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which space probes flew past jupiter in 1979

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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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3
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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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5
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what are the 4 galilean moons

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ganymede, callisto, lo, and europa

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6
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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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7
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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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8
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which of the galilean moons is the most volcanically active object in the solar system

A

lo

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9
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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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11
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how many moons does saturn have at least

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60 moons

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12
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what is the name of saturns largest moon

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titan

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13
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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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15
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what was th huygens mission

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went to titans surface

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16
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which space probe is the only probe to study uranus

17
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how many moons does uranus have

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does uranus have moons

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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

22
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what makes neptune a bluet color than uranus

23
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how many moons does nepune have

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what is neptunes largest moon

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what are the names of the 3 dwarf planets
pluto erris ceres
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what is the bright cloud of a comet called
coma
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where do comets originate
kuiper belt or the oort cloud
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when meteorids enter the earths atmosphere what are the called
meteor or shooting stars
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when a meteor strikes earths surfave what are they called
meteorites
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what does AU stand for
astronomical unit
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what is and AU equal
150 kilometers