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ORIGIN OF THE LATE HEAVY BOMBARDMENT OF THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS [email protected] THE LATE HEAVY BOMBARDMENT THE MOON The Moon shows that the bombardment was much heavier…

520 NATURE GEOSCIENCE VOL 6 JULY 2013 wwwnaturecomnaturegeoscience Based on ages from Apollo and Luna samples of the maria where crater densities have been measured the lunar…

Slide 1 Earth Science 23.2 The Terrestrial Planets The Terrestrial Planets Slide 2 23.2 The Terrestrial Planets  In January 2004, the space rover, Spirit, bounced onto…

Slide 1 Planets Slide 2 Solar System Formation Terrestrial Planets Terrestrial Planet Atmospheres Terrestrial Planet Characteristics Jovian Planets Trans-Neptunian Objects…

Solar System Debris5 AU 50 AU 500 AU 50,000 AU Dust tail Hydrogen envelope Ion tail Comet Nuclei Comet Hale-Bopp (1997) : dust tail and ion tail Earthgrazer: The Great Daylight

Atmospheres Mercury ☿ Mean radius 2439 km = 0.38RE Mass 3.3 ˣ 1023 kg = 0.055ME Mean density 5427 kg/m3 Rotation period 58.646 d (length of day) Orbital period 88 d (length…

Mercury - really really hot or really really cold - you can see stars during the day! Venus - really really really hot (all the time) - really really really high surface

Jovian Planets - Different than Terrestrial Planets Bigger & more massive Lower density, different composition All have rings All have many moons A Different Kind of…

The Terrestrial Planets The Terrestrial Planets Section 2 Prentice Hall Earth Science 23.2 Objectives Describe the distinguishing characteristics of each terrestrial planet…

1. Other Terrestrial Planets Mercury Venus Mars 2. Mercury Data http://www.vegaattractions.com/images/1mercury.gif Surface Gravity if Earth = 1 0.38 Planet Symbol(draw) Mass…

Orbital Period 1 year Rotation Period 23.9 hours Radius (km) 6378 km Mass (M⊕) 1 M⊕ Core: Iron & nickel liquid outer core solid inner core Mantle: Mostly

making them different from other planets that lack a solid surface. Terrestrial planets also have a molten heavy metal core, few moons, and landforms such as cliffs, valleys,

TECTONIC HISTORY OF THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS FINALTECHNICALREPORT TOTHE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA GRANT NSG-7297 October 1,1976 - September 30,1989…

K E V I N W A L S H ( S W R I ) Terrestrial planet formation: planetesimal mixing Questions   How are terrestrial planets put together?   Where do they get…

Chapter 8The Terrestrial Planets Earth, and Mars – have similar sizes and structure • These rocky worlds orbit in the inner part of the Solar System, too small

Climates of Terrestrial Planets Climates of Terrestrial Planets Dave Brain LASP / CU Boulder Do magnetic fields affect planet surfaces? Do magnetic fields affect atmospheres?…

Interiors of Terrestrial Planets Mercury MEAN RADIUS: 2439.7 km MASS: 0.055 (Earth=1) DENSITY: 5.43 (g/cm^3) GRAVITY: 0.376 (Earth=1) ORBIT PERIOD: 87.97 (Earth days) ROTATION…

7/29/2019 Note Set Terrestrial Planets 1/1441 Creation of the universe, solar sys-tem, planets and satellitesPluritas non est ponenda sine necessitate.... William Ockham…

Terrestrial PlanetsProfessor Olivia Jensen Earth and Planetary Sciences FD Adams 131C Planets of our Solar System Artist’s image of protoplanetary nebula: By NASA [Public

Habitability plot sammlungH. Rauer Zentrum für Astronomie und Astrophysik, TU Berlin Atmosphere: Atmosphere: A stable climate needs a stable atmosphere! A stable climate