Objectives 1580

Question 1

Jovian Planets

Answer 1

• Jupiter-like
• Large size
• Low density
• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Question 2

Mercury

Answer 2

• No natural satellites
• 1 solar day= 2 Mercury Days = 3 sidereal
• sunrises & sets 2/day
• Surface day temp: 600 K; night: 100k

Question 3

Vulcan

Answer 3

Planet predicted to be the cause of Mercury’s precession being off 43s/arc, accord. to Newton’s law of G. No such planet exists.

Question 4

Venus

Answer 4

Rotational direction: retrograde
Temp: 750 k hottest of all planets
Atm comp: 96% CO2-> greenhouse effect; pressure 90x Earth’s; rains sulfuric acid.
Relation day w/yr: 18 Earth day longer than yr on Venus.

Question 5

Microbiological Planetary Engineering

Answer 5

Developing microorganisms on E which could eat CO2 in atmosphere of Venus, and discharge O while using photosynthesis to produce carbohydrates.

Question 6

Terraforming

Answer 6

Process of making planet Earthlike

Question 7

Earth

Answer 7

3rd Planet from Sun
•1 large moon 240,000mi away
•71% covered by water
•Varieties of life
•Blue & White color

Question 8

Mars

Answer 8

4th planet
Color: red (rust)
Moons: Phobos & Deimos, captured asteroids
Atm pressure: thin 1% E’s

Question 9

Mars similarities to Earth

Answer 9

M: tilt 25° E: 23.5° (seasons)
M: Seasons 2x E’s
M: 24.5 hr day

Question 10

Olympus Mons

Answer 10

On Mars
Largest volcano in solar system
300mi across base, 40mi
14mi high

Question 11

Valles Marineris

Answer 11

3000mi gash
Up to 65mi wide
4mi deep
Stretches 1/4 around Mars

Question 12

Moonless Planets

Answer 12

Mercury and Venus

Question 13

Terrestrial planets

Answer 13

• Earth-like
• Small size
• High Density
• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars