...Saturn Most people only know Saturn for its rings, but have you ever wondered about the physics? Saturn is an interesting planet with the most spectacular rings! In Roman Mythology, Saturn is a god of agriculture. Also, Saturn is the root of the English word Saturday. Being the 6th planet from the sun, it is known as a gas giant. This planet has a thick atmosphere, seven rings, and has no solid surfaces. Saturn’s atmosphere is 75% hydrogen, and 25% helium. This causes the atmosphere to become thick. The planet of Saturn is made of many different composites. Some of them are ice, rocks, dust, and floating chunks of water. In visible light, Saturn can be seen to look more boring than Jupiter. The part of Saturn that can be seen is the visible cloud deck. The lowest cloud deck is made of water clouds and is 130 km below the tropopause. This cloud deck is made of ammonia. Below the cloud deck, pressures and temperatures increase with depth. Some of the fastest winds in the Solar System are in Saturn. NASA’s voyager spacecraft clocked winds going as fast as 1800 km/hr at the planets equator. These winds can also cause large white storms within the bands that circle the planet. The bands are otherwise known as the rings. Saturn has seven rings. These rings are named by letter. The order from Saturn is D, C, B, A, F, G, E. All of the rings are not solid, as they appear. They are made of floating chunks of water, ice, rocks, and dust. Ring A and Ring B are the two brightest...
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...The most visible rings in the universe – Saturn Introduction Saturn is the 6th planet from the sun, its most well-known for the magnificent rings that surround it. These rings are the only rings in the universe that are visible from Earth, they only require a small telescope to be seen. This report shall discuss the planet of Saturn itself, and its magnificent rings. The Planet Saturn is the second of the gas giants in our solar system, and like the rest it’s much larger than Earth, having a diameter 9 times the size of our home planet. The planet is the least dense planet in the solar system with a density of 700kg/m^3, making it the only planet that could float in water despite its low density it’s still thought to have a rocky core. When you pair Saturn’s low density with its rapid rotation (1 day on Saturn is 10hr and 40m) it results in a flattening of the planet with its radius from top to bottom being 10% less than it is across its equator. (Image owner: NASA) Saturn is much less colourful than other planets in the solar system, and finds itself to have little variation due to storms and clouds that may characterise its neighbours. Like the majority of the universe Saturn is composed of primarily hydrogen making up 92.4% of the planet, with the rest being primarily helium at 7.4%, the rest of Saturn’s atmosphere is made up of small amounts of Methane (CH4) and Ammonia (NH3). Like Jupiter, Saturn also has some extreme wind speeds (up to 400km/h) and experiences...
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...MCS0021 GM’s Saturn Story: Integrated Strategy for Communication and Brand Building “Untill 1989, Americans thought of Saturn, when they thought of it at all, as the sixth planet from the sun. After 1989, Saturn the planet was preempted by Saturn the brand, a new shape of matter that signaled the comeback of a renovated universe called Detroit.” – Lynn B. Upshaw, Author, Building Brand Identity: A Strategy for Success in a Hostile Marketplace Genesis of Saturn On a wintry day in Detroit, the CEO of General Motors (GM), Roger B. Smith (Smith) was about to make an announcement. Since he had taken over in 1981, ‘the cherubic chairman’ 1 of GM had already brought about big changes in reorganising GM’s lumbering organisation structure. He had invested in robotics, space satellites and data-processing for which he had bought over entire companies such as Ross Perot’s Electronic Data Systems and Hughes Aircraft Company when he could have just contracted their services. On January 8th 1985, Smith was unveiling Saturn, GM’s first new brand in 70 years. It was to be a lot more than just another car brand. At that time, Smith was famously quoted as stating, “Saturn is the key to GM’s long term competitiveness, survival and success as a domestic producer.”2 As an independent subsidiary that relied on innovative technology and was managed by the workers and management in a joint decision making format, its mission was to “develop and produce an American made small car that will be...
