Difference between revisions of "Solar System"
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**Why didn't the rings condense to form moons? | **Why didn't the rings condense to form moons? | ||
**What is the ring composition? | **What is the ring composition? | ||
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| + | * What's the extent of the solar sytem? | ||
| + | * what sets the limit on the extent of the Oort cloud from the sun? | ||
| + | * what is the peculiar speed of the sun with respect to the ISM? | ||
| + | * how would you measure the distance to the heliopause? | ||
| + | * do the particles in the solar system come from the ISM? | ||
| + | * what is the rate of mass loss due to winds from the sun? | ||
Revision as of 21:49, 29 August 2007
Questions in this category have been asked by PJ
- What planets have rings in our solar system?
- Are they closer to the planets that the moon or farther away? Why? (Roche limit, explain it)
- How would you explain binary astroid we see?
- Why is Saturn special?
- Why didn't the rings condense to form moons?
- What is the ring composition?
- What's the extent of the solar sytem?
- what sets the limit on the extent of the Oort cloud from the sun?
- what is the peculiar speed of the sun with respect to the ISM?
- how would you measure the distance to the heliopause?
- do the particles in the solar system come from the ISM?
- what is the rate of mass loss due to winds from the sun?
