Foundations of Astronomy, Enhanced
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The mass of an average comet’s nucleus is about 1.0 × 1014 kg. If the Oort Cloud contains 2.0 × 1011 comet nuclei, what is the mass of the cloud in units of Earth masses? In units of Jupiter’s mass? (Notes: Earth’s mass in kg can be found in its Celestial Profile. Jupiter’s mass in kg can be found in its Celestial Profile.)

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Foundations of Astronomy, Enhanced

Ch. 25 - Meteorites were once part of which type of...Ch. 25 - Most sporadic meteors were once part of which...Ch. 25 - Meteors in showers were once part of which type of...Ch. 25 - Prob. 14RQCh. 25 - Prob. 15RQCh. 25 - Why do astronomers conclude that asteroids were...Ch. 25 - A fragment from the surface of a differentiated...Ch. 25 - What evidence indicates that the asteroids are...Ch. 25 - Prob. 19RQCh. 25 - Prob. 20RQCh. 25 - What evidence indicates that some asteroids once...Ch. 25 - How is the composition of meteorites related to...Ch. 25 - Prob. 23RQCh. 25 - Prob. 24RQCh. 25 - What is the difference between a centaur and a...Ch. 25 - What is the difference between a comets dust tail...Ch. 25 - What evidence indicates that a comets nucleus is...Ch. 25 - Why do most short-period comets have prograde...Ch. 25 - What are possible fates (or end-states) for...Ch. 25 - What are the hypotheses for how the bodies in the...Ch. 25 - Prob. 31RQCh. 25 - How would studying the chemical composition of...Ch. 25 - Prob. 1DQCh. 25 - Prob. 2DQCh. 25 - If cometary nuclei were heated during the...Ch. 25 - Prob. 4DQCh. 25 - Prob. 5DQCh. 25 - Assuming a night lasts 12 hours, how many total...Ch. 25 - Prob. 2PCh. 25 - If a single asteroid 1 km in diameter were to...Ch. 25 - If a trillion (1012) asteroids, each 1 km in...Ch. 25 - Prob. 5PCh. 25 - The asteroid Vesta has a mass of 2.6 1020 kg and...Ch. 25 - Prob. 7PCh. 25 - What is the maximum angular diameter of the dwarf...Ch. 25 - At what average distances from the Sun would you...Ch. 25 - Prob. 10PCh. 25 - If the velocity of the solar wind is about 4.0 ...Ch. 25 - What is the average distance of Comet Halley from...Ch. 25 - If you saw Comet Halley when the comet was 0.7 AU...Ch. 25 - What is the orbital period of a comet nucleus at...Ch. 25 - The mass of an average comets nucleus is about 1.0...Ch. 25 - Prob. 16PCh. 25 - Look at Figure 24-2d. Identify the chondrules by...Ch. 25 - Prob. 2LTLCh. 25 - Prob. 3LTLCh. 25 - Look at the images of Comet Mrkos on the left page...Ch. 25 - Prob. 5LTLCh. 25 - Prob. 6LTLCh. 25 - Prob. 7LTLCh. 25 - Prob. 8LTL
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