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...Saturn is an extraordinary planet, with fantastic features such as its unique and famous ring system and its magnificent atmosphere. Did you know that it's nearly impossible to know who discovered this remarkable planet? Well, now you do know! You will be learning about Saturn's physical characteristics, atmosphere, and its discovery. Next thing you know you will be an expert on Saturn! Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system, it lies between the planets Jupiter and Uranus. Just like Jupiter and Uranus, Saturn is a gas giant, which is also known as a jovian planet. Just like all other gas giants, Saturn does not have a solid surface. Therefore, spacecrafts can’t land on its surface. It is the sixth planet closest to the sun,...
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...TEN FACTS ABOUT SATURN Space exploration began several centuries ago with scientist developing a keen interest in the knowledge of space. There was this desire and curiosity that arose, the desire to know what is there beyond earth. This desire arose from people wanting to know whether there exists another world other than the current one we live in, and whether there is life there in space. The discovery of the planet Uranus in the year 1781 by Sir William Herschel, planet Neptune in the year 1846 by John Couch Adams and Pluto by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh in the last century is among the notable discoveries. As a result, governments have invested resources that would be channeled towards space exploration. In October 1957, the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched into space. Later on after four years in April 1961, Russian Lt. Yuri Gagarin orbited the earth. Since then, a series of other space visits occurred aimed at studying beyond earth, the contents and properties. Thus the discovery of planets continued. One of the planets in existence was planet Saturn. It is the sixth planet from the sun. It is also the second largest planet. Here are some 10 important facts about this planet Saturn 1. Saturn is Surrounded by a ring Saturn is one of the planets, apart from Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune planet in the solar system that is surrounded by a large, beautiful and extensive ring. Its ring is the biggest and brightest. It has thus been nicknamed famously as...
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...study I shall go through the behavior cycle as listed in our textbook, “Lee Canter’s Classroom Management for Academic Success.” For instance the first part of the cycle mentions using explicit directions or to communicate your instructions clearly and that a teacher cannot afford be vague when issuing directions in what he/she would like to have the class do. In this case, the teacher tells the class to go to their seats and begins to work on their worksheet on the planet Saturn. Max starts out going to his seat but stops to make a commentary on Debbie’s attire and then gets to his seat and then starts his assignment but then stops his work and starts to tell the class all he knows about Saturn. Now according to the text he did do what he was told but he did it his way and on his time frame. This is because the teacher did not give explicit enough instructions. A sample of this would be, class, go directly to your seats to not talk and get to work on your worksheet on the planet Saturn until you have finished the assignment. Using explicit directions is a must to maintain order in the classroom and it helps students to know exactly what you want them to do, and to help motivate your students in doing the right thing. The next thing the text covers in the behavior management cycle is to make use of “Behavioral Narration” which is when you can show...
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...not to present the question “How do we get there?” since that question brings up an infinite amount of theories that Scientist and Physicist alike are still trying to overcome. Which planet would we want to live on? We chose a moon proven to have liquid water under its surface, Enceladus. With other living options out there like Mars, or Titan (one of Saturn’s larger moons) we chose in our opinion one of the least taxing and more accommodating locations. Where and Why Enceladus? Enceladus is a one of the Saturn’s moons. Enceladus measures about 500 km (310 miles) in diameter. It has an orbit cycle of 33hrs around Saturn .It is the brightest of Saturn’s moons and currently the only known moon in our solar system to have a surface comprised of pure water ice. It also has many active regions that shoot plumes of water ice from its surface high above toward Saturn. This is important to note because this creates friction and friction creates heat. The average surface temperature near these ice plumes is about -135 °F which is far warmer than you would expect considering Saturn’s distance from our sun. Enceladus provides us with one of the most important things human’s need to survive. Water. With Enceladus’ surface being solid, and liquid water present beneath the surface it wouldn’t be difficult to...
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...Why Is Water So Important ? [pic] | | |by Alick Bartholomew | | | |Water is the essential component of all life. It comprises 70% of the Earth's surface, 75% of | |the human body, 90% of blood and sap. 97% of Earth's water is in the oceans, 2% is frozen in icecaps, 1% is fresh, but much of | |this is inaccessible, deep in the Earth. From what is | |left, we use 98% for industrial purposes and agriculture, only 2% for the nutrition and health | |of every living organism. | | | |Water's reputation as a powerful solvent | |derives from its particular electromagnetic and chemical qualities, which make it able to break | |down substances into their constituent parts, and | ...
