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What you call the little planets that ranging in size from a few hundred miles across to the size of a house most are found in a belt between mars and Jupiter?
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The 'little planets' between Mars and Jupiter are called asteroids.
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Typically orbit the sun at approximately 3 au?
Not much. Earth is at 1 AU, by definition, and Mars is at about 1.5 AU. Between Mars and Jupiter (about 5 AU) there are no large planets; it is thought that Jupiter's gravity interfered with planets forming near it. Instead, there are billions of asteroids, which are of similar chemical makeup to the inner planets (i.e. mostly rocks and metals), but much smaller, ranging from smaller than a sand grain to the size of U.S. states. We have observed several thousand of the larger ones; these are irregularly-shaped rocky things the size of cities. The largest, Ceres, is almost 600 miles across and orbits between 2.54 and 2.98 AU. So, I suppose I could say that Ceres is at 3 AU, once every 4.5 (Earth) years. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceres_(dwarf_planet) for more about Ceres.
Two natural satellites of the sun?
There are millions of them, ranging from the main eight planets, several further dwarf planets, comets, asteroids, kuiper belt objects and meteoroids. All in orbit around our sun.
Does juipiter have any satillites?
Jupiter actually has many satellites. As of February 2004, Jupiter had a confirmed number of 63 satellites, ranging from the largest four, the Galilean moons, Ganymede, Io, Callisto, and Europa. 53-55 of Jupiter's satellites are tiny and unimportant, small space objects caught in the planet's gravity
What is the difference between Radio detection and ranging and Radio detection and ranging satellite?
The Difference is that Radar Satellites are just a more advanced version of Radar.
When high and low temperatures are reached on Jupiter?
Jupiter is a gaseous planet with temperatures ranging from close to absolute zero at the outermost cloud layer to an estimated 36,000° Kelvin at the core. The outer layer of the planet has an average temperature of about 390 degrees Celsius or 680 degrees Fahrenheit. The temperature in Jupiter's clouds is about -140 degrees Celsius or -220 degrees Fahrenheit. The temperature in Jupiter's core is about 24,000 degrees Celsius or 43,000 degrees Fahrenheit. !
What are the chunks of metal and rock between the planets?
The chunks of metal and rock between the planets are known as asteroids. They are small celestial bodies that orbit the Sun. Asteroids can vary in size, ranging from small boulders to objects several hundred kilometers in diameter. They are primarily found in the asteroid belt, a region located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, although some asteroids can also be found in other parts of the solar system.
What is the distance between Jupiter and Venus'?
The distance between Jupiter and Venus changes constantly, ranging from 689,000,000 km to 923,000,000 km. The current actual distance is close to the lower figure. The angular distance in the sky ranges from 0 to 180 degrees, but is currently about 8.5 degrees. All the planets are continually moving and at different speeds, so the distances between them is constantly changing. So your question cannot really be answered definitively.
What other planet has a moon in the solar system other than the EARTH?
Mercury and Venus are the only planets in the solar system that don't have natural satellites.All of the others have them, ranging in number from the earth's one to Jupiter's 63 known moons.
What is the price range for Sony camera lenses?
The ranging price for a sony camera lens is between two hundred and fifty, and seven to eight hundred dollars. They can be expensive, but they're worth it.
What is the distance between planet earth and planet Kepler?
There is no planet Kepler. Designations such as Kepler-69c are given to planets discovered by the Kepler spacecraft. This spacecraft has discovered planets ranging from 100 to 7,000 light years away.
Which planet has a storm that has been ranging for centuries?
Jupiter. The storm is the "Great Red Spot".
What does planetoids means?
any of thousands of small celestial bodies that revolve about the sun in orbits chiefly between those of mars and jupiter ranging in diameter from one mile to 480 miles
What do you mean by an astroids?
a small rocky body orbiting the sun. Large numbers of these, ranging enormously in size, are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, though some have more eccentric orbits.
Typically orbit the sun at approximately 3 au?
Not much. Earth is at 1 AU, by definition, and Mars is at about 1.5 AU. Between Mars and Jupiter (about 5 AU) there are no large planets; it is thought that Jupiter's gravity interfered with planets forming near it. Instead, there are billions of asteroids, which are of similar chemical makeup to the inner planets (i.e. mostly rocks and metals), but much smaller, ranging from smaller than a sand grain to the size of U.S. states. We have observed several thousand of the larger ones; these are irregularly-shaped rocky things the size of cities. The largest, Ