47th DPS Meeting Washington, D.C 9-13 November, 2015
|
|
|
- Sandra Phelps
- 5 years ago
- Views:
Transcription
1 Sunday, 8 November 2015 Workshop: Broadening Your Impact: A Workshop for Scientists Engaged in Education and Public Outreach (or Who Want to Get Involved), -, Workshop: Communicating with Congress, -, Woodrow Wilson D Workshop: First Time Presenter's Review, - 2:30 pm, 1:00 pm Workshop: Earth-Based Jupiter Observations to Support Juno, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Woodrow Wilson D Workshop: Working Through Adversity: Strategies for Success, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Woodrow Wilson C 3:00 pm Registration, 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Annapolis Registration Desk Speaker Ready Room, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Annapolis 4 5:00 pm AAS DPS Student & Postdoc Reception, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm, Cherry Blossom Ballroom 6:30 pm Opening Reception, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Prince George's Exhibit Hall A
2 Monday, 9 November :00 am Oral Sessions: , - 3:30 pm 102 Pluto System II Pluto Surface and Satellites Registration, - 4:00 pm, Annapolis Registration Desk 8:30 am 100 New Horizons Plenary Session, 8:30 am -, The Pluto System: Initial Results from the Exploration by New Horizons, S. Alan Stern (SwRI), 8:30 am - 8:50 am New Horizons Investigations of Charon and Pluto's Small Moons, Harold Weaver (Johns Hopkins, APL), 8:50 am - 9:10 am Geology of Pluto and Charon Overview, Jeffrey Moore (NASA Ames Research Center), 9:10 am - 9:30 am Pluto System Surface Composition Results, William Grundy (Lowell Observatory), 9:30 am - 9:50 am New Horizons Observations of the Atmospheres of Pluto and Charon, G.R. Gladstone (SwRI), 9:50 am - 10:10 am Solar Wind Interaction with Pluto s Escaping Atmosphere, Fran Bagenal (University of Colorado), 10:10 am - Exhibits, Posters, Cyber Café, Art Show, - 6:00 pm, Prince George's Exhibit Hall A Coffee Break, - 11:00 am, Prince George's Exhibit Hall A 101 Pluto System I New Horizons Headliner, 11:00 am -, Press Conference, -, Azalea 3 Workshop: James Webb Space Telescope Town Hall, -, Workshop: AIDA Workshop, -, Annapolis Ceres Jubilee and Vested Interests 104 Planetary Rings 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 6:30 pm 7:30 pm Coffee Break, 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm, Prince George's Exhibit Hall A Oral Sessions , 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm 105 Pluto System III Pluto s Atmosphere LGBTIQA Networking Dinner, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, Meet at Registration Area Agency Night, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm, 106 The Asteroid Composition Channel: From Soft Rock to Heavy Metal 107 Mercury and the Moon
3 Tuesday, 10 November :00 am 8:30 am 10:05 am 11:00 am 12:05 pm 12:30 pm 2:15 pm 2:20 pm 2:55 pm 3:30 pm DPS Student-Chair Breakfast, - 8:30 am, Baltimore 3 (register onsite) Registration, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Annapolis Registration Desk Astrophysics Assets Workshop: Welcome and Announcements, and PDS, 8:00 am -, Azalea 1 Oral Sessions , 8:30 am - 10:05 am 200 Pluto System IV Saving the Best for Last 201 ³Venus / Asteroid Dynamics Exhibits, Posters, Cyber Café, Art Show, - 6:00 pm, Prince George's Exhibit Hall A Astrophysics Assets Workshop: K2, -, Azalea 1 Coffee Break, 10:05 am -, Prince George's Exhibit Hall A Oral Sessions , - 12:05 pm 203 Centaurs, Trans-Neptunian Objects, and the 204 Asteroid Radar & Thermal Studies: Inner Oort Cloud Microwaved and Served Hot Poster Sessions , 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm, Prince George's Exhibit Hall A 210 Pluto System 213 Asteroid Surfaces 211 Centaurs, Trans-Neptunian Objects, and the 214 Asteroid Dynamics: Main Belt Asteroids Inner Oort Cloud 215 Mercury and the Moon 212 Spiraling in on Ceres and Vesta Redux Workshop: IOPW - Atmospheres, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm, Annapolis 3 4:15 pm Astrophysics Assets Workshop: IRTF, 4:15 pm - 4:45 pm, Azalea EPO Scientists Showcase 205 Titan s Atmosphere Astrophysics Assets Workshop: SOFIA, - 11:00 am, Azalea 1 Astrophysics Assets Workshop: Spitzer, 11:00 am -, Azalea 1 Press Conference, -, Azalea 3 Workshop: Characterizing New Horizons KBO Targets from Earth, -, Annapolis TMT Solar System Science Town Hall, 12:05 pm -, Women in Planetary Science Discussion Hour, 12:05 pm -, Baltimore 3 Astrophysics Assets Workshop: HST & JWST, 12:30 pm -, Azalea 1 Plenary Sessions: - 2:20 pm, Presentation of the Harold C. Urey Prize and Carl Sagan Medal, - 