1.LETTER doi:10.1038/nature13156 A Sedna-like body with a perihelion of 80 astronomical units Chadwick A. Trujillo1 * & Scott S. Sheppard2 * The observable Solar System…

1.Objectives: Describe the importance/ value/benefit of Astronomy Clearly describe our place in the cosmos and the universe at various scales Overview of Astronomy 2. 1/What…

PLUTO PLUTO PREPARED BY: Ric Angelo Dagdagan BEEd 3A 2 DWARF PLANET Pluto is called a dwarf planet A dwarf planet is round and orbits the sun just like the eight major planets.…

Slide 1 Chapter 5: Formation of planets Slide 2 Slide 3 Disk shapes We can see that many disks are thinner in the centre than the edges. Why is this? Slide 4 General properties…

The Outer Planets The figure below compares these four worlds. The Outer Planets Jupiter is the largest of the Jovian worlds. It is over 11 times the diameter of Earth. The…

Our Solar System and Its Origin Comparative Planetology By studying the differences and similarities between the planets, moons, asteroids and comets, we can gain a fuller…

Slide 1 Date: Feb 10, 2014 Page: Table of Contents p 18 W.O.D: Last 5 pages Warm-ups: Front Cover W.O.D. Density -the degree of compactness of a substance; the mass of an…