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    and Outer planets. Our solar system is comprised of the Sun being in the middle, then followed by planets rotating it. The planets which orbit the Sun are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The Inner planets are very different from Outer planets and the Outer planets are completely different from Inner planets, but both are very similar in many ways. Our planets in the solar system have many similarities and differences. First of all, Inner planets are different

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    Neptune is the eighth and final planet from the sun. Discovered in 1846, it was a mystery to all, being that it is invisible to the naked eye. Neptune formed like a terrestrial planet with a solid core, but then it captured gases like hydrogen and helium when in the nebula of the original and early sun, making this planned a jovian planet. Neptune was discovered using mathematics, unlike all the other planets. The path of Uranus was not traveling like everyone though it should have been, from there

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    Bry Neill Bubnick ASTY 152 7 April, 2017 Prompt 1: Art Gustav Holst’s suite The Planets consists of a musical piece conducted specially for each individual planet, not including, however, Earth and Pluto. Each part of the suite is titled after its planet and astrological character, and each piece is unique in sound. “Mars, Bringer of War,” named after the Roman god of War, conveys the ideas of power, strength, and severity to the audience using loud and powerful sounds with an upbeat tempo. “Venus

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    This process allows us to study and know where our Earth came from and where it’s going to go. Being able to learn about our planet in the solar system, gives us the tools we need to observe and learn about the rest of our universe. For example, the comparison of rocks, minerals, and the different elements that make up the planets composition, helps us to prove how the solar system was created and is also used as supporting evidence to the Big Bang Theory and Nebular Theory

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    Jupiter Research Paper

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    As the fourth brightest object in the sky, the knowledge of Jupiter has been around and mildly understood since ancient times. The Ancient Romans named the planet after Jupiter, their god of thunder. The oldest know observations of Jupiter date back to the 7th century BCE Babylonians, located within what is now Iraq, and the information written down within the series of cuneiform archives from their astrologers named the Enuma anu Enlil. Meaning ‘In the days of Anu and Enil’, it contains around 70

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    (H, He, O, S) and angular distributions. The plan for JEDI is to study the energies and distribution of charged particles. In addition to JEDI, Juno has JADE (Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment) which it uses to detect and measure ions and electrons around it. Additionally, Juno has a UVS (Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph), JIRAM (Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper) and a JunoCam which is a visible-light camera and telescope for Juno; although it can only record 40 megabytes of footage every 11-day

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    our biggest planet About Jupiter Uncovering the mysteries of Jupiter is a crucial step for a greater understanding of our Solar System. Being the massive planet that it is, this mysterious planet may hold many answers to how our the Solar System formed and evolved. The understanding of the origins of the universe includes answers even to the formation of Earth itself. Many believe that the research of Jupiter will lead to discoveries on planet formation and the role of giant planets on the formation

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    Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun, right behind Saturn, and in front of Neptune. Uranus is considered a Jovian planet alongside with Jupiter, Saturn & Neptune. In 1781, a British astronomer named William Hershel discovered the planet of Uranus. Hershel discovered the planet through his 6-inch telescope and thought it moved relative to the star, but noticed it traveled rather slow to be a star of some sort. Hershel originally wanted to name the planet Georgium Sidus, which is Latin for “George’s

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    Exoplanets As a child in school I learnt that there were nine planets and nothing about any other planets or solar systems. Now, as an adult we are told there are only eight planets in our solar systems, but there are more planets out there in different solar system, the universal is much bigger than we could ever possibly thought it was. These planets are refers to as exoplanets and thousands of planets have been discovered over the last couple decades. Many people have question is their life

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    May 3, 2011 Norman Stradleigh Planetary Comparison Planet Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the fifth largest of the planets of the Solar System. Earth’s surface is 71 percent water and is the only astronomical planet currently known where life exists. Earth is our home planet. Scientist and astronomers have studied our planet for Centuries and they have discovered much about our planet. Scientist have gained so much more knowledge of our Solar System in the last

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