PHYSICS 20A Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Inclined Orbit, International Astronomical Union, Kuiper Belt
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Physics 20a lecture 14 the planets of our solar system. Venus: venus is only slightly smaller than earth. Venus"s radius is about 95% of earth"s radius: venus has no moons ( that"s no moon! ) Mars: axis tilt mars"s seasons, evidence of past volcanic activity, evidence of erosion by flows of liquid water on its surface, has frozen polar caps a north pole and a south pole. Saturn: has the most prevalent and famous rings, but is not the only planet with rings, it would also float in a bathtub. One big enough to carry it, of course. Jupiter: jupiter"s mass is larger than the total combined masses of all the other planets. Our solar system consists of: 8 planets. Ceres (between mars and the asteroid belt) Eris: 2 belts of asteroids and other objects. Asteroid belt between mars and jupiter. Kuiper belt objects between makemake and eris, in the very outer rim of the solar system: 1 star.
