Earth Sciences 1086F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 14-16: Rotating Magnetic Field, Gas Giant, Galilean Moons
13 Aug 2016
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Sometimes known as jovian or ice giants. Gas giant planet - a large, low-density planet composed primarily of hydrogen, helium, methane, and ammonia in either gaseous or liquid state. Four gas giants in our solar system: jupiter, saturn, uranus and neptune. Formed within the first 10 million years of the development of a star-planet system. Liquid elements would gather and freeze in the colder outer reaches of the system, there they would grow. These larger masses would start to clear and path/orbit. Protoplanets would be tossed around and either absorbed into planets (probably. Jupiter) or flung into the sung/become asteroids: comet impact on an gas giant. Because of its strong gravity, jupiter gets hit with comets more often than any other planet. The impacts on jupiter resulted in a better understanding of the nature of jupiter"s atmosphere. Biggest member of the gas giant family. Io inner most of the four galilean satellites.
