Imagine yourselves on an interstellar voyage. Unfortunately, your spaceship suffers mechanical problems and is forced to land. Luckily, you are passing through the Nognog System, which is composed of a sun-like star surrounded by seven planets, some of which have moons. The profiles of planets and moons of the Nognog System are listed in Table 2. You are to decide the best place to land the spaceship. Instruction: Which of these planets should be your choice for crash landing? Support your answer. Explain also why other planets cannot be a suitable place to take refuge. Use the given matrix on the “Factors that Make a Planet Habitable” to identify which planet has the most habitable environment to live in and which is not. C. Planet 3 Mass: 1 Tectonics: Active volcanoes and seismic activity detected. Atmosphere: CO2, H2O Temperature: 30 degrees Celcius Description: Liquid water oceans cover much of the surface. Volcanic island chains make up most of the dry land. Is this planet habitable? Yes or No. Explain. D. Planet 4 Mass: 1.5 Tectonics: Active volcanoes and seismic activity detected Atmosphere: N, O2, and ozone layer Average Temperature: 2 degrees Celcius Description: Cold oceans, covered with ice along much of the globe, some open water around the equator.

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)

9th Edition

ISBN:9780134746241

Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa

Publisher:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa

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Imagine yourselves on an interstellar voyage. Unfortunately, your spaceship suffers mechanical problems and is forced to land. Luckily, you are passing through the Nognog System, which is composed of a sun-like star surrounded by seven planets, some of which have moons. The profiles of planets and moons of the Nognog System are listed in Table 2. You are to decide the best place to land the spaceship.

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Which of these planets should be your choice for crash landing? Support your answer. Explain also why other planets cannot be a suitable place to take refuge.
Use the given matrix on the “Factors that Make a Planet Habitable” to identify which planet has the most habitable environment to live in and which is not.

C. Planet 3 Mass: 1 Tectonics: Active volcanoes and seismic activity detected. Atmosphere: CO2, H2O Temperature: 30 degrees Celcius Description: Liquid water oceans cover much of the surface. Volcanic island chains make up most of the dry land.

Is this planet habitable? Yes or No. Explain.

D. Planet 4 Mass: 1.5 Tectonics: Active volcanoes and seismic activity detected Atmosphere: N, O2, and ozone layer Average Temperature: 2 degrees Celcius Description: Cold oceans, covered with ice along much of the globe, some open water around the equator.

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