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1
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which space probes flew past jupiter in 1979

A

voyager 1 and voyager 2

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2
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which space probe reached jupiter in 1995

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galileo

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what did the voyager probes and galileo study

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composition, structure, motion of jupiter’s atmosphere, and features of jupiter’s moons

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4
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how many moons does jupiter have

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63 moons

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what are the 4 galilean moons

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ganymede, callisto, lo, and europa

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which of the galilean moons is the largest in the solar system

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ganymede

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which of the galilean moons most likely have water trapped beneath their surface

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ganymede, callisto, europa

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which of the galilean moons is the most volcanically active object in the solar system

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lo

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what is saturns most commonly known feature

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the largest most complex ring system

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10
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what are saturns rings made of

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particles of water-ice

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how many moons does saturn have at least

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60 moons

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what is the name of saturns largest moon

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titan

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what is the name of the spacecraft that approached saturn in 2004

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cassini Huygens

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what was cassinis mission

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collected data about saturn , saturns ring system and saturns many moons

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what was th huygens mission

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went to titans surface

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which space probe is the only probe to study uranus

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voyager 2

17
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how many moons does uranus have

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27 moons

18
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does uranus have moons

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yes

19
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how is uranuss axis tilt

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parallel to its plane

20
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what color is uranus

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blue,green

21
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which space probe is the only probe to reach neptune

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voyager 2

22
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what makes neptune a bluet color than uranus

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methane

23
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how many moons does nepune have

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13 moons

24
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what is neptunes largest moon

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triton

25
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what are the names of the 3 dwarf planets

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pluto erris ceres

26
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what is the bright cloud of a comet called

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coma

27
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where do comets originate

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kuiper belt or the oort cloud

28
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when meteorids enter the earths atmosphere what are the called

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meteor or shooting stars

29
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when a meteor strikes earths surfave what are they called

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meteorites

30
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what does AU stand for

A

astronomical unit

31
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what is and AU equal

A

150 kilometers

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