A103 Exploration 1 Worksheet
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A103 Exploration 1
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Submit via Canvas. Part 1: Follow the instructions on the Canvas page then answer these questions:
(1)
Find an exoplanet using the NASA Exoplanet Archive that is close to Earth in mass and radius and close to Jupiter in mass and radius. Fill in the properties of those two planets in the table below: [5 Points]
Specify your units for mass and radius in the table! Is each entry in Earth masses/radii or Jupiter masses/radii? Planet Type
Planet Name
Mass Radius Distance from Star [AU]
Star Temperature [K]
Earth-Like Planet Info
Jupiter-Like Planet Info
(2)
Based on the information in the table, do you expect the Earth-Like planet you found to be a good place to search for life? Specifically, does the distance from the star and does the star’s temperature suggest the planet is good/bad for hosting life like Earth? Answer in 2-3 sentences. [3 points]
(3)
Based on the information in the table, is the Jupiter-Like planet a hot Jupiter or more similar to the Jupiter from our solar system? Recall information from class lecture (especially 8/24/23 lecture) to help answer the question. Answer in 1-2 sentences [2 points]
Part 2: Follow the instructions on the Canvas page then answer these questions:
Question 4: Add a screenshot of your log-log exoplanet characteristic plot [6 points]. Question 5: The table below lists some properties of Jupiter, Neptune, Mercury, and Earth. Based on your plot, have a lot or very few similar planets to those four above been discovered around other stars? Answer: “not a lot” or “many” in the empty column to answer this question. [1 point each]
Planet Name
Mass (Earth Masses)
Distance from Host
Star (AU)
Have many exoplanets like
this planet in our solar
system have been
discovered?
Mercury
0.06
0.39
Earth
1
1
Jupiter
318
5.2
Neptune
17
30
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