1:45 pm 207 Harold C. Urey Prize: No Photon Left Behind: How Modern Spectroscopy is Transforming Planetary Sciences, Geronimo Villanueva (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), 1:45 pm - 2:20 pm Astrophysics Assets Workshop: IRSA & NEOWISE, - 2:15 pm, Azalea 1 Astrophysics Assets Workshop: Keck, 2:15 pm - 4:15 pm, Azalea 1 Plenary Session 208 Changing Perspectives on Mercury and the Moon, Brett Denevi (Johns Hopkins, APL), 2:20 pm - 2:55 pm, Plenary Session 209 Vesta and Ceres by the Light of Dawn, Christopher Russell (UC, Los Angeles), 2:55 pm - 3:30 pm, 216 Beyond the Moon: The Lunar Community Branches Out 217 Venus 218 Planetary Rings 219 EPO Scientists Showcase, Programs, and Best Practices
4 Wednesday, 11 November :00 am 8:30 am 10:00 am 12:30 pm 2:20 pm 2:55 pm Registration, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Annapolis Registration Desk Oral Sessions , 8:30 am - 10:00 am 300 Titan s Atmosphere and Surface 301 Asteroid Surveys: See and Say 3:30 pm Poster Sessions , 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm, Prince George's Exhibit Hall A 307 Asteroid Spin States 309 Formation of Planets, Satellites, and Small 308 Asteroid Observational Surveys Bodies 310 Titan s Surface and Atmosphere 4:00 pm Workshop: LSST Solar System Science Collaboration Workshop, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Annapolis 3 8:00 pm Open Mic Night, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm, 302 Formation of Planets, Satellites and Small Bodies Exhibits, Posters, Cyber Café, Art Show, - 6:00 pm, Prince George's Exhibit Hall A Coffee Break, 10:00 am -, Prince George's Exhibit Hall A DPS Members Meeting, -, Press Conference, -, Azalea OPAG Town Hall, - 1:00 pm, Workshop: NEO Observers Coordination Meeting, 12:30 pm -, Annapolis 3 Plenary Sessions: - 2:20 pm, Presentation of the Gerard P. Kuiper Prize, - 1:45 pm 304 Gerard P. Kuiper Prize: Chemistry of Planetary Atmospheres: Insights and Prospects, Yuk Yung (Caltech), 1:45 pm - 2:20 pm Plenary Session 305 MAVEN Mission to Mars: Results on Upper Atmosphere, Ionosphere, Solar-Wind Interactions, and Escape to Space, Bruce Jakosky (University of Colorado), 2:20 pm - 2:55 pm, Plenary Session 306 New Views on Inner Solar Systems and Extreme Planets, Rebekah Dawson (University of California, Berkeley), 2:55 pm - 3:30 pm, 311 Jovian Planet Atmospheres and Interiors 312 Future Missions, Instruments and Facilities
5 Thursday, 12 November :00 am 8:30 am 10:00 am 12:30 pm Registration, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Annapolis Registration Desk Oral Sessions , 8:30 am - 10:00 am 400 Jovian Planet Atmospheres: Storms and Upper Atmosphere Oral Sessions , Jovian Planet Interiors, Deep Atmosphere, and Structure 401 Mars Atmosphere and Surface Exhibits, Posters, Cyber Café, Art Show, - 6:00 pm, Prince George's Exhibit Hall A Coffee Break, 10:00 am -, Prince George's Exhibit Hall A Press Conference, -, Azalea 3 Workshop: Ice Giants Workshop, - 1:00 pm, Azalea Extrasolar Planets: Terrestrial and Neptunian Planets 402 Asteroid Spins, YORP, and Interiors: The Turning and Turning; The Centre Cannot Hold 405 Galilean Satellites Workshop: The LSST Survey and Solar System Science, - 1:00 pm, Baltimore 3 Workshop: Planetary Policy in Turbulant Budget Times, 12:30 pm -, Plenary Sessions: - 2:20 pm, Presentation of Harold Masursky Award and Jonathan Eberhart Planetary Sciences Journalism Award, - 1:45 pm 406 Harold Masursky Award: The CSWA Survey on Workplace Climate and Anti-Harassment Policies, Christina Richey (NASA HQ), 1:45 pm - 2:20 pm 2:20 pm 2:55 pm 3:30 pm Plenary Session 407 Rosetta at Perihelion: The Journey Continues, Paul Weissman (Planetary Science Institute), 2:20 pm - 2:55 pm, Plenary Session Years of Exoplanets: From Surveys Towards Characterization, Emily Rauscher (University of Michigan), 2:55 pm - 3:30 pm, Poster Sessions , 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm, Prince George's Exhibit Hall A 409 Galilean Satellites 41367P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 410 Enceladus 414 Active Asteroids 411 Icy Satellites 415 Comets: Physical Characteristics, Dynamics, 412 Irregular Satellites and Composition 416 Characterization of Extrasolar Planets Workshop: WorldWide Telescope: Exploring and Sharing Science, 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm, Annapolis Discoveries and Dynamics of Extrasolar Planets 418 Origins of Planetary Systems 419 Mars Atmosphere 420 Mars Surface and Interior