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...OM Ganeshaya NamaH वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूयकोटिसमप्रभ । य निर्वयघ्िं करु मे देव सवयकायेषु सवयदा ॥ ु For India (Bhaaratvarsh) Panchanga Sravanam 2012-2013 Nandana naam Samvatsara Shaka Samvat 1934 Panchangam Shravanam – 2012-2013 Om Shri Ganeshaya NamaH Graha Mantri Parishad for India Nandana naam Samvatsara Portfolio Planet King Sukra Mantri Sukra Senapati Guru Sasyadhipati Surya Dhanyadhipati Shani Argyadhipati Guru Meghadhipati Guru Rasadhipati Mars Neerasadhipati Surya This year the king of year is Sukra. There will be victory and prosperity all round with plenty of good crops and rains. Artists will thrive, people will enjoy. There will be plenty of merry making. Life would be fun will all types of entertainment. Soldiers will be victorious in battle. New treaties and agreements will be signed. Sukra is also the Mantri – Prime Minister. Sukra represents entertainment and Love and hence more celebrities will get married this year. Farmers will produce plenty of corn and milk production will be in abundance. There will be more prosperity and those who are waiting to get married can marry this year. More marriages can happen during the year. Guru is the Senapathi – Commander in chief. Guru is the most benefic planet and hence guru bestows good rain, people will have love and respect for each other. If you are trying make friends this is the good time to break ice and make more friends. People will attend in more numbers for devata...
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...24 hours. Many people often wonder how and why a an hour consists of 60 minutes and a day is divided into 24 hours. We can all tell time and we schedule our appointments and dates around time and day all the time. No one ever really stops to look into the history of the origin of time and how it was determined to be divided upon. However, that definition is a narrow one that only applies to planet earth., but what about other planets? One day is the length of time it takes for a planet to complete one single rotation on its axis which is 360°. Since all of the planets rotate at different speeds, the length of a day on each one differs. The definition of a day will explain just how many hours are in a day for Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus , Neptune, Mercury and Pluto. Explanation of the units of an hour and day There is documented evidence of the use of sundials that were used by Egyptians as early as 1500 B.C.. Sundials were stakes that were strategically placed in the ground so that they can indicate the time by the length and direction of the resulting shadow. A duodecimal system was used to divide the time period between sunrise and sunset into 12 parts. The number 12 was significant because it is the number of lunar cycles in a year. The night sky was divided by 12 and a circle into 360 degrees. They divided the day and night each into 12 hours. The hour was split into 60 minutes and a minute into 60 seconds. The Egyptians divided the clock into 12 hours...
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...Enceladus Research Paper Enceladus, the sixth largest of more than 62 moons that orbit Saturn, however of the 62 Enceladus is one of the most prominent and most varied moons to cycle the planet. Unlike most moons Enceladus is a very bright body, reflecting almost 100 percent of the light that that strikes its surface (making it one of the brightest objects in the solar system). With that being said, it still cannot be seen with the naked eye and must be viewed from a rather large telescope. This is due to the fact that it is small in comparison to the planet itself and that it can easily be outshined by the rings it resides in. Enceladus was first observed by William Herschel on August 28, 1789 when turned his 1.2 meter telescope to the ringed planet Saturn. Herschel managed to avoid a large amount of the glare from the rings and get a much clearer view of Enceladus by observing it during Saturn’s equinox (Redd, 2013. "Enceladus: Saturns Tiny, Shiny Moon "). Herschel initially named the moon “Saturn II” which stuck with it until 1847 when William Herschel’s son, John Herschel, published a report which suggested that the moons be named after the various titans from Greek mythology (seeing as they were orbiting Saturn or Cronus and the children of Cronus where the titans in Greek myth) (Blunck, Solar system moons discovery and mythology, 2010). According to Greek mythology Enceladus was the primary adversary of Athena in the battle between the titans and the gods and at some...
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...PLANETS By Reanna Hinson The purpose of my project and essay is to familiarize ourselves with the different planets within our own solar system. I will present different, unique and amazing facts about each the eight planets. My project also displays a colored example of what each planet appears to look like as well as statistical information. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, are called the terrestrial planets because they have solid rocky surfaces. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune and are called gas giants. Earth is the only planet of the eight that has life forms as we know them. All other planets have extreme conditions such as temperatures, atmospheres and weather that make life as we know it impossible to exist, but we still keep looking for alien signs of life. Mercury Mercury is a small planet that spins very slowly in orbit around the sun. It is the planet closest to the sun and has extreme temperature changes. During the day the temperature can soar to 870° Fahrenheit and at night time down to -300° Fahrenheit. Mercury has no moons and a very small and weak atmosphere because the Sun’s solar winds have blown it away. This causes very little to no air on Mercury. Venus Venus and Earth are just about the same size, but Venus always has a thick cloud cover making it impossible to see the surface of the planet, and traps a lot of the Sun’s heat making it the hottest average temperature of all the planets. The average temperature is 850° Fahrenheit...
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...7 1. Which moon has a dense atmosphere? a) Our Moon b) Phobos c) Ganymede d) Titan 2. What is at the very center of Uranus? a) rocky and metallic material b) water ice c) liquid water d) liquid metallic hydrogen 3. Which of the following planets has the shortest year? a) Neptune b) Jupiter c) Uranus d) Saturn 4. What are the typical sizes of particles in Saturn’s rings? a) about the size of Phobos and Deimos b) mostly dust and pebble-sized c) mostly atom and molecule-sized d) sizes of ring particles have not yet been measured 5. Which of the following best describes the surface of Jupiter? a) No true surface. The atmosphere becomes denser until it is a liquid b) continents and water oceans c) continents and liquid hydrogen oceans d) completely covered with molten rock (lava) 6. Which of the following planets does not have rings? a) Jupiter b) Uranus c) Neptune d) Saturen e) They all have rings 7. The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is analogous to what activity on Earth? a) a hurricane b) a volcano c) a forest fire d) a lake 8. Which object has the greatest mass? a) Jupiter b) Saturn c) Neptune d) Earth 9. The Galilean satellites of Jupiter a) formed at the same time as Jupiter from gas and dust orbiting Jupiter. b) are captured asteroids. c) were formed when a large body collided with Jupiter ejecting its outer layers into space. d) are captured comets. 10. Io has active volcanoes that...
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...Saturn has fascinated astronomers ever since Galileo discovered a funny shaped planet that he described as having “ears”. The ears he saw were the breathtakingly beautiful rings made of ice particles from dust sized to boulder to a few mountain sized (Saturn: Rings). When the voyager probe flew past it also something that intrigued astronomers, the moon Titan appeared hazy. More had to be found out about Saturn, its moons, and Titan, the moon with an atmosphere. Cassini was named for the astronomer Jean-Dominique Cassini who discovered four of Saturn’s moons (FAQs Cassini-Huygens). The Cassini-Huygens probe was a huge international cooperation between three space programs: NASA, the ESA, ASI the Italian space program (International Collaboration)....
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...Ty Gilbertson 828811509 MU100 Ellins 2PM Assignment #2 Holst: The Planets Before listening to “The Planets” play list I was somewhat skeptical on how accurately Holst would portray each individual planet in music form. After listening to the songs I was impressed by how the artist personified each planet giving every planet a different tempo, instrument combination, and rhythm. My favorite songs were Mars and Mercury because Mars has faster tempo with strong horn and percussion sections and Mercury has an uplifting pace and pleasant string instruments. When I started listening to Mars I visualized an inter-galactic battle taking place with the song playing in the background. I didn't like Venus or Saturn all that well because of the somber tone and the slow pace didn't hold my attention as well. Overall I enjoyed The Planets play list and the artist did an excellent job representing all the planets in musical form. Beyond the Score Video In addition to the Holst the Planets play list, the Beyond the Score video, directed by Gerald McBurney, featuring Simon McBurney, performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and conducted by Charles Dutoit, offers viewers a deeper more historical perspective on the musical piece. The video begins with a detailed look at Mars: The Bringer of War and how the uses of horns and trumpets have been used for thousands of years to frighten opposing armies before battle. In particular, the use of the bass oboe gives the musical piece the recognizable...
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