AST-1001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Van Allen Radiation Belt, Ammonium Hydrosulfide, Solar Wind
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11-1 a travel guide to the outer solar system. Jupiter is the largest, over 11 times the diameter of earth. The oute(cid:396) (cid:862)jo(cid:448)ia(cid:374) pla(cid:374)ets(cid:863) a(cid:396)e jupite(cid:396), atu(cid:396)(cid:374), u(cid:396)a(cid:374)us, a(cid:374)d neptu(cid:374)e. Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. All jo(cid:448)ia(cid:374) pla(cid:374)ets ha(cid:448)e (cid:396)i(cid:374)gs (cid:271)ut o(cid:374)ly atu(cid:396)(cid:374)"s a(cid:396)e (cid:448)isi(cid:271)le f(cid:396)o(cid:373) ea(cid:396)th. All four have hydrogen-rich atmospheres filled with clouds. Jupiter and saturn have belt-zone circulation formed by clouds. Jo(cid:448)ia(cid:374) pla(cid:374)ets" at(cid:373)osphe(cid:396)es a(cid:396)e (cid:374)ot (cid:448)e(cid:396)y deep; jupite(cid:396) a(cid:374)d saturn are mostly liquid (liquid giants) Uranus and neptune are sometimes referred to as ice giants because of their abundant water ice. None of them have definite solid surfaces; the only dense rock and metal in these worlds is deep inside at their cores. All jovian worlds have extensive satellite systems made up of. Regula(cid:396) satellites: la(cid:396)ge, o(cid:396)(cid:271)it (cid:272)losely to the pa(cid:396)e(cid:374)t pla(cid:374)et, lo(cid:449) i(cid:374)(cid:272)li(cid:374)atio(cid:374) to pla(cid:374)et"s equator, moving prograde along with most objects in the solar system, probably formed where they are.
