ASTRONOMY DWARF PLANETS POSSIBLE DWARF PLANETS Sedna- discovered on November 14‚ 2003 2007OR10-discovered on July 17‚ 2007 Quaoar-discovered on June 5‚ 2002 Orcus-discovered on February 17‚ 2004 Official dwarf planets 1. Ceres – discovered on January 1‚ 1801 (45 years before Neptune)‚ 2. Pluto – discovered on February 18‚ 1930‚. 3. Haumea – discovered on December 28‚ 2004. 4. Eris – discovered on January 5‚ 2005. 5. Makemake – discovered on March 31‚ 2005. ERIS Is the largest known dwarf planet in the solar
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The sun is a star. It is the star round which the earth and other planets revolve. In a way‚ we can say that sun is the head of solar family or solar system. Compared with the millions of other stars‚ the sun is a medium sized star and of average brightness. The sun appears to be larger and brighter because it is much more nearer to the earth than any other star. Thus‚ the star nearest to the earth is the sun. Though sun is the nearest star to the earth‚ even then it is at a distance of 150 x 106
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Following the discovery of the planet Neptune in 1846‚ there was considerable speculation that another planet might exist beyond its orbit. The search began in the mid-19th century and culminated at the start of the 20th with Percival Lowell’s quest for Planet X. Lowell proposed the Planet X hypothesis to explain apparent discrepancies in the orbits of the gas giants‚ particularly Uranus and Neptune‚[1] speculating that the gravity of a large unseen ninth planet could have perturbed Uranus enough
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The Title of Planet Must be Given Back Voting done at the International Astronomical Union convention about pluto’s status of being a planet was a harsh new reality‚ with the majority voting for pluto’s demotion. Professor Alan Stern‚ chief scientist for the New Horizon mission set for learning more about pluto‚ called the outcome "an awful decision" and described the new definition as "internally inconsistent" ("Why Is Pluto No Longer a Planet?"). The debate of pluto being a planet has started
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consists of the sun and nine planets. Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. Mercury was named after the Roman God of Commerce and Thievery. It might have gotten its name because of the way it quickly appears and disappears from Earth’s view. Mercury is the second smallest planet in the solar system; Pluto is the only planet that is smaller. Earth’s diameter is about 7‚200‚ while tiny Mercury has less than half of that size‚ about 3‚000 miles in diameter. Mercury‚ a planet‚ is smaller than Ganymede
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Charles Urella Professor Graudreau SCI 103 Homework Assignment #1 7/10/2013 The Planet Neptune Neptune‚ the eighth and last planet in the solar system‚ it is so-called after the Roman god of the sea. This magnificent blue gargantuan is quite similar to Uranus in scope and composition‚ but much further than the Sun‚ it takes Neptune about 164 years to orbit the Sun. Like other gaseous planets Neptune turns at a tremendous speed on its axis‚ making one day about 16 hours long
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Marketing 520 | Marketing Plan for Planet Hollywood | Midterm Report | | | Marwan Soliman Noha Abdel Fayad Hadil Abdel Fayad May Abdeen Table of Contents Company Background 2 Mission Statement 2 Company History: 2 Situation Analysis 2 Environmental Scanning: 2 Macro environmental Forces: 2 Micro environmental Forces 2 Competitive Analysis: 2 SWOT Analysis: 2 Market Segmentation 2 Demographic 2 Psychographic 2 Behavioral 2 Targeting 2 Targeting Strategy
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ENGLISH CLASS 2013 PLANET EARTH OUR PLANET TEACHER ERICKA SANTIESTEBAN COLEGIO LA ROCA Earth is the third planet from the Sun‚ and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System’s four terrestrial planets. It is sometimes referred to as the world‚ the Blue Planet‚ or by its Latin name‚ Terra. Earth formed approximately 4.54 billion years ago‚ and life appeared on its surface within one billion years. Earth’s biosphere then
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Surviving Flight 1549 Flight 1549 made a successful emergency landing into the Hudson River with no fatalities on January 15‚ 2009 due to the expertise and quick actions of the pilots‚ crew members‚ and emergency rescue workers. Katie Couric‚ a television journalist‚ conducted interviews with Captain Chesley Sullenberger‚ First Officer Jeff Skiles and flight attendants Donna Dent‚ Sheila Dail‚ and Doreen Welsh‚ along with many of the survivors‚ to try and understand how all 155 people
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Planet Fitness is a vastly growing franchisor in the fitness center industry. As an investor‚ it would be best to open up a new franchise in Newton‚ Massachusetts. Planet Fitness is continuously growing and has added 209 stores since 2015. We feel it would be best to open a new facility in a prime location where an affordable‚ yet practical gym best fits the demographic. Implementing a fancy gym that costs hundreds of dollars a month with over-the-top amenities is unnecessary. Newton is a hard
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