ASTR 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Galilean Moons, Metallic Hydrogen, Solar Wind

• School: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
• Department: Astronomy
• Course: ASTR 100
• Professor: Adrianna Durbala

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Intro to jupiter: jovian planets are jupiter, saturn, uranus and neptune, jupiter is very far from the sun, has no solid surface, is more hydrogen and helium, has many moons and rings. Is 300 times more massive than the earth c: the galilean moons are jupiter"s biggest moons i. ii. iii. iv. Ganymede: the largest moon in the solar system. A different kind of planet: jovian planets are bigger, have a difference in mass and composition, terrestrial planets are more dense than jovian planets, are made of hydrogen and hydrogen compounds as well as helium. Jupiter and saturn are mostly made up of helium and gasses. Uranus and neptune are mostly compounds i. ii: all of these planets have some sorts of rocks, beyond the frost line, planets can accumulate ice f, they do differ in the amount of hydrogen and helium gasses produced. Ammonia layer causes the white layer: saturn has similar reflections to jupiter, methane.