Planetary Study Guide Mercury * As seen from Earth: * Orbital period of 88 days; rotation to orbit is a 3:2 ratio * Distance from Sun: 0.31 AU to 0.46 AU from the Sun * Eccentric orbit: close and far away (perihelion and aphelion) * 7 percent to the ecliptic * Visible by the naked eye just before sunrise or just after sunset (when the Sun’s light is blotted out) * Never far from the Sun * As a physical body: * Small (about 0.055 Earth’s
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THE PLANET MARS AND ITS INHABITANTS ESSAY: The Urides God Theory Eros Urides paints a very detailed picture of endless imagination in his short science fiction epic‚ “The Planet Mars and its Inhabitants‚” written in the 1920’s. Urides does this by creating a complex yet believable story line of how life on Mars could be in comparison to our planet Earth. Outlining key details‚ which we will cover in this essay‚ Urides explains to us
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Some time has passed and it was almost time for Proserpina to return to the underworld with Pluto. Ceres was trying to make the best of the little time she had with her daughter‚ but she recently fell ill due to weather conditions. Every morning they would sit down at the table and take about what they had planned for today and then they would go out into the garden and plant/pick out what they needed. But this morning the storm had not blown over‚ so they couldn’t do anything. Proserpina came inside
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Long ago‚ before the seasons existed‚ there was a young woman named Proserpina. She was cheerful‚ curious and innocent‚ but soon‚ that all would change. One day‚ at about noon‚ Proserpina went wandering on the seashore with the sea nymphs. Her mother begged Proserpina to stay close to the sea nymphs‚ as they would keep her safe. Despite her mother’s best attempts‚ Proserpina wandered into the fields to pick flowers without the safety of the sea nymphs. One of the shrubs was very beautiful and
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WRITTEN BY: SAYALI MAIEN DIRECTED BY: SHREYA MISHRA NARRATED BY: KIRTANA KANAGARAJ PARTICIPANTS ARE: KIRTANA KANAGARAJ- APOORVA SHINDE- SAYALI MAIEN- SHREYA MISHRA- SHIKHA CHANDEL- ROHIT CHAVAN- RAJ GOREKAR- AKASH SHINDE- DEEP MAYEKAR- MEHUL MEWADA- SUMMARY: It is the year 2020 and man has mastered the art of asteroid colonization. Several scientists have their private labs located on asteroids located in earth’s orbit to study the space with minimum atmospheric interference. Many
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01.09 Pre-writing Process Narrative Planner—"The Pomegranate Seeds" Who? Describe the character whose story you plan to tell. King Pluto seems like wealthy man‚ a man that doesn’t seem to be happy because he doesn’t have the things that he wants. Character Name: King Pluto How would you describe this character? Why? Physical Appearance I would describe King Pluto as a tall white guy with black hair and wearing a Greek mythology robe Feelings King Pluto is a wealthy man that is looking
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Names of the Elements Name: Period: Hint: If you need help go to: http://periodic.lanl.gov/default.htm What elements were named after the following astronomical bodies? Sun Mercury Earth Moon Asteroid Pallas Asteroid Ceres Uranus Neptune Pluto What elements were named regarding their taste or odor? Sweet (Latin) Odor (Greek) Stench (Greek) What elements were named after the following places? Berkeley‚ California State of California The Americas France (2 elements)
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"What’s Going Down in Geology" "What happened to the Big Marsupials of Australia‚ what does that have to do with the simultaneous rise and fall of the Sierra Nevada?" was the question on Thursday‚ in room Science-422. Geology instructor Roger Chambers went on to ask: "What’s your favorite Marsupial?" to break the ice and show how little we‚ the audience‚ actually knew about them. I personally was not aware that Australia was a devastated ecosystem built around them. He‚ like many experts believes
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Frankiln Scaffner’s Planet of the Apes (1968) is an epic science fiction film that stars the late Charlston Heston. The film begins as a group of Astronauts led by Taylor (Heston) in the would-be present crash land and end up on a seemingly alien planet a few thousand years into the future‚ via suspended animation. After trotting around and exploring the planet‚ they soon discover it governed by simian hominoids who hunt down and experiment on primitive humans who have lost the ability to speak.
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7 Good Reasons Why There Might Be Life on Other Planets Annalee Newitz We have no direct evidence (yet) that there is life on other planets‚ moons‚ or in interstellar space. Nevertheless‚ there are some compelling reasons to believe that eventually we will discover some‚ perhaps even in our own solar system. Here are seven reasons why scientists believe that life is out there‚ just waiting to meet us. It might not be green-skinned ladies in silver saucers‚ but it will be alien. 1. Extremophiles
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