ASTR1001: Mountains and Atmospheres

3/9/01


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ASTR1001: Mountains and Atmospheres

Summary

Big planets are highly circular.

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Things are very different for small planets

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Why?

Surface Gravity

Gravity correlates with Size

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433 Eros

Atmospheres: big planets are all atmosphere

Medium sized planets have moderate atmospheres

Small planets have no atmospheres

Atmospheres

Escape velocity

How Fast?

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Earth

Conclusions

Jupiter

Author: Paul Francis

Email: pfrancis@mso.anu.edu.au

Home Page: http://msowww.anu.edu.au/~pfrancis/astr1001/

Other information:
Course Notes for ASTR1001 Astronomy