6 Friday, 13 November :00 am Registration, 8:00 am -, Annapolis Registration Desk 8:30 am Oral Sessions , 8:30 am - 10:00 am 500 Comet 67P/C-G Nucleus 501 Extrasolar Planets: Discovery and Dynamics 10:00 am Oral Sessions , Comet 67P/C-G Coma and Environment Posters & Cyber Café, -, Prince George's Exhibit Hall A Coffee Break, 10:00 am -, Prince George's Exhibit Hall A 504 Extrasolar Planets: Giant Planet Atmospheres 502 Jovian Planet Magnetospheres, Aurorae, and Atmospheres 505 Mars's Atmosphere Lunch Break, - Oral Sessions , - 3:30 pm 506 Comets: Physical Characteristics, Dynamics, and Composition 507 Origins of Planetary Systems 508 Icy Satellites
DPS 49th Meeting Provo, UT October, 2017
Sunday, 15 October 2017 8:00 am Workshop: Using Planetary Science in K 12 Classrooms, 8:00 am 5:00 pm, Soldier Creek 1:00 pm Workshop: Preparing Observations for Solar System Science with JWST, 1:00 pm
DPS 48/EPSC 11 Meeting Pasadena, CA October, 2016
Sunday, 16 October 2016 12:00 pm Workshop: Early Career Presenters Review, 12:00 pm 5:00 pm, C107 1:00 pm Workshop: JWST Early Release Science Program Workshop, 1:00 pm 4:00 pm, C106 2:00 pm Workshop:
45th Meeting of the DPS Block Schedule
Saturday, 5 October 2013 9:00am Workshop: ExoPAG 8, 9:00am-5:00pm, Director's Row H Sunday, 6 October 2013 8:00am Workshop: Using Astronomy and Planetary Science in K-12, 8:00am-5:00pm, Governor's Square
Survey of the Solar System. The Sun Giant Planets Terrestrial Planets Minor Planets Satellite/Ring Systems
Survey of the Solar System The Sun Giant Planets Terrestrial Planets Minor Planets Satellite/Ring Systems Definition of a dwarf planet 1. Orbits the sun 2. Is large enough to have become round due to the
44th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society s Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) October 2012 Reno, Nevada
44th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society s Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) 14-19 October 2012 Reno, Nevada Scientific sessions will be held at the: Grand Sierra Resort 2500 East 2nd Street
28-Aug-17. A Tour of Our Solar System and Beyond. The Sun
A Tour of Our Solar System and Beyond The Sun diameter = 1,390,000 km = 864,000 mi >99.8% of the mass of the entire solar system surface temperature 5800 C 600 x 10 6 tons H -> 596 x 10 6 tons He per second
NASA Planetary Science Programs
NASA Planetary Science Programs James L. Green NASA, Planetary Science Division February 19, 2015 Presentation at OPAG 1 Outline Mission events Passed FY15 Budget elements President s FY16 Budget Discovery
5:00pm-8:00pm Ala Moana, Carnation
210th Meeting of the AAS, joint meeting with SPD 27-31 May 2007 - Honolulu, HI Hawaii Convention Center, 1801 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu, HI 96815 Thursday, May 24, 2007 Endpoints & Interactions: Physics
Report to Planetary Science Decadal Survey Primitive Bodies Panel. Perspectives from the Previous PBP Experience,
Report to Planetary Science Decadal Survey Primitive Bodies Panel Perspectives from the Previous PBP Experience, 2001-2002 Primitive Bodies Panel Meeting, Sept. 9, 2009, Washington, DC Dale Cruikshank
Newsletter Newsletter Published on Division for Planetary Sciences ( Issue 15-42, October 1, 2015
Newsletter 15-42 Issue 15-42, October 1, 2015 +-------------------------------------CONTENTS---------------------------------------+ UPCOMING DEADLINES FOR THE 47th DPS MEETING IN NATIONAL HARBOR, MD DPS
7. Our Solar System. Planetary Orbits to Scale. The Eight Planetary Orbits
7. Our Solar System Terrestrial & Jovian planets Seven large satellites [moons] Chemical composition of the planets Asteroids & comets The Terrestrial & Jovian Planets Four small terrestrial planets Like
Chapter 12 Remnants of Rock and Ice. Asteroid Facts. NEAR Spacecraft: Asteroid Eros
Chapter 12 Remnants of Rock and Ice Asteroids, Comets, and the Kuiper Belt Asteroid Facts Asteroids are rocky leftovers of planet formation Largest is Ceres, diameter ~1,000 km (most smaller) 150,000 in
Astronomers Universe. More information about this series at
Astronomers Universe More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/6960 ThiS is a FM Blank Page John Wilkinson The Solar System in Close-Up John Wilkinson Castlemaine, Victoria Australia
ASTR 200 : Lecture 6 Introduction to the Solar System Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Addison-Wesley
ASTR 200 : Lecture 6 Introduction to the Solar System 1 2004 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Addison-Wesley Comparative Planetology Studying the similarities among and differences between the planets
ASTR 200 : Lecture 6 Introduction to the Solar System Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Addison-Wesley
