| Question |
Answer |
| Ganymede |
Jupiter, 1 |
| Titan |
Saturn, 2 |
| Callisto |
Jupiter, 3 |
| Io |
Jupiter, 4 |
| Moon |
Earth, 5 |
| Europa |
Jupiter, 6 |
| Triton |
Neptune, 7 |
| Titania |
Uranus,8 |
| Rhea |
Saturn, 9 |
| Oberon |
Uranus, 10 |
| Named for the mythical boatman of the Greek underworld |
Charon |
| Charon in what planet |
Pluto |
| Pronounced differently to honor the wife of the discover |
Charon, Charlnene Christy |
| Largest moon relative to size of its orbiting planet |
Charon |
| Charon is in synchronous orbit with Pluto, and both show same face toward ea other at all time. |
|
| Some call Pluto and Charon this because of their relative sizes |
Double planet system |
| Charon’s surface |
Water ice |
| Named for the two sons of Ares and Aphrodite |
Deimos and Phobos |
| Phobos and Deimos discovered by |
Hall |
| Orbits closer to mars |
Phobos |
| Has the prominent feature, crater Stickney |
Phobos |
| Rises in the west and sets in the east, twice per Martian day |
Phobos |
| Why does not have synchronus orbit? |
because its radius is below the limit. |
| Will impact mars or leave within 50 million years |
Phobos |
| Smallest moon in solar system, was discovered two days before phobos |
Deimos |
| Asteroid brought into mars’ orbit after being disturbed by Jupiter |
Deimos |
| Heavily cratered, rich in carbon, and have water ice |
Deimos |
| Discovered in 1610 by Galileo |
Europa |
| the Gallilean moons. |
Europa, Callisto, Ganymede, Io ) |
| Resembles Io and Earth, composition of silicate rocks |
Europa |
| Coated in thin layer of ice, causes it to be very smooth |
Europa |
| Ice layer may provide a thin atmosphere as hydrogen and oxygen are released when planet is exposed to sunlight. |
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| There is possibility of an active sea of liquid water beneath the surface |
Europa |
| Most striking feature of surface is series of dark streaks that may be due to geysers or volcanic eruptions |
Europa |
| Larger than mercury but only half its mass |
Ganymede |
| Thought to have a 3 layered structure of a molten iron core, silicate mantle, ice exterior |
Ganymede |
| Surface marked by older, dark, highly cratered regions, mixed with lighter grooved regions |
Ganymede |
| Grooves indicate tectonic activity but not very recently |
- Ganymede |
| Named for lover of Zeus |
Io |
| Formed of silicate rock like Europa |
Io |
| Dotted with active volcanoes, calderas, and signs of geological activity |
Io |
| Eruptions believed to consist of sulfurous compounds that comprise thin atmosphere |
Io |
| Tidal warming from gravity of Jupiter and other satellites |
Io |
| Heated electrically from currents produced by Jupiters magnetic field |
Io |
| Discovered by Kuiper |
Nereid |
| Nereid |
Neptune |
| Discovered Miranda, Titan’s atmosphere, and asteroid belt |
Kuiper |
| Named for the daughters of Nereus and Doris |
Nereid |
| Most eccentric orbit of any satellite 13.9.6 km |
Nereid |
| Oddity of this orbit indicates it is likely a captured asteroid |
Nereid |
| Named for king of fairies in a midsummer night’s dream |
Overon |
| Second largest or Uranus’ satellites, and outermost of large satellites |
Oberon |
| Large faults are visible across southern hemisphere |
Oberon |
| Surface is heavily cratered, indicating long term tectonic stability |
Oberon |
| Craters have dark floors that could possibly indicate post impact upwellings of water |
Oberon |
| Largest of Saturn satellites |
Titan |
| Measurements are difficult because Titan’s major characterstic: substantial atmosphere |
Titan |
| Atmosphere mix Nitrogen (80%) and methane (20%) and argon trace |
Titan |
| Discovered by Herschel |
Titania |
| Named for queen of fairies |
Titania |
| Surface is mix of craters and valleys |
Titania |
| Began as liquid and then cooled surface first |
Titania |
| Ice had formed, the interior, freezing forced surface cracks which formed valleys |
Titania |
| Appearance of some craters where ice appears to have melted and filled in |
Titania |
| Titania |
Uranus |
| Titan |
Saturn |
| Oberon |
Uranus |
| The largest of neptune’s satellites |
Triton |
| unusual retrograde orbit, indicates that it was not part of natural formation of other moons |
Triton |
| Seismic activity in the form of ice volcanoes |
Triton |
| Tenuous nitrogen-methane atmosphere,southern hemisphere ice cap of nitrogen and methane |
Triton. |
| Odd rotational axis which tends to alternate polar and equatorial regions facing the sun |
Triton |
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