What considerations are involved in determining whether a planet will have an atmosphere? What physical factors are involved in determining the temperature of a planet?
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A: Belt-zone circulation is not easily visible on Uranus because clouds form very deep in the…
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A: There are layers of various gases covering Titan's whole surface, which makes up the planet's…
Q: How can a planets atmosphere affect the width of the habitable zone in its planetary system?
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A: Planets in the solar system are divided into two types: terrestrial planets and Jovian planets.…
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A: The odd orbit indicates that Nereid and triton could be captured asteroid or Kuiper Belt object.
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A: The orbit in earth years of saturn and uranus : Saturn = 10755/365 = 29.465earth years Uranus =…
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A: Given data: The diameter of asteroid is d=50 m. The energy released is E=10 megatons. The density of…
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A: Earth contains vast oceans of liquid water. CO2 get easily dissolved in water. Hence, oceans absorb…
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A: "The size and shape of the crater and the amount of material excavated depends on factors such as…
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A: Neptune radiates 2.7 times the heat that it receives from sun, which causes its high speed winds.
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A: Given: Titan Radius: 2,575 km, Mass: 1.35 x 1023 kg Rhea Radius: 764 km, Mass: 2.31 x 1021kg The…
Q: Describe the atmosphere of Titan. What did the Cassini/Huygens mission learn about Titan’s surface?
A: Titan’s atmosphere is consisting of layers of different gases covering the entire Titan. It is known…
Q: The rings of Uranus were discovered a. during an occultation (an eclipse) of a star. b. during…
A: Introduction: All Jovian planets have rings.
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A: To answer: The ratio of the number of asteroid impacts on the moon to the number of impacts on…
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A: Astrophysics.
Q: What is the density of Jupiter’s moon Europa (see Appendix G for data on moons)?
A: Refer to the appendix "Selected Moons of the Planets" to get standard values of mass (m) and…
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A: The planet is very abundant in oxygen which i followed by carbon and then the nitrogen.
Q: Both Venus and Mars have a. volcanic craters only b. impact craters only c. some…
A: As per study both Venus and mars have some volcanic and some impact craters .
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A: Given: The fraction of the energy flux received which is reflected into space is 0.76. Introduction:…
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A: these are the comparison points of terrestrial planets to the gas giant planets (1) example of gas…
Q: The asteroid Hygiea has a mass of 8.67 x 1019 kg and an average radius of about 216 km (2.16 x 102…
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Q: Kuiper Belt Jupiter Mercury Venus Urahus Saturn Mars Farth · Ceres Neptune Jupiter Pluto inner solar…
A: No.
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A: Mass of the planet that is discovered, M=4.2 Jupiter-masses
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A: The following are the best explanation for the Venus extreme greenhouse effect: The atmosphere of…
Q: Do you think the Moon could retain an atmosphere of nitrogen for the age of the Solar System?…
A: Earth’s active magnetic field due to convection of molten iron core shields the atmosphere from the…
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A: The schematic for the solar radiation on a spherical object may be shown as below: The actual…
Q: If we moved Venus out to 1 AU from the Sun (same as Earth), Venus would probably a. become more…
A: The radius of the venus is 6052 km, which is almost similar to the earth.
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A: A transit occurs when a planet passes over the face of the sun. During this event, information on…
Q: Because of the lack of a temperature difference between the equator and poles of Jupiter, the a.…
A: Jupiter is a gas giant completely made up of gases, especially hydrogen and helium. There is no firm…
Q: Based on the physical aspects of Catena Mendeleev, what is the most plausible explanation for how…
A: Introduction: The most plausible explanation behind how crater chains are formed on the moon are…
Q: The Cassini division is a large gap in the rings of Saturn. This gap is most likely produced by a.…
A: Answer: Saturn is the only planet in the solar system which poses the ring. The rings are divided…
Q: A lot of asteroid and comet dust collides with Earth's atmosphere everyday. Assume that 500 tons of…
A: Conversion for ton to kilograms is, 1 ton = 907.185 kg
Q: The narrowness of the rings of Uranus and Neptune is believed to be caused by a. gravitational…
A: The rings around Uranus are not quite circular, do not lie exactly in Uranus’s equatorial plane, and…
Q: The synchrotron radiation (radio waves) that astronomers first observed from Jupiter in the 1950's…
A: b. )high speed electrons spirling around the planet's strong magnetic field.These signals originate…
Q: Ovals, spots, and storms do not appear prominently in the atmosphere of Saturn because the a.…
A: Ovals, spots, and storms do not appear prominently in the atmosphere of Saturn because the…
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A: A satellite in a geostationary orbit will move in the same direction and with the same period around…
Q: Title 1. Why are the belts and zones on Saturn less distinct than those on Jupiter? 2. Why do…
A: The first exception between Jupiter and Saturn is the planets' densities. Saturn is significantly…
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A: (1) Uranus and Neptune are the two the outer planets have compositions dominated by the "ices"…
Q: You observe a large, round object orbiting Uranus. How would you classify this object? Oa. as a…
A: We are authorized to answer one Question at a time, since you have not mentioned which question you…
Q: Planetary scientists are excited about the possibility that some of the moons in the outer solar…
A: Given: On Callisto: Water layer = 20,000 m thick Radius = 2.41x106 meters On Earth: Water layer =…
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A: Given data: The time of Earth's growth is T=10 million yr. The mass of each particle is m=100 g.…
Q: Why isn't there a planet where the asteroid belt is located?
A: In the asteroid belt there is no planet because to form a planet gravity is a necessary thing that…
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A: Given Composition of comets are mainly ice
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A: Given : For Earth, v = 30km/s R =…
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A: Frost line (also called Snow line):It is the specific distance in solar nebula from central young…
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A: Moons are natural satellite that orbits a planet. Depending on the size of the moon the planet will…
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What considerations are involved in determining whether a planet will have an
atmosphere? What physical factors are involved in determining the temperature of a
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