ASTR 200 : Lecture 6 Introduction to the Solar System 1 2004 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Addison-Wesley ANNOUNCEMENTS Keep up with reading! Always posted on course web site. Reading material
Planetary Science Update. David Schurr Deputy Director Planetary Science July 23, 2014
Planetary Science Update David Schurr Deputy Director Planetary Science July 23, 2014 Outline Planetary upcoming mission events Recent accomplishments Use of Astrophysics Telescopes R&A status Planetary
Modeling the Orbits of the Outer Planets
Name Modeling the Orbits of the Outer Planets (a NASA New Horizons activity) Materials Paper clip Scissors Glue Pencil and crayons or markers Planet sheets Safety Concerns: Scissors. Discuss safe and proper
Newsletter Newsletter Published on Division for Planetary Sciences ( Issue 18-19, May 14, 2018
Issue 18-19, May 14, 2018 +------------------------------------CONTENTS----------------------------------------+ 1. AAS DIVISION FOR PLANETARY SCIENCES 2018 PRIZES 2. EPSC 2018 SESSIONS ON OUTER PLANET
Astronomy. physics.wm.edu/~hancock/171/ A. Dayle Hancock. Small 239. Office hours: MTWR 10-11am. Page 1
Astronomy A. Dayle Hancock adhancock@wm.edu Small 239 Office hours: MTWR 10-11am Planetology I Terrestrial and Jovian planets Similarities/differences between planetary satellites Surface and atmosphere
James L. Green Director, Planetary Science NASA
James L. Green Director, Planetary Science NASA 1 Year of the Solar System Planetary Science Mission Events 2010 * September 16 Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in PSD * November 4 EPOXI encounters Comet Hartley
The Solar System. Tour of the Solar System
The Solar System Tour of the Solar System The Sun more later 8 planets Mercury Venus Earth more later Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Various other objects Asteroids Comets Pluto The Terrestrial Planets
PHYS 160 Astronomy Test #3 Nov 1, 2017 Version B
PHYS 160 Astronomy Test #3 Nov 1, 2017 Version B I. True/False (1 point each) Circle the T if the statement is true, or F if the statement is false on your answer sheet. 1. The clouds of Jupiter are composed
Chapters 7&8. ASTRONOMY 202 Spring 2007: Solar System Exploration. Class 21: Solar System [3/12/07] Announcements.
![Chapters 7&8. ASTRONOMY 202 Spring 2007: Solar System Exploration. Class 21: Solar System [3/12/07] Announcements.](/thumbs/81/83429897.jpg "Chapters 7&8. ASTRONOMY 202 Spring 2007: Solar System Exploration. Class 21: Solar System [3/12/07] Announcements.")
ASTRONOMY 202 Spring 2007: Solar System Exploration Instructor: Dr. David Alexander Web-site: www.ruf.rice.edu/~dalex/astr202_s07 Class 21: Solar System [3/12/07] Announcements The Solar System Comparative
NASA s Planetary Science Program Status
NASA s Planetary Science Program Status Presentation to VEXAG James L. Green Director, Planetary Science Division October 28, 2009 1 Outline MSL status Announcements of Opportunity R&A International Agreements
ASTRONOMY CURRICULUM Unit 1: Introduction to Astronomy
Chariho Regional School District - Science Curriculum September, 2016 ASTRONOMY CURRICULUM Unit 1: Introduction to Astronomy OVERVIEW Summary Students will be introduced to the overarching concept of astronomy.
Scientific Satellite Applications for Exploration of Outer Space
Scientific Satellite Applications for Exploration of Outer Space KyuTech Space Engineering Seminar 12 Oct 2017 Yiğit ÇAY Image credits are given in the last slide by numbers. 1 Contents Introduction Missions
1/13/16. Solar System Formation
Solar System Formation 1 Your Parents Solar System 21 st Century Solar System 2 The 21 st Century Solar System Sun Terrestrial Planets Asteroid Belt Jovian Planets Kuiper Belt Oort Cloud The Solar System:
AST 105. Overview of the Solar System
AST 105 Overview of the Solar System Scale of the Solar System Earth Voyager 1, 1991, distance = 4 billion miles Recap: The Solar System in Scale If the Solar System were the size of a football
Solar System Research Teacher Notes The Sun
The Sun G-type main sequence star (G2V), also known as a yellow dwarf Mass = 1.99 x 10 30 kg or 333,000 Earths. Volume = 1.41 x 10 18 km 3 or 1,300,000 Earths. Density (average) = 1.41 g/cm 3 or 0.255
New Horizons Mission To Pluto Fran Bagenal University of Colorado
New Horizons Mission To Pluto Fran Bagenal University of Colorado Compared to Earth at 1AU what is the flux of sunlight at 33 AU? Pluto orbits the Sun every 248 years 2 nd Kuiper Belt object discovered
Chapter 23: Touring Our Solar System
Chapter 23: Touring Our Solar System The Sun The is the center of our solar system. The Sun makes up of all the mass of our solar system. The Sun s force holds the planets in their orbits around the Sun.
