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Planet From The Sun Solar System
1,232 words... eld, it is so week that no instrument has been able to detect it. Mars like the Earth is tilted on its rotational axis. Liquid water cannot exist on Mars's surface because of the low temperature and pressure' water exists only as ice deposited at the poles and perhaps trapped below the surface and as vapor in the atmosphere. Mars is very desolate and barren and is covered in craters and are prone to violent sandstorms. The UV radiation of Mars would kill any known life. Mars has the largest ...
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Southern Hemisphere Magnetic Field
1,422 wordsJupiter, the largest of the Jovian planets, reigns supreme throughout the solar system. Named after the Roman god Jove, the ruler of Olympus; "Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun and is also the largest planet in the Earth's solar system. It is 318 times more massive than Earth and is two thirds of the planetary mass in the solar system. Jupiter's surface, unlike earth, is gaseous and not a solid. It is about 90 % hydrogen and 10 % helium with traces of methane, ammonia, water and rock. Jup...
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Active Volcanoes Solar System
1,415 words... of the process by which Jupiter itself formed. " (Fimmel) "Accretion is the accumulation of dust and gas into larger bodies. " (Astronomy) Ganymede is the largest satellite in the solar system; with a diameter of 3, 268 mi (5, 262 km), it is larger than the planet Mercury. In 1979 Io was observed by Voyager I and II and was found to have several active volcanoes actually in eruption during the spacecraft flyby. Io is the innermost of the Galilean satellites. Io's size and density is very sim...
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Planet From The Sun Carbon Dioxide
2,115 wordsWhat are planets? Planets are kinda like asteroid around the sun. There are nine planets in the solar system, Mercury, Venus, Earth (Our planet), Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. The Terrestrial Planets The terrestrial planets are the four innermost planets in the solar system, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. They are called terrestrial because they have a compact, rocky surface like the Earth's. The planets, Venus, Earth, and Mars have significant atmospheres while Mercury has...
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Polar Regions Magnetic Field
612 wordsPioneer 10 was launched in 1972 and flew within 81, 000 miles (130, 000 kilometers) of Jupiter on Dec. 3, 1973. The probe revealed the severe effects of Jupiter's radiation belt on spacecraft. Pioneer 10 also reported the amount of hydrogen and helium in the planet's atmosphere. In addition, the probe discovered that Jupiter has an enormous magnetosphere. Pioneer 10 was launched toward Jupiter on an Atlas rocket in 1972. After reaching the planet in late 1973, it made the first close-up photogra...
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Son Of Jupiter Gods And Men God
767 wordsGods and Heroes The ancient Greeks knew little of any real people except those who lived in the countries to the immediate east and south of their country. Their imagination filled the rest of the land with mystical and supernatural beings. The ancient Greeks believed the earth to be a flat circular disk. , with their country being in the middle of it. The disk was divided into two equal parts by the Sea (the Mediterranean). They believed the River Ocean flowed around the world from south to nor...
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Planet From The Sun Center Of The Universe
2,375 wordsAssignment 1: The Solar System The solar system consists of the Sun; the nine planets, 67 satellites of the planets and a large number of small bodies (comets and asteroids). The inner solar system contains the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars: The planets of the outer solar system are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto: The orbits of the planets are ellipses with the Sun at one focus, though all except Mercury and Pluto are very nearly circular. The orbits of the planets are all more...
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Life On Earth Physical Attributes
470 wordsJupiter is one of the Sun s most interesting planets. Jupiter has many intriguing properties, which differ from those of Earth and other planets. It has many satellites uncommon to others in the solar system. It even helps to sustain life on Earth. Jupiter may seem like an ordinary planet, but in reality Jupiter may be one of the most interesting planetary bodies in the galaxy. Jupiter s physical attributes is one of the reasons it is so fascinating. Unlike Earth, Jupiter is composed of gases, a...
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Planet From The Sun Outer Planets
2,417 wordsThe Solar System consists of the Sun, the nine planets and their satellites; the comets, asteroids, meteoroids, and interplanetary dust and gas. It is composed of two systems, the inner solar system and the outer solar system. The inner solar system contains the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. The outer solar system contains Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. The inner planets are relatively small and made primarily of rock and iron. The asteroids orbit the sun in a belt beyond the...
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God Of The Sea Roman Mythology
685 wordsThe purpose of this essay is to discuss Roman religion and their polytheistic beliefs. Iwill discuss the roles of the deities they worship and how they are connected to Greek religion as well. The Romans help a polytheistic belief meaning that they believed in several different gods or deities. The ruler of the gods was known as Jupiter which in Latin means shinning father. Roman mythology says that Jupiter was the son of the god, Saturn, whom he overthrew to become ruler. Jupiter exhibited many...
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Rotation Period Wide Open
2,643 wordsSaturn is the outermost planet of the planets known in ancient times. The earliest known observations of Saturn, by the Babylonians, can be reliably dated to the mid- 7 th century BC, but it was probably noticed much earlier, since Saturn tends to shine brighter than most stars. To the naked eye it appears yellowish. The Greeks named it after Cronus, the original ruler of Olympus, who in Roman is the god Saturn. Saturn is the 6 th planet in order distance from the sun. It cannot approach the pla...
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