planetary geol Flashcards
rotating donut shaoed collection vaporized rock
syestia
went into a lunar orbit and returned
dec 21 1968-dec 27-1968
apollo 8
went into a lunar orbit and returned may 18-1969-may 26 1969
apollo 10
this returned on july 24 1969
apollo 11
landed on the moon in the sea of tranquility and brought 2nd team on the moon
nov 14 1969-nov 24 1969
apollo 12
went on a lunar flyby due to a malfunction and forced cancellation of the moon landing
april 11 1970- april 17 1970
apollo 13
landed on the moon in the fra mauro
feb 5 1971
apollo 14
landed on the moon in the hadley ridlle om feb 5 1971
apollo 15
january 3-2
2003 EH1 parent body
quadrantids
april 21-22
comet c/1861 G1 parent body
lyrids
may 5-6
comet 1p/halley parent body
eta aquariids
july 29-30
unknown sungrazing comet parent body
southern delta aquariids
august 12-13
comet 109pl swe tuttle parent body
perseids
oct 21-22
comet 1p/halley parent body
orionids
nov 17-18
comet 55p/tempel-tuttle parent body
leonids
dec 13-14
3200 phaethon parent body
geminids
dec 22-23
comet 8p/ tuttle parent body
ursids
radius and distance of sun from earth
695,508 km
d= 150,000,000
yellow star largest object 99.8% in the solar system
Sun
what is the radius of the sun
695,508km
what is the distance of sun from earth
150,000,000 km=1 AU
temperature of photosphere sunspot corona
5800 k
3800k
up to 1,000, 000k
what is the composition of the sun
70% H and 28% He
made of hot, dense plasma (ions and electrons), at a pressure estimated at 265 billion bar (3.84 trillion psi or 26.5 petapascals (PPa)) at the center. Due to fusion, the composition of the solar plasma drops from 68 to 70% hydrogen by mass at the outer core, to 34% hydrogen at the core/Sun center.
core of the sun
The layer of a star that lies just outside the core, to which radiant energy is transferred from the core in the form of photons. In this layer, photons bounce off other particles, following fairly random paths until they enter the convection zone.
radiative zone
the outer-most layer of the interior. It extends from a depth of 200,000 km up to the visible surface of the Sun. Energy is transported by convection in this region. The surface of the convection zone is where light (photons) is created. This top layer is called the photosphere.
convective zone
boundary between the Sun’s interior and the solar atmosphere is called the photosphere. It is what we see as the visible surface of the Sun.
visible zone of the sun
a thin layer of plasma that lies between the Sun’s visible surface (the photosphere) and the corona (the Sun’s upper atmosphere). It extends for at least 2,000 km (1,200 mi.) above the surface.
chromosphere
outermost region of the Sun’s atmosphere, consisting of plasma (hot ionized gas). It has a temperature of approximately two million kelvins and an extremely low density. The corona continually varies in size and shape as it is affected by the Sun’s magnetic field.
corona
fifth largest moon in the solar system
our moon
radius of the moon
1737.5 km
distance from earth
384,400 km
rotation and revolution of the moon
24hrs
27 days
composition of the moon
highlands- anorthosites
maria-basalt
parts of the moon
crust, liquid iron shell, iron core
smallest planet swift planet
mercury
distance of mercury from sun
58 million km or 0.4 AU
rotation of mercury
175.97 earth days
axial tilt:
0.1 degrees
how many moons does mercury have?
none!
what is the density of mercury
5.4g/cc
what is the compostion of mercury
exosphere: KONaHeH
first to orbit the planet mercury
messenger
first mission to explore the planet
mariner 10
third smallest planet closest to earth both in proximity and dimension does not experience any seasons hottest planet due to large amounts of greenhouse gases possesses volcanoes wc may indicate active tecttonism
venus
highest 20,000 mountain on venus
maxwell montes
complex dome of shield volcanoes
alta regio
highland plateau created by crustal compression
thetis regio
prominent canyons
chasmata
radius of venus from earth
6,052km
venus distance from sun
108 million km or 0.7 AU
rotation venus
243 earth days longest in the solar system
revolution of venus
225 earth days
axial tilt
177 degrees