Starting from closest to the Sun, name the orbiting planets in order.
Chapter 9 Section 1: Our Solar System Solar System: The solar system includes the sun, planets and many smaller structures. A planet and its moon(s) make up smaller systems in the solar system. Scientist
Classifying the Solar System
Name Classifying the Solar System Introduction Scientists classify planets in many different ways. Today you work for NASA and will use information you gather from the Solar System Data Sheet and other
Astronomy 102/104: Our Solar System MWF 11:15-12:05P, Uris Auditorium Spring 2008 Course Syllabus
Astro 102/104 Syllabus 1 Astronomy 102/104: Our Solar System MWF 11:15-12:05P, Uris Auditorium Spring 2008 Course Syllabus The past few decades have seen incredible advances in the exploration of our solar
ASTRONOMY 2212 The Solar System: Planets, small bodies and new worlds Fall 2017
ASTRONOMY 2212 The Solar System: Planets, small bodies and new worlds Fall 2017 Class Meetings: Tuesday & Thursday 11:40 12:55 Class Location: Space Sciences Building Room 105 Instructor: Philip Nicholson
Venus: NASA HQ Perspectives
Venus: NASA HQ Perspectives National Aeronautics and Space Administration Andrew Danztler Planetary Division Director Adriana Ocampo Venus Discipline Scientist Adriana.C.Ocampo@nasa.gov Pasadena, USA 1-2
Pluto Data: Numbers. 14b. Pluto, Kuiper Belt & Oort Cloud. Pluto Data (Table 14-5)
14b. Pluto, Kuiper Belt & Oort Cloud Pluto Pluto s moons The Kuiper Belt Resonant Kuiper Belt objects Classical Kuiper Belt objects Pluto Data: Numbers Diameter: 2,290.km 0.18. Earth Mass: 1.0. 10 22 kg
Assessment Vocabulary Instructional Strategies
Inner Planets and the similarities for each of the inner planets? (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars - such as Size, atmosphere, moons/rings, ) What are the unique characteristics and details of each of
Prentice Hall EARTH SCIENCE
Prentice Hall EARTH SCIENCE Tarbuck Lutgens Chapter 23 Touring Our Solar System 23.1 The Solar System The Planets: An Overview The terrestrial planets are planets that are small and rocky Mercury, Venus,
Sample Assessment Material Time: 2 hours
Paper Reference(s) 5AS01 Edexcel GCSE Astronomy Paper 1 Sample Assessment Material Time: 2 hours Materials required for examination Calculator Items included with question papers Nil Instructions to Candidates
23.1 The Solar System. Orbits of the Planets. Planetary Data The Solar System. Scale of the Planets The Solar System
23.1 The Solar System Orbits of the Planets The Planets: An Overview The terrestrial planets are planets that are small and rocky Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The Jovian planets are the huge gas giants
Why is this important to scientists, and why is it important to you as a teacher or parent of a child who wants to know how many planets there are?
11 October 2006 On Wednesday, August 16, 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) announced a proposed definition of a planet. A significantly revised version of this definition was passed by the
SBAG GOALS Origin of the Solar System Theme
SBAG GOALS Origin of the Solar System Theme Objective 1.2. Study small bodies to understand the origin of the Solar System Objective 1.1.2 Find and characterize new samples from small bodies Presented
Pueo-Nui Workshop Solar System Observations
Pueo-Nui Workshop Solar System Observations Christophe Dumas NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory Background information Pueo-Nui expected performances Strehl of ~ 92% at K band (on bright sources) Strehl
[12] Overview of the Solar System (10/5/17)
![[12] Overview of the Solar System (10/5/17)](/thumbs/81/82937356.jpg "[12] Overview of the Solar System (10/5/17)")
1 [12] Overview of the Solar System (10/5/17) Upcoming Items Voyager Family Portrait 1. Read Ch. 8.1 & 8.2 by next class and do the self-study quizzes 2. Midterm #1 on Tuesday Good luck to all of you!
Newsletter Newsletter Published on Division for Planetary Sciences ( Issue 18-11, March 11, 2018
Newsletter 18-11 Issue 18-11, March 11, 2018 +------------------------------------CONTENTS----------------------------------------+ 1. REMINDER: DPS 2018 PRIZE NOMINATIONS 2. TENTH ANNUAL SUSAN NIEBUR
New Horizons Pluto/KBO Mission Status Report for SBAG. Hal Weaver JHU Applied Physics Laboratory
New Horizons Pluto/KBO Mission Status Report for SBAG Hal Weaver JHU Applied Physics Laboratory New Horizons: To Pluto and Beyond The Initial Reconnaissance of The Solar System s Third Zone KBOs 2016-2020
New Horizons Pluto/KBO Mission. Hal Weaver The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
New Horizons Pluto/KBO Mission Hal Weaver The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory KBOs 2016-2020 To Pluto and Beyond The Initial Reconnaissance of The Solar System s Third Zone Pluto-Charon
1 of 5 5/2/2015 5:50 PM
1 of 5 5/2/2015 5:50 PM 1. A comet that has a semi-major axis of 100 AU must have a period of about 10 years. 20 years. 100 years. 1000 years. 2. Astronomers believe chondrite meteorites are about 4.6
Low Cost Breakthroughs in Planetary Atmospheres and Interior Structures With Precision-Radio-Equipped Small Spacecraft
Low Cost Breakthroughs in Planetary Atmospheres and Interior Structures With Precision-Radio-Equipped Small Spacecraft Sami Asmar, David Atkinson, David Bell, James Border, Ivan Grudinin, Joseph Lazio,
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Chapter 4 - Group Homework Name MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) Density is defined as A) mass times weight. B) mass per unit volume.
Galaxies: enormous collections of gases, dust and stars held together by gravity Our galaxy is called the milky way
Celestial bodies are all of the natural objects in space ex. stars moons, planets, comets etc. Star: celestial body of hot gas that gives off light and heat the closest star to earth is the sun Planet:
Transneptunian objects. Minor bodies in the outer Solar System. Transneptunian objects
Transneptunian objects Minor bodies in the outer Solar System Planets and Astrobiology (2016-2017) G. Vladilo Around 1980 it was proposed that the hypothetical disk of small bodies beyond Neptune (called
1. The Sun is the largest and brightest object in the universe. 2. The period that the Earth takes to revolve once around the Sun is approximately a
PLEASE ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ON THIS PROVIDED QUESTION PAPER. EACH QUESTION IS FOLLOWED BY ANSWERS MARKED A AND B, OR A, B, C AND D. ONLY ONE ANSWER IS CORRECT. CHOOSE THE MOST CORRECT ANSWER AND CIRCLE
The solar system pt 2 MR. BANKS 8 TH GRADE SCIENCE
The solar system pt 2 MR. BANKS 8 TH GRADE SCIENCE Dwarf planets Following the discovery of multiple objects similar to Pluto (and one that was even bigger than Pluto) a new classification for planets
Planetary Science Decadal Survey
Planetary Science Decadal Survey 2009-2011 Steve Squyres Chairman, 2009-2011 Planetary Science Decadal Survey Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Houston, Texas, 25 March, 2009 What is a Decadal Survey?
Light and Telescopes
Light and Telescopes Astronomy 1 Elementary Astronomy LA Mission College Spring F2015 Quotes & Cartoon of the Day We find them smaller and fainter, in constantly increasing numbers, and we know that we
Which of the following planets are all made up of gas? When a planets orbit around the Sun looks like an oval, it s called a(n)
When a planets orbit around the Sun looks like an oval, it s called a(n) - ellipse - circle - axis - rotation Which of the following planets are all made up of gas? - Venus, Mars, Saturn and Pluto - Jupiter,
ASTR 4800: Space Science - Practice & Policy Today s Topic: Science Goes to the Moon & Planets. Next class: Visit by Richard Truly, former NASA
ASTR 4800: Space Science - Practice & Policy Today s Topic: Science Goes to the Moon & Planets. Next class: Visit by Richard Truly, former NASA Administrator & Shuttle Pilot Read: readings noted on class
Exam# 2 Review. Exam #2 is Wednesday November 8th at 10:40 AM in room FLG-280
Exam# 2 Review Exam #2 is Wednesday November 8th at 10:40 AM in room FLG-280 Bring Gator 1 ID card Bring pencil #2 with eraser No use of calculator or any electronic device during the exam We provide the
Newsletter Newsletter 14-9 Published on Division for Planetary Sciences ( Issue 14-9, April 24, 2014
Issue 14-9, April 24, 2014 +-----------------------------CONTENTS--------------------------------+ 1) REMINDER : 2014 ONLINE MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS 2) JPL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO MODEL EUROPA PLUMES 3) JOBS/POSITIONS
15th High Energy Astrophysics Division Meeting Naples, Florida Sunday, 3 April :00 pm Registration, 3:00 pm 7:00 pm, Royal Palms Foyer Speaker
Sunday, 3 April 2016 3:00 pm Registration, 3:00 pm 7:00 pm, Royal Palms Foyer Speaker Ready, 3:00 pm 7:00 pm, Royal Palms 5 (back of room) 7:00 pm Opening Reception, 7:00 pm 8:30 pm, Vista Ballroom Monday,
Chapter 16 Astronomy Study Guide. VOCABULARY WORDS TO KNOW geocentric system meteorite meteoroid
NAME: Period: asteroid asteroid belt comet ellipse force Galilean moons gas giants Chapter 16 Astronomy Study Guide VOCABULARY WORDS TO KNOW geocentric system meteorite gravity meteoroid greenhouse effect
Object Type Moons Rings Planet Terrestrial none none. Max Distance from Sun. Min Distance from Sun. Avg. Distance from Sun 57,910,000 km 0.
Mercury Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It is extremely hot on the side of the planet facing the sun and very cold on the other. There is no water on the surface. There is practically no atmosphere.
Lecture Outlines. Chapter 15. Astronomy Today 7th Edition Chaisson/McMillan Pearson Education, Inc.
Lecture Outlines Chapter 15 Astronomy Today 7th Edition Chaisson/McMillan Chapter 15 The Formation of Planetary Systems Units of Chapter 15 15.1 Modeling Planet Formation 15.2 Terrestrial and Jovian Planets
Moon Obs #1 Due! Moon visible: early morning through afternoon. 6 more due June 13 th. 15 total due June 25 th. Final Report Due June 28th
Moon Obs #1 Due! Moon visible: early morning through afternoon 6 more due June 13 th 15 total due June 25 th Final Report Due June 28th Our Solar System Objectives Overview of what is in our solar system
Solar System Exploration
Solar System Exploration Outer Planets Advisory Group October 2005 Andrew Dantzler Director, Solar System Division NASA Science Mission Directorate Solar System Division Overview This is an exciting time
Joy of Science Experience the evolution of the Universe, Earth and Life
Joy of Science Experience the evolution of the Universe, Earth and Life Review Introduction Main contents Quiz Unless otherwise noted, all pictures are taken from wikipedia.org Review 1 The presence of
A Survey of the Planets Earth Mercury Moon Venus
A Survey of the Planets [Slides] Mercury Difficult to observe - never more than 28 degree angle from the Sun. Mariner 10 flyby (1974) Found cratered terrain. Messenger Orbiter (Launch 2004; Orbit 2009)
Astronomy 241: Foundations of Astrophysics I. The Solar System
Astronomy 241: Foundations of Astrophysics I. The Solar System Astronomy 241 is the first part of a year-long introduction to astrophysics. It uses basic classical mechanics and thermodynamics to analyze
Newsletter Newsletter 13-8 Published on Division for Planetary Sciences (https://dps.aas.org) Issue 13-8, March 17, 2013
Issue 13-8, March 17, 2013 +-----------------------------CONTENTS--------------------------------+ 1) STATEMENT FROM JIM GREEN 2) DPS 2013 MEETING CALL FOR ABSTRACTS : 18 JULY 3) REMINDER: CALL FOR DPS
Jim Green Director, Planetary Science March 19, Eris
Jim Green Director, Planetary Science March 19, 2012 Eris Year of the Solar System Planetary Science Mission Events 2010 September 16 Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in PSD November 4 - EPOXI encounters Comet
Last Class. Today s Class 11/28/2017
Today s Class: The Jovian Planets & Their Water Worlds 1. Exam #3 on Thursday, Nov. 30 th! a) Covers all the reading Nov. 2-28. b) Covers Homework #6 and #7. c) Review Space in the News articles/discussions.
Scope and Sequence: Semester I
www.homeschoolastronomy.com Scope and Sequence: Semester I A list of ideas, concepts and topics covered in the course in addition to recommendations on the order in which they are taught. Tour of the Solar
New Horizons Beyond Pluto: The Ultima Thule Flyby
New Horizons Beyond Pluto: The Ultima Thule Flyby October 24, 2018 American Astronomical Society Division for Planetary Sciences Mission Overview Dr. Alan Stern New Horizons Principal Investigator Southwest
Solar System B Division Mesa Robles Invitational February 1, 2014
Solar System B Division Mesa Robles Invitational February 1, 2014 Team Name: Team #: Student Names: IMAGE SHEET A A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U IMAGE SHEET B V W I X II Y Z A B C D E PLEASE
Pluto, the Kuiper Belt, and Trans- Neptunian Objects
Pluto, the Kuiper Belt, and Trans- Neptunian Objects 1 What about Pluto? Pluto used to be considered a planet Pluto is one of a large number of Trans-Neptunian Objects, not even the largest one! Discovery
Does it matter what you call an object? Does the public care so much? Were scientists made fun of, but not HP Computer Company?
Is there anything wrong with this picture? 1 What is a planet? Why? Does it matter what you call an object? Does the public care so much? Were scientists made fun of, but not HP Computer Company? How?
2. Which of the following planets has exactly two moons? A) Venus B) Mercury C) Uranus D) Mars E) Neptune
Summer 2015 Astronomy - Test 2 Test form A Name Do not forget to write your name and fill in the bubbles with your student number, and fill in test form A on the answer sheet. Write your name above as
Earth s Formation Unit [Astronomy] Student Success Sheets (SSS)
![Earth s Formation Unit [Astronomy] Student Success Sheets (SSS)](/thumbs/77/76655554.jpg "Earth s Formation Unit [Astronomy] Student Success Sheets (SSS)")
Page1 Earth s Formation Unit [Astronomy] Student Success Sheets (SSS) HS-ESSI-1; HS-ESS1-2; HS-ESS1-3; HS-ESSI-4 NGSS Civic Memorial High School - Earth Science A Concept # What we will be learning Mandatory
Chapter 7 Our Planetary System
Chapter 7 Our Planetary System What does the solar system look like? Earth, as viewed by the Voyager spacecraft Eight major planets with nearly circular orbits Pluto is smaller than the major planets and
SOLAR SYSTEM B Division
SOLAR SYSTEM B Division Team Name: Team #: Student Names: IMAGE SHEET A E B C D F G H Spectrum I Spectrum II SS2014 Spectrum III Spectrum IV Spectrum V Spectrum VI 1. A. What satellite is pictured in Image
Opaque Atmosphere. Astronomy 210. Question. Why would it be useful to place telescopes in. Section 1 MWF Astronomy Building. space?
Astronomy 210 Section 1 MWF 1500-1550 134 Astronomy Building This Class (Lecture 15): The Solar System: Overview HW #4 due on Friday! Next Class: Turn in the Betelgeuse observation! Planet Properties Music:
Astronomy Wed. Oct. 6
Astronomy 301 - Wed. Oct. 6 Guest lectures, Monday and today: Prof. Harriet Dinerstein Monday: The outer planets & their moons Today: asteroids, comets, & the Kuiper Belt; formation of the Solar System
Outline. Question of Scale. Planets Dance. Homework #2 was due today at 11:50am! It s too late now.
Outline Homework #2 was due today at 11:50am! It s too late now. Planetarium observing is over. Switch Gears Solar System Introduction The Planets, the Asteroid belt, the Kupier objects, and the Oort cloud
Astronomy I Exam 2 Sample
NAME: Part I: Multiple Choice (2 points. ea.) Read carefully, choose the best answer 1. Which of the following occurs because of the orbital motion of the Earth about the Sun and cannot be accounted for
Our Planetary System. Chapter 7
Our Planetary System Chapter 7 Key Concepts for Chapter 7 and 8 Inventory of the Solar System Origin of the Solar System What does the Solar System consist of? The Sun: It has 99.85% of the mass of the
Stern/March 09. Century. Alan Stern
Planet Categorization & Planetary Science: Coming of Age in the 21 st Stern/March 09 Century Alan Stern Nicolaus Copernicus 1473-1543 Stern/March 09 AAS Meeting, 1930 Our Solar System Before 1930: A Tidy
The Solar System LEARNING TARGETS. Scientific Language. Name Test Date Hour
Name Test Date Hour Astronomy#3 - Notebook The Solar System LEARNING TARGETS I can describe the objects that make up our solar system. I can identify the inner and outer planets. I can explain the difference
Solar System: Satellites & Summary. Melissa A. McGrath Space Telescope Science Institute
Solar System: Satellites & Summary Melissa A. McGrath Space Telescope Science Institute Broad Goals (COMPLEX, NASA strategic plan) Determine the evolutionary processes that led to the diversity of Solar
HST Observations of Planetary Atmospheres
HST Observations of Planetary Atmospheres John T. Clarke Boston University Hubble Science Legacy 3 April 2002 Venus - Near-UV images reveal cloud motions and winds - UV spectra track SO 2 composition,
Overview of Solar System
Overview of Solar System The solar system is a disk Rotation of sun, orbits of planets all in same direction. Most planets rotate in this same sense. (Venus, Uranus, Pluto are exceptions). Angular momentum
Planetarium observing is over. Nighttime observing starts next week.
Homework #2 was due today at 11:50am! It s too late now. Planetarium observing is over. Solar observing is over. Nighttime observing starts next week. Outline Switch Gears Solar System Introduction The
Our Solar System. Lesson 5. Distances Between the Sun and the Planets
Our Solar System Lesson 5 T he Solar System consists of the Sun, the Moon, planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, meteors and other celestial bodies. All these celestial bodies are bound to the Sun
Understanding the Solar System How did it begin? How is it evolving? Heidi B. Hammel Space Science Institute Boulder, CO
Understanding the Solar System How did it begin? How is it evolving? Heidi B. Hammel Space Science Institute Boulder, CO hunting for answers Constellation of Orion the Hunter, by John Gavreau Hubble Space
Exam 3 Results. Last Class. Class Exercise. This Class. Today s Class: Pluto & The Kuiper Belt 12/7/2017
Today s Class: Pluto & The Kuiper Belt 1. Reading: Chapter 13, Sections 13.1-13.2 on Extrasolar Planets. 2. Meet next class at Fiske Planetarium for show on Einstein & Interstellar Travel 3. FCQs open
The escape speed for an object leaving the surface of any celestial body of mass M and radius d is
8-3 Escape Speed Vocabulary Escape Speed: The minimum speed an object must possess in order to escape from the gravitational pull of a body. In Chapter 6, you worked with gravitational potential energy
Comparative Planetology I: Our Solar System. Chapter Seven
Comparative Planetology I: Our Solar System Chapter Seven ASTR 111 003 Fall 2006 Lecture 07 Oct. 16, 2006 Introduction To Modern Astronomy I Introducing Astronomy (chap. 1-6) Planets and Moons (chap. 7-17)
Exploring our Solar System and Beyond
Exploring our Solar System and Beyond AFCEA Larry James, Deputy Director February 18, 2016 Jason 3 Launch January 17, 2016 JPL Science and Exploration Thrusts 1 2 3 4 Journey to Mars Formation of and life
Earth Science. Unit 9: Our Place in the Universe
Earth Science Unit 9: Our Place in the Universe Lesson 8: The Outer Planets Make sure to have your study guide and a pencil and be ready to go when the timer dings! *If you choose not to participate, turn