Astronomy 1021 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Ecliptic, Oort Cloud, Tidal Locking
10 Dec 2015
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Chapter 6 formation of the solar system. 6. 1 a brief tour of the solar system. The planets exhibit clear patterns of composition and. The planets orbit the sun in the same direction and motion nearly the same plane. Earth the west system: surface completely hidden by dense clouds, only known oasis of life & oxygen in our solar. Europa icy crust that may hide oceans and life. Saturn: made of mostly hydrogen and helium, no solid surface, easily seen rings, made of small particles, 2 geologically active moons. Triton largest, icy w/ geysers that spew nitrogen gas. Dwarf planets - pluto: extremely cold and dark, 5 moons, largest charon, synchronous rotation. 6. 2 the nebular theory of solar system formation. Features indicate how our solar system formed: pattern of motion among large bodies. The sun, planets and large moons rotate in a very organized way: two major types of planets. 8 planets divide equally into 2 groups.
