terrestrial planet- a planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, add a...
Twitter Google Share on Facebook Syrtis Major Encyclopedia Wikipedia (ˈsɜːtɪs) n (Astronomy) a conspicuous dark region visible in the N hemisphere of Mars Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003...
All seven planets are orbiting TRAPPIST-1 closer than Mercury’s orbit around our own Sun. They’re also located very close to each other, close enough that if someone was standing on the planet’s surface, he/she could probably see the features of a neighboring planet simply by gazing up...
The aim was to obtain information on the Earth’s atmosphere, with satellite de-orbit occurring as a by-product. Interestingly, the Air Density Explorers also functioned as a reflector and antenna, due to their metallised reflective surface with a plastic band separating the two hemispheres at ...
On 14 December 2013 (UTC), China’s Chang’E-3 (CE-3) succeeded in landing on the Moon’s surface. The CE-3 landing site is in northern Mare Imbrium and several tens of meters away from the rim of a young crater with a few hundred meters in diameter. In-situ measurements of lunar...
These thin atmospheres also make their surfaces more easily visible using tools on Earth. NASA provides incredible images of all of these planet's surface features, or in the case of Venus, the thick atmosphere that surrounds it. Mercury has an appearance very similar to the Earth's moon, po...
Second only to the U.S. in a fully successful Mars landing, China is now set to explore the Utopia Planitia region of the Red Planet’s surface
The martian surface features abundant volcanoes and evidence for past liquid water. Extant or relict martian volcanic hydrothermal systems have therefore been sought in the pursuit of evidence for habitable environments. The Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit, detected deposits highly enriched in silica with...
题目英语翻译 Perhaps more than anything else,scientists are eager to find out if Martian life existed in the past---or still exists.Ever since telescopes first zoomed in on Mars in the 17th century,people have conjured up a wild variety of images or what Martians migth ...
The Europa Clipper will finally prove or disprove scientific theories of a vast ocean existing under the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon. If the ocean is there, scientists believe it could host life. NASA says the mission will help scientists better understand the astrobiological potential for hab...