Jovian Planets Flashcards
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Properties of Jovian Planets
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- Very Large / Massive
- Low Density
- Gaseous composition
- Have rings
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Comparison between Jovians
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- Gas Giants: Jupiter & Saturn
- Have a metallic H2 layer in crust - Ice Giants: Neptune & Uranus
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Atmospheric Composition of the Jovian Planets
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- Mostly Hydrogen
- Low temperatures
- Pressure, Density and temperatures all increase with depth
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Ring Systems of Jovian Planets
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- Occur because if Universal Law of Gravitation.
- F = GMm / r^2
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The major satellites of the Jovian Planets
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- Callisto
- Io
- Europa
- Ganymede
