Ephemerides and completeness . There are 29 known satellites of the outer
planets , with 6 comparable in size to the Earth's Moon . One of them is larger
than Mercury . If these bodies were at 1 AU , they would probably be called
planets .
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For a while , Jupiter's galilean satellites , as they became known , played a major
role in the advance of science through the ... it was comparatively unremarkable
to discover that the other outer planets in the solar system also have moons .
Author: David A. Rothery
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... Satellite geodesy Triangulation Satellite vehicles USE Artificial satellites Space
stations Satellites ( Not Subd Geog ) ( QB401 - QB407 ) UF Moons Natural
satellites Planetary satellites Planets — Satellites BT Solar system NT Jupiter (
Planet ) ...
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... Moons Natural satellites Planetary satellites Planets—Satellites BT Solar
system NT Jupiter (Planet)—Satellites Mars (Planet)—Satellites Moon Neptune (
Planet)—Satellites Outer planets—Satellites Planetary rings Pluto (Planet)—
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The orbits of the planets should not be much inclined to each other . 4th . All the
planets , except , perhaps , a few of the outer ones , should turn on their axes in
the same direction as that in which they move around the sun . 5th . The satellites
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Following is a portion of a report called " Satellites of the Outer Planets . " 13 The
entire report has a simple topical arrangement consisting of an introduction ,
called “ Planets and Satellites , " followed by four sections : " Satellites of Jupiter ...
Author: Kenneth W. Houp
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Most of the moons in the outer solar system are made largely of water ice with
smaller amounts of silicate and metal ; the interiors of these bodies may consist of
icy rinds surrounding undifferentiated mixtures of rock and ice . In Figure 15 .
Author: Hamblin
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Kuiper , G . P . , “ On the Origins of the Satellites and the Trojans , ” in Vistas in
Astronomy : Volume II . Pergamon , New York , 1956 . 164 . Herget , P . , “ Outer
Satellites of Jupiter , ” Astron . J . , Vol . 73 , pp . 737 - 742 , 1968 . 165 . Herget , P
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The giant planets are accompanied by satellites , which orbit them like planets in
a miniature solar system . ... 17.1 RING AND SATELLITE SYSTEMS ( a ) General
Properties The rings and satellites of the outer solar system are chemically ...
Author: David Morrison
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PLANETS * 6 . 5 OUTER - PLANET SATELLITES * One remarkable characteristic
of the outer planets is the number of their satellites . While the inner four planets
have 3 satellites among them ( our moon and Mars ' s Phobos and Deimos ) ...
Author: Harry L. Shipman
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Although small in comparison to the planets they accompany , several of these
satellites are larger than the planet Mercury ... 1 RING AND SATELLITE
SYSTEMS ( a ) General Properties The rings and satellites of the outer solar
system are ...
Author: George Ogden Abell
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The Solar System Comparison of terrestrial planets and larger satellites When
the solar system formed out of a huge , rotating disk of gas and dust around the
central proto - sun 4 . 55 billion years ago , the ultimate composition of each
planet ...
Author: Gary Mechler
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Launching Satellites Another important job of the space shuttle astronauts is to
launch satellites from the cargo bay . NASA scientists designed the back of the
shuttle so that it could carry satellites from many countries to send into orbit .
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NEW SCIENTIST REVIEW Icy moons of the far reaches Satellites of the Outer
Planets by David A. Rothery , Oxford University Press , pp 208 , £ 40 hbk / £
19.50 pbk David Hughes is only slightly less than the total surface area of the
Earth .
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As I have mentioned , we are requesting a new outer planets mission , Jupiter
Orbiter / Probe ( JOP ) . JOP logically follows the Pioneer 10 and 11 and Mariner
Jupiter / Saturn missions . A comprehensive study of Jupiter , its satellites , and ...
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REFERENCES Aksnes , K . , and Franklin , F . A . ( 1978 ) . The evidence for new
faint satellites of Saturn reexamined . Icarus . In press . Andersson , L . E . ( 1974 )
. A photometric study of Pluto and satellites of the outer planets . Ph . D . thesis ...
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Review Questions Additional Readings 1 . How many satellites are known at the
present time ? How are they distributed between the inner and outer solar system
? Do you expect some compositional differences to accompany this distribution ...
Author: David Morrison
Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
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Tectonic features on icy satellites formed by deformation of lithospheres by global
and regional stresses originating from ... As some proto - satellite accumulated
from infalling ice - silicate planetesimals and increased in mass , its outer layers ...
Author: COSPAR. Plenary Meeting
Publisher: Pergamon Press
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Formation of the outer planets and satellites . In Planetary Satellites ( J . A . Burns
, Ed . ) . University of Arizona Press , Tucson , 463 - 471 . Consolmagno G . J .
and Lewis J . S . , 1978 . The evolution of icy satellite interiors and surfaces ,
Icarus ...
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TABLE VIII . The Large Satellites of the Outer Planets : Physical Characteristicsa
a From Strobel , D . F . ( 1985 ) . In “ The Photochemistry of Atmospheres : Earth ,
the Other Planets , and Comets , " J . S . Levine , ed . Academic , Orlando , FL .
Author: Robert Allen Meyers
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