ASTR 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Galilean Moons, Clyde Tombaugh, Rings Of Saturn
29 Jul 2018
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Jupiter and saturn are the most massive planets in the solar system. Jupiter and saturn are both much larger than earth: each is composed of 71% hydrogen, 24% helium, and 5% all other elements by mass, both planets have a higher percentage of heavy elements than does the sun. Jupiter and saturn"s atmospheres: there are presumed to be three cloud layers in the atmospheres of jupiter and. Icq - saturn"s density is - so low you could float it in water. Icq - voyager 1 and 2 made major discoveries about jupiter including. Jupiter"s red spot has complex eddies, like a hurricane on earth: the fact that jupiter"s moons are as varied as the planets themselves. Icq - saturn gives off more heat than it absorbs because of helium rain that gives off heat as it falls to the center.
