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Moons of the Milky Way By: Nikki Bajaj, Patrick Culligun , Matthew Portas , and Norah Murphey. Moon. Earth’s moon is called Moon with a capital “M” A complete orbit takes 27 Earth Days 239 thousand milesA The diameter is 3, 476 km. Mars. Mars has two moons both composed of C- type rock
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Moons of the Milky WayBy: Nikki Bajaj, Patrick Culligun, Matthew Portas, and Norah Murphey
Moon • Earth’s moon is called Moon with a capital “M” • A complete orbit takes 27 Earth Days • 239 thousand milesA • The diameter is 3, 476 km
Mars • Mars has two moons both composed of C- type rock • It has two moons: Deimos and Phobos • Deimos and Phobos were both found by Asaph Hall and were named after the two sons of Ares
Deimos • Deimis was discovered 8/11/1877 • About 11km • Orbits around mars every 30 hours • Orbit size is 23, 458 km • Radius 6.2 km • 998 km
Phobos • 18 Km in diameter • Orbits Mars three times a day • Nearing mars at a rate of 1.8 meters every hundred years • 6 mile crater called “Stickney” • Discovered by Asaph Hall on 8/17/1887 • Orbit size is 9,376 km • 11.1 km radius • Volume is 5,729 km^3
Jupiter • Jupiter has 67 moons • Jupiters main planets are: Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto
Io • Volcanically active, Surface is covered in Sulfur, travels in a slighty elliptical orbit • Orbits 1.769 Days • Orbit Radius 422 x 10^3 Km • Diameter is 3, 630 km • Mass is 88,900 10^18 kg
Europa • Orbital period is 3.551 days • Radius of orbit- 671 x 10^3 • Diameter is 3,138 km • Mass is 47,900 x 10^18 Kg
Ganymede • Orbital Period is 7.155 days • Radius of orbit 1, 070 x 10^3 • Diameter 5,262km • 148,000 x 10^18 • Has its own magneto sphere
Callisto • Orbital period is 16.69 days • Radius of orbit is 1,883 x 10^3 km • Diameter is 4,800 km • Mass is 107, 000 x 10^18kg
Uranus • 27 Known moons • Least massive Satellite system of the solar system • Small shepherd moons orbit at the edge of the rings and keep dust from escaping • The 5 main moons include • Miranda • Ariel • Umbriel • Titania • Oberon
Miranda • Orbital time is 1.41 days • Radius is 129 x 10^3 km • The diameter is 480 km • The mass is 180 x 10^18 kg
Ariel • Orbital period is 2.52 days • The radius of orbit is 191 x 10^3 km • The diameter is 1,170km • The mass is 1,600 x 10^18kg
Umbriel • The Orbital period is 4.14 days • The radius of orbit is 266 x 10^3km • The diameter is 1,190km • The mass is 1,000 x 10^18 kg
Titania • The orbital period is 8.71 days • The radius of orbit is 436 x 10^3 • The diameter is 1,590 km • The mass is 5,900 x 10^18kg
Saturn • Saturn has at least 150 rooms • 53 have formal names • Titan is the largest moon
Titan • Orbit size 1,221,865 km • Mean Radius is 2,574.7 km • The Volume is 71,496,320,086km^3 • The mass is 134,552,523,083 • Was discovered by ChristiaanHuygen
Neptune • Neptune has 13 planets • The biggest of these planets is Triton
Triton • Discovered October 10, 1846 by British astronomer William Lassell • Coldest object in the Solar System, about -400 degrees Fahrenheit • Orbits in the opposite direction of the planets rotation • Orbit size- 354,759 km • Mean radius 1353.4km • Volume- 10,384,058,491km^3 • Mass- 21,394,990,550,895,500,000,000Kg
Work Cited • Astronomy Handbook by James Muirden Arco Publishing Company 1982 • "Earth's Moon: Overview." Solar System Explorationn.pag. Nasa. Web. 12 Sep 2013. <http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Moon>. • "Mars:Moons." Solar System Explorationn.pag. Nasa. Web. 12 Sep 2013. <http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Mars&Display=Sats>. • "Jupiter:Moons." Solar System Explorationn.pag. Nasa. Web. 12 Sep 2013. <http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Jupiter&Display=Sats>. • "Saturn:Moons." Solar System Explorationn.pag. Nasa. Web. 12 Sep 2013. <http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Saturn&Display=Sats>. • “Uranus:Moons." Solar System Explorationn.pag. Nasa. Web. 12 Sep 2013. <http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Uranus&Display=Sats>. • "Neptune:Moons." Solar System Explorationn.pag. Nasa. Web. 12 Sep 2013. <http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Neptune>.