Kepler-22b is the first confirmed extrasolar planet found by NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope to orbit within the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. Kepler-22b‚ a possible super-Earth‚ is 600 light years away from Earth‚ in orbit around Kepler-22‚ a G-type star.The discovery was announced December 5‚ 2011. The planet was originally discovered on Kepler’s third day of science operations in mid-2009.The third transit was detected in late 2010. Additional confirmation data was provided by the Spitzer Space
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Saturn is predominantly composed of hydrogen and helium‚ the two basic gases of the universe‚ which is also why Saturn has no landforms. The planet also bears traces of ices containing ammonia‚ methane‚ and water. Unlike the rocky terrestrial planets‚ gas giants such as Saturn‚ lack the layered crust-mantle-core structure‚ because they formed differently from their rocky siblings. It is almost completely made of gas. Its atmosphere bleeds into its "surface" with little distinction‚ meaning that Saturn
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from the other planets because it is a dwarf planet and it’s far away from the other planets and the sun so that means it is also the coldest plant which is -400 degrees F .and as it states on the Nasa website that there are no known rings around Pluto’s atmosphere and if Pluto was a planet it’s would be the smallest plant In the solar system .the farthest away from the sun 248 year is going to delay. Compared to the pattern of the planets is your terrestrial inner planets which is the
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coaster-like weather is more chaotic and unpredictable than scientists first thought. At times‚ the sky can appear pink and cloudless‚ filled with windblown dust raised from the rusty Martian surface. Tremendous dust storms sometimes rage over the entire planet. Most of the dust storms occur during the perihelion - when Mars is closest to the sun. In addition‚ the dust storms continue to dominate the atmosphere and climate during the aphelion - when Mars is furthest from the sun. Perihelion and aphelion
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1. I believe if imports were to be cutoff my available money would be less. The reason for this is because gas prices would go a lot. When gas prices go up dramatically it causes everything to go up. Even the milk man charges more for milk because it cost him more to bring the milk to the supermarket. My family would not be able to go our yearly vacation in the summer because of the gas prices. We would have to get everything in one trip so that we would not have to drive as often.
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RC II-1 Science/Sensory Age: 5-years-old Activity: St. Patrick’s Sensory Box Goal: To help the kids explore with their hands. Materials and processes: Green rice or green sand‚ spoons‚ green plastic/glass gems‚ foam shamrocks‚ gold coins‚ mini cauldrons‚ a rainbow‚ and a few magnifying glasses. Teaching Strategies: Use the rice or sand to hide the objects‚ with the spoons and magnifying glasses have the kids look for the leprechaun’s gold‚ or find four leaf clovers. Developmentally
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Quiz grade 12 AS Lit chapter nine A Passage to India A Passage to India Quiz 1 1. Why does Aziz behave rudely to Mrs. Moore when they first meet at the mosque? She interrupts his prayer. She and Mrs. Lesley inadvertently take his tonga. He thinks that she has not taken off her shoes. He automatically dislikes all English women. 2. All of these are names of Mrs. Moore’s children except Stella Adela Ralph Ronny 3. Which of these characters best represents the Anglo-Indian mindset? Dr. Aziz Adela Quested
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Religious Life of Planet Earth Kimberly L Brooks Rel 212 World Religions November 4‚ 2012 Leader Gavin recently sent a group of officers on a mission to planet Earth. The mission carried out on a planet Earth was to enquire about if that planet‚ much like our own has any religious life present. The Earthlings define religion as a set of fundamental beliefs and practices that relates their humanity to their spirituality and moral values. “In many cultures and times‚ religion
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damage our planet‚ or do they make it a better place to live in? Our planet has being threatened by human activities approximately since the Industrial Revolution‚ in the 19th century‚ which has contributed to expand the greenhouse effect. From this time on‚ humanity has massively increased the gases that are sent to the atmosphere due to better life conditions‚ allowing people‚ from all over the world‚ to use certain new objects and energies that damage the suitability of planet Earth. In
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Dolan Barnes Mrs. Bowen Comm.101 1 September 2014 Life on Other Planets: Science Fiction or Reality? As I began reading the article written by Danny Faulkner‚ PhD‚ I found my self asking more questions than having questions answered. Dr. Faulkner states in his first paragraph that‚ “Many people make a distinction between the origin of life and the evolution of life.” What is this distinction and what does it mean for other theories moving forward? As I continued reading it became abundantly
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