PTYS 411 Geology and Geophysics of the Solar System Dating Planetary Surfaces.
Our Solar System National College Iasi. Our Planets Sun Mercury Venus Earth Earth`s Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Others Asteroids Meteor.
Jovian Moons. Moons of Solar System Moons can sometimes be as large as planets –Ganymede & Titan are larger than Mercury –All 7 of these moons are larger.
Volcanic Landforms 6 th Grade. 2 Kinds of Volcanic Eruptions Quiet Eruptions: – If magma is low in silica – Lava is low in viscosity and flows easily.
PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM Terrestrial planets are Earth-like planets (in Latin, terra means Earth) made up of rocks or metals with a hard surface —
Module 9: The Moon in Close-up Activity 2: The Moon and its Evolution.
Jupiter Largest planet with 4 large moons (Galilean) - miniature solar system (64 moons altogether). Similar to star in composition – if 50x more massive,
Recent Developments in PLANETARY CRATERING Recent Developments in PLANETARY CRATERING Clark R. Chapman Southwest Research Institute Boulder, Colorado,
What we Know (and Don’t Know) about Asteroid Surfaces Clark R. Chapman Southwest Research Institute Boulder, Colorado, USA Workshop on Scientific Requirements.
Earth Shakes, Rattles, and Rolls
Cratering on Small Bodies: Lessons from Eros Clark R. Chapman Southwest Research Institute Boulder, Colorado, USA Impact Cratering: Bridging the Gap between.
Volcanism