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Q: The typical total duration of an Apollo moon landing mission, from launch to splashdown, was  7 to…

A: The Apollo 11 mission concluded exactly eight days, three hours, 18 minutes and 35 seconds after…

Q: On August 10, 1972, a large meteorite skipped across the atmosphere above the western United States…

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Q: An iron meteorite melts when it enters the Earth's atmosphere Part A If its initial temperature…

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Q: h of the following about comets is TRUE?     a. Cometary orbits always lie close to the ecliptic…

A: Comets

Q: On August 10, 1972, a large meteorite skipped across the atmosphere above the western United States…

A: a)       Loss in KE = 0.5*(3.8*106)* (19*103)2                 =6.859*1014J

Q: Enceladus is a moon of Saturn. What unique feature does it possess? Cryovolcanism, where water…

A: In this, it is asking about the unique feature of Enceladus.

Q: Prompt: You are on the Sensor and Data Acquisition engineering team for the new NASA space rover…

A: Given : The first task of the drone was to travel 4.6 m and to collect the sample. But it traveled…

Q: 1. Which of the following STILL significantly heats the Earth's interior?   a. bombardment   b.…

A: Answer: The correct option is c.) Radioactivity Radioactivity is significantly playing a major role…

Q: Hellas Planitia includes the word "planitia" which is the latin word for "plain" in its name. The…

A: The name '' planitia'' is a latin word. The meaning of this word is ''plain''.

Q: Which of the following statements accurately describes our current understanding of the solar…

A: Which of the following statements accurately describes our current understanding of the solar…

Q: Each Apollo moon landing mission involved     two launches from Earth and one docking of the…

A: The Apollo Spacecraft comprise three main parts such as command module, service module and lunar…

Q: Find the speed of the first meteoroid when it strikes Earth. Express your answer in kilometers per…

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Q: Which of the following events can NOT be explained by a giant impact event? O The large metallic…

A: The events which can be explained by giant impact event are the formation of the moon , the extreme…

Q: Which of the following is NOT best explained by Venus's extreme greenhouse effect?   a. its…

A: The following are the best explanation for the Venus extreme greenhouse effect: The atmosphere of…

Q: What kind of molecules have been found on extraterrestrial meteors ?

A: Extraterrestrial meteors are space rocks that are composed mostly of silicon, nickel, and iron. They…

Q: What are the after effects of the impact between two bodies?

A: If the impact is elastic collision, it is one which has total kinetic energy, as well as momentum of…

Q: The Hope probe on its journey to Mars took a 7-month period, during which it traveled an estimated…

A: Given information: The distance covered hope probe in 7-month period (d) = 493 million km = 493×106…

Q: Select the correct answer. Which statement supports the giant impact theory for the formation of the…

A: The theory which explains the formation of moon in our solar system is called the giant impact…

Q: On August 10, 1972, a large meteorite skipped across the atmosphere above the western United States…

A: Given: The mass of the meteorite is M=4.3×106 kg The speed of the meteorite is u=16 kms=16×103 m/s

Q: Pluto’s density is 1.8 g/cm 3. This implies that Pluto

A: We know that, density= mass/volume

Q: A lot of asteroid and comet dust collides with Earth's atmosphere everyday. Assume that 500 tons of…

A: Conversion for ton to kilograms is, 1 ton = 907.185 kg

Q: Find the mass of a hypothetical spherical asteroid 4 km in diameter and composed of rock with an…

A: (a) The mass of the asteroid is given by, M=Vρ Here, V is the volume of the rock and ρ is the…

Q: alculate polar flattening for Mars with polar radius 3376.2 km, and equatorial radius 3396.2 km.

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Q: The Mariner 10 spacecraft went past Venus for a gravity assist maneuver, in order to     slow down…

A: Mariner 10 spacecraft helps to gravity assist more than one planet. First the spacecraft is visited…

Q: There is a cloud of marbles far out in space. The distance from one end of the cloud to the other is…

A: In general , Gravitational force between two bodies mass M and m, separated by a distance r is given…

Q: analyze a sample of a meteorite that landed on Earth and find that  7/8  of the uranium-238…

A: Discovery of Radioactivity: In 1896 Henri Becquerel and Marie Curie discovered that certain isotopes…

Q: ile flying through the asteroid belt. (Hint: To answer the first part of the question, find the

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Q: The condensation sequence predicts that asteroids consisting of carbonaceous material would form…

A: Given: The condensation sequence predicts that asteroids consisting of carbonaceous material would…

Q: The lunar soil (regolith) is chemically very different from Earth soil, because recent…

A: 1 ) Ans : the solar wind has affected the composition of the lunar soil.

Q: A typical comet contains some 1013 kg of water ice. How many comets would have to strike Earth in…

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Q: Which of the following planetary traits is well established? choose one of the following: a)…

A: Which of the following planetary traits is well established?

Q: Why is mars red?

A: The main reason for the red color of mars is iron oxide. The surface of Mars contains lots of iron…

Q: Re-order the numbers so the events occur in the correct order, with the oldest event as number 2,…

A: The correct order of events would be - 5, 11, 13, 8,12,3,9, 4,7,2,10,6.   5. The Big Bang 11.…

Q: Why is the composition of a comet typically dominated by volatile materials (frozen ices)? choose…

A: Given  Composition of comets are mainly ice

Q: The Msbar Alamal on its journey to Mars took a 7-month period, during which it traveled an estimated…

A: Given data The distance traveled by Msbar Alamal is given as d = 493 million kilometers. The time…

Q: Consider the Earth and a cloud lay 800 m above the planet to be the plates of a

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Q: Objective: To measure the force produced by the Rocket (Atlus-V) engine, in order to get the rocket…

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Q: Which of the following could the Close Encounter hypothesis NOT explain A)The planets all orbit in…

A: Required : Which of the following could the Close Encounter hypothesis NOT explain.

Q: Which of the following is the Philippine's first microsatellite? a. DIWATA-1 C. MAPULON-1 b.…

A: The Philippines' first microsatellite, has completed its four years in Earth orbit, burning up in…