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Ch 11 Jupiter Part 2

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TermDefinition
Gravitational Compression when the mass of an object reduces its size and increases its density
Molecular Hydrogen gaseous molecule formed by two hydrogen atoms that share their electrons
Metallic Hydrogen phase of hydrogen where it behaves like an electrical conductor at high pressure
Dwarf Star has a radius equal to or smaller than our Sun
Magnetosphere zone of charged particles above the atmosphere trapped by a planet's magnetic field
Aurorae when atmospheric molecules are excited by incoming charged particles from the solar wind
Galilean Moons Jupiter's four largest satellites first observed by Galileo
Terrestrial inner Earth-like planets
Eccentricity a measure of the flatness of an ellipse
Asteroid one of thousands of smaller rocky bodies usually orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter
Io closest orbiting Galilean moon of Jupiter
Europa second closest orbiting Galilean moon of Jupiter
Ganymede second farthest orbiting Galilean moon of Jupiter
Callisto farthest orbiting Galilean moon of Jupiter
Van Allen Belts regions of magnetically trapped, charged particles (radiation) perpendicular to a planet's poles
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