Effects of T (and E) on Atmospheres
Implications of M, r for nebula
The Jovian planets are miniature solar systems
The Roche Limit
When can tides tear a moon apart?
Saturn as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope
Rings are individual particles all orbiting separately
Resonances: Properly timed gravitational “pushes”
Cassini division at 1:2 resonance with Mimas
Jupiter as a miniature solar system
Io, Europa break rules about activity
Tidal heating explains activity
Chapter 19: Meteorites, Asteroids, Comets
Another Galileo Asteroid: Gaspra
Phobos & Deimos: Two “misplaced” asteroids?
Origin of different asteroid types
Large Meteor over the Tetons (1972)
Comets: Hale-Bopp in April 1997
Hale-Bopp clearly shows components
Where do comets come
from?
Long period comets: The Oort Cloud
Formation of Oort cloud comets
Where do the Jupiter
family comets come from?:
The recently discovered Kuiper Belt