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Bell work
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The first astronauts to land on the moon were
quarantined after their mission. NASA wanted to
make sure that the astronauts didn’t bring back
any disease-causing organisms from the moon.
Do you think that this would be possible? Why or
why not?
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Write your responses in your science journal.
Satellites
Today’s Objectives
Describe
the current theory of the origin of
Earth’s moon.
Describe
the individual characteristics of
the moons of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
Satellites
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Visual Concept
Luna: The Moon of Earth
• The Surface of the Moon The surfaces of
bodies that have no atmospheres, such as
the moon, preserve a record of almost all
of the impacts that the bodies have had.
• Lunar Origins The next slide shows how scientists
think the moon probably formed.
Moon Formation
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Visual Concept
The Moons of Other Planets
• The Moons of Mars Mars’s two moons, Phobos and
Deimos, are small and dark.
• The Moons of Jupiter Jupiter has dozens of
moons.(50 known, and 14 waiting conformation) Liquid
water may lie beneath the icy surface of the moon
Europa. Ganymede is the largest moon in our Solar
system. In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered the 4
largest moons of Jupiter using just a telescope.
• The Moons of Saturn Like Jupiter, Saturn has dozens
of moons. (53 known and 9 waiting confirmation) Most
of these moons are small bodies of mostly frozen water
but contain some rocky material. Titan is the 2nd largest
moon in our Solar system
The Moons of Other Planets, continued
• The Moons of Uranus Uranus has several moons. (27
known) Uranus’s largest moons are made of ice and
rock and are heavily cratered. Miranda is the most
intriguing showing most signs of craters. Uranus’s
moons are named after women in Shakespeare's plays
and Alexander Pope’s poem.
• The Moons of Neptune Neptune has several known
moons,(13 known) only one of which is large, Triton
The large moon has a thin atmosphere of nitrogen.
• The Moon of Pluto Pluto has 3 moons the most
known moon is Charon. Charon’s orbit is tilted relative
to Pluto’s orbit.
Today’s Objectives
Describe
the current theory of the origin of
Earth’s moon.
Describe
the individual characteristics of
the moons of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.