What are some characteristics of the asteroid belt? What are asteroids? Where is Ceres in the asteroid belt? What is true of Jupiter's magnetosphere? What is the gravity on Jupiter? What is the surface of Neptune like? According to the Nebular Theory what are asteroids and comets?
Why has Jupiter retained most of its original atmosphere? How does the atmosphere on Earth compare to the atmosphere of Mars? What are Uranus' surface features? What are asteroids made of? What are the Jovian planets? What is the second most prevalent gas in Earth's atmosphere?
MALE PROFESSOR: Traditionally, astronomers worked out how old geologic features of planets and moons are by the number of marks on the surface.The more craters in one place—say, on a lava flow—the more asteroids and comets that place has encountered over time, so the older it must be. ...
aAs long ago as 1610 Galileo had observed that Jupiter has four very large moons,one of which is nearly the size of the planet Mercury . (Scientists later determined that the giant planet has more than six moons,)But what lay beneath those colorful clouds? Was there a solid surface? Or ...
Below are the three main types of telescopes, including the advantages, disadvantages, and a few examples of each type of telescope that I have experience with. As an astrophotographer first, a visual astronomer second, I understand the confusion that some folks have about choosing their first ...
Later down the line,Galileo Galileiwas the first person to see Mars via telescope in 1610. Dutch astronomerChristiaan Huygenswas first to draw a map of Mars that displayed terrain features in 1659. He also observed light and dark spots on the surfaces of Mars and Jupiter, ...
It is possible that the moons do not need much sharpening. A moon is easier for Autostakkert to align and stack than the surface of the disk. We may also simply prefer the look of the disk sharpened more than the moons, even if they are stacked with identical accuracy. ...
He cannot buckle his distempered causeWithin the belt of rule. Belt Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe; as, a belt of trees; a belt of sand. Belt One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Satur...
Satellites orbiting the sun also have perihelions, which are carefully designed with respect to the purpose of the mission. NASA's Parker Solar Probe, for example, swoops just a few million miles away from the sun's surface, gathering data about the fiery environment there. But then retreats...
maintaining a dynamic surface environment. Plate tectonics shape the planet’s surface, forming mountains, oceans, and continents, and are key in the carbon cycle, crucial for regulating Earth’s climate over millennia. This tectonic activity also promotes biodiversity through the creation of diverse ...