Jupiter and its Galilean Moons By: Logan Brink Astronomy 101 April 19‚ 2011 The solar system is an intriguing place. There are objects in our solar system that have unfathomable beauty; a few of these beautiful objects being Jupiter and its four Galilean moons. Jupiter is one of the most interesting bodies in the solar system‚ so it makes sense that its four largest moons are equally fascinating. The Galilean moons are some of the most curious bodies in our solar system. From dead worlds to
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landed.” Those were the words that send everyone into an elated state and that marked the greatest achievement of mankind: the moon landing. The planning and success of such caused a variation of opinions and affected people in different ways. This is observed in multiple texts‚ such as “Man Takes First Steps on the Moon” published by The Times of London; “In Event of Moon Disaster”‚ a poignant speech given by President Nixon; “The July 16‚ 1969‚ Launch: A Symbol of Man’s Greatness”
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Lunar Phases When you look up into the dark‚ night sky‚ you will see the moon and the 8 different phases it goes through. They can be very beautiful or even interesting. Lunar phases happen because the sun’s light reflects off the moon to us earth observers. So depending on where the moon is on its orbital path around the earth‚ gives us our lunar phases. Due to the Moon’s revolution around the earth‚ we see that light as different shapes called phases. The strong gravitational pull of the sun
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The 8 Phases of the Moon Phase 1 - New Moon - The side of the moon that is facing the Earth is not lit up by the sun. At this time the moon is not visible. Phase 2 - Waxing Crescent - A small part (less than 1/2) of the moon is lit up at this point. The part that is lit up is slowly getting bigger. Phase 3 - First Quarter - One half of the moon is lit up by the sun at this point. The part that is lit up is slowly getting bigger. Phase 4 - Waxing Gibbous - At this time half
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Author’s Craft Essay The book New Moon by Stephenie Meyer used many different author’s craft techniques to accomplish certain goals. New Moon is a fantasy story about a girl named Bella Swan who’s in love with a dangerous vampire. In New Moon Bella’s vampire boyfriend‚ Edward‚ leaves her for “her own safety” causing her to go into depression. Many months later Bella finds him in trouble and it’s her turn to save him. New Moon contains many different author’s craft techniques like dialogue‚ symbols
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Man On The Moon In the 1900’s space flight was just a topic of the future. But on June 20th‚ 1969 the US successfully landed a crew of men on the surface of the moon. The moon landing‚ Apollo 11 is considered one of the greatest accomplishments in the history of mankind. The purpose of the moon mission was to beat the Soviet Union in the space race which president at the time‚ John F. Kennedy made sure of. With the Soviets attempting to reach the moon USA’s finest scientists got together and through
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Long and Short Term Causes of Moon Landing i. Establish Lunar Base - Wernher von Braun idea ii. Moon exploration program started during Eienhower era iii. Soviet success with Yuri Gagarin being put into space caused Kennedy to search for program to catch Americas imagination iv. Kennedy asked his vice president Lyndon Johnson to come up with such a plan. v. As Johnson was from Texas he proposed space idea because NASA base in Houston and would provide economically for them. vi. Kennedy said
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The story begins on the 16th of July 1969 which was when the Apollo 11 crew took off from the United States of America and the 20th was when they supposedly landed on the moon. This was also when the conspiracy was erected. It is a conspiracy about an accused moon landing hoax by NASA that involves Neil Armstrong‚ Michael Collins‚ and Edwin Aldrin who are the believed main culprits of this event. But Hundreds of thousands of other people including astronauts‚ scientists‚ engineers‚ technicians‚ and
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The short story Visitors by Brian Moon gives an insight of role reversals in which stereotypes of individuals are challenged. The theme is conveyed through effective use of narrative conventions. Brian Moon has manipulated the characterisation‚ imagery and dialogue to put forward this theme. The use of descriptive language in the short story‚ Visitors‚ helps to convey the central theme of role reversals. It is through this that readers have an insight of what robbers are suggested to be; professional
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been years that scientists want to colonize the moon. Until now‚ the question has not yet answered. Is it worth it to colonize the moon with all of the technology that we have encountered throughout the years? The moon is the only planetary object whose features can be seen without the aid of a telescope. It is also the closest object to our planet large enough for humans to inhabit. When considering long-term space exploration and living‚ building a moon colony seems like the next logical step. We have
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