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Moons of Jupiter Project. Moons of Jupiter Tour. http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eyes/player/index.html?document=$SERVERURL/content/documents/juno/juno.xml Read the “Welcome to Juno” window then close it. Click on “Above Jupiter” - move it around.
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Moons of Jupiter Tour • http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eyes/player/index.html?document=$SERVERURL/content/documents/juno/juno.xml • Read the “Welcome to Juno” window then close it. • Click on “Above Jupiter” - move it around. • Check out each of Jupiter’s moons – move them around.
What are we going to do? • In Class Resources, under Earth and Space Science and then Moons of Jupiter open “Moons of Jupiter over one month” • Determine the orbital periods of each of Jupiter’s moons. • Determine the period of Jupiter’s rotation about its axis by following its great red spot. • Draw a plan view (from Jupiter’s north pole) of Jupiter and its moons on 1/26/12 at 7:30 a.m. • Draw a plan view (from Jupiter’s north pole) of Jupiter and its moons on 1/26/12 at 10:40 p.m. • Draw a plan view (from Jupiter’s north pole) of Jupiter and its moons on 1/21/12 at 2:22 p.m.
Determine the orbital periods of each of Jupiter’s moons. • Callisto • Ganymede • Europa • Io
Determine the orbital periods of each of Jupiter’s moons. • Callisto 17 days • Ganymede 7 days • Europa 3.5 days • Io 38 hours
Draw a plan view (from Jupiter’s north pole) of Jupiter and its moons on 1/26/12 at 7:30 a.m.
Draw a plan view (from Jupiter’s north pole) of Jupiter and its moons on 1/26/12 at 7:30 a.m.
Draw a plan view (from Jupiter’s north pole) of Jupiter and its moons on 1/26/12 at 10:40 p.m.
Draw a plan view (from Jupiter’s north pole) of Jupiter and its moons on 1/26/12 at 10:40 p.m.
Draw a plan view (from Jupiter’s north pole) of Jupiter and its moons on 1/21/12 at 2:22 p.m.
Draw a plan view (from Jupiter’s north pole) of Jupiter and its moons on 1/21/12 at 2:22 p.m.