous orbit creates a static tidal bulge, which in turn, renders the satellite geologically inactive.

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1B11 Foundations of Astronomy The Jovian Planets

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