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Q: his planet is made almost entirely of green house gasses making its surface too hot for life.
A: Greenhouse gases are the gases that absorb infrared radiation coming from sun rays & contributes…
Q: If you stood on Earth during its formation, during which it captured about 2.1 x 1011 particles per…
A: Given, N=2.1×1011 s-1A=260m2Re=6378 km
Q: If liquid water is rare on the surface of planets, then most Terrestrial planets must have CO₂-rich…
A: Terrestrial planets or rocky planets are those which are primarily made of silicate rocks or metals.…
Q: You analyze a sample of a meteorite that landed on Earth and find that 15 16 of a certain type…
A: Given that The certain type of the radioactive atoms have decayed = 1516No Where…
Q: The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta mission reached Comet 67P at the time when the comet…
A: The picture shows a jet emerging from the comet as captured by Rosetta when the comet was at its…
Q: Why are there no chondrules in achondritic meteorites?
A: A chondrite is a non-metallic stony meteorite. It is thought to be formed directly from condensation…
Q: Why are we certain that Pluto is a Kuiper belt object
A: When Pluto was found in 1930, the ninth planet ever discovered was the tiniest, coldest, and the…
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Q: What is the difference between the Oort cloud and Kuiper belt of objects?
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Q: Differentiate between an gas tail and dust tail of a comet.
A: Comets are the leftover materials from the formation of the solar system. They are made of rock,…
Q: A crater on the Moon is 28 km in diameter. If a typical meteorite is 11 times smaller than the…
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Q: Why don't Terrestrial planets have rings like the Jovian planets?
A: Terrestrial planets are the ones that have a rocky surface and are smaller in size and mass.…
Q: Why do we believe Pluto to be part of the Kuiper belt, and not another planet?
A: Given: Pluto is the tiniest, coldest, and furthest planet from the Sun, having been discovered in…
Q: which of the following planets compositions resembled the sun the
A: The composition of Jupiter is similar to that of the Sun – mostly hydrogen and helium. Deep in the…
Q: Earth and an asteroid on 10/8/2023 with: a) a diameter of 25 meters, aphelion at the Earth and…
A: To calculate the relative velocity and impact energy of the Earth and an asteroid on 10/8/2023 for…
Q: Both Venus and Mars have a. volcanic craters only b. impact craters only c. some…
A: As per study both Venus and mars have some volcanic and some impact craters .
Q: If you stood on Earth during its formation, during which it captured about 1.5 x 10^11 particles per…
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Q: Is the motion of mars peculiar?
A: Obviously not. The motion of Mars is regular. It rotates around the sun with fixed orbital. It has a…
Q: What determines the velocity with which an asteroid impacts Earth?
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Q: Asteroids have been moving through space for billions of years?What keeps them moving?
A: Asteroids have been moving through space for billions of years?What keeps them moving? Newton’s…
Q: If you stood on Earth during its formation, during which it captured about 1.6 ✕ 1011 particles per…
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Q: What is the Roche limit, and what does it have to do with planetary rings?
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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: The mass of an average comet's nucleus is about 1.0 x 1014 kg. If the Oort cloud contains 2.0 x 101l…
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Q: Show that Titan's surface gravity is about one-seventh that of Earth's.
A: Gravity is an attractive force. It exists between all objects that have a mass. The force of…
Q: Assume that a 10-km asteroid hits the earth at about 20 km/s An amount of water equal to about…
A: Given: The velocity of the asteroid hitting the earth: v = 20 km/s = 20000 m/s [1 km = 1000 m] Let…
Q: How did the Kuiper belt get its name
A: Located beyond Neptune, the Kuiper belt contains a vast number of ice objects. The Kuiper belt is…
Q: Halley's Comet has a period of about 76 years. How distant will this comet be from the Sun?
A: Given: The time period of the comet is 76 years.
Q: What does the cosmic ray exposure age tell us about the history of a meteorite?
A: Cosmic rays are can be defined as high-energy atomic nuclei or protons which has a velocity closer…
Q: Where does the gas and the dust in the coma of a comet come from?
A: Comets can be defined as leftover materials from the formation of the solar system. They are…
Q: How does Jupiter protect the earth from asteroids?
A: To answer the given question, we will use the concept of the gravitational force between two masses.
Q: Why do we believe Pluto to be a Kuiper belt object?
A: Pluto is the ninth planet discovered in 1930, and it is smallest, coldest and most distant planet…
Q: If the velocity of the solar wind is about 4.0 x 102 km/s and the visible tail of a comet is 5.0 x…
A: The problem is based upon distance time equation . We know that, distance is speed times the time…
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: What does a comet look like when it is far from the Sun? How does its appearance change when it is…
A: Comets are dirty irregular snowballs when they are far from the sun. As it acquires mass it starts…
Q: A meteor with a lengthy history is what?
A: A meteor is a solid piece of debris from an object or streak of light in the sky caused by a…
Q: What is the purpose of the asteroid belt?
A: The asteroid belt The asteroid belt orbits between Mars and Jupiter. It is also called as the main…
Q: Jupiters moon, lo, loses about 119.0 kg /s of sulfur dioxide to Jupiter's magnetosphere. At this…
A: mass lost by lo per second = 119 kgsectime = 3×109 years 1 year = 3.15×107seconds original mass of…
Q: The half-life of Uranium-235 is 700 million years, which makes it useful for dating meteorites. If a…
A: We have to find age of meteorite containing uranium.Half life of uranium is 700 million years
Q: The hottest and driest surface of all the inner planets is on Need help? Review these concept…
A: In this question we have to answer which planet is the hottest and has the driest surface. Please…
Q: Annual meteor showers occur when the Earth passes through the orbital path of a comet. The intensity…
A: Meteor showers occur when Earth passes through debris left over from the disintegration of comets.…
Q: What is the evidence that Juper and Saturn are still cooling?
A: Saturn is shrinking every year at the rate of almost 2 cm per year. It has its own internal heat…
Q: Originally thought to be the realm of comets, over the past two decades we discovered that the…
A: The Kuiper belt is an outer solar system circumstellar disc stretching from Neptune’s orbit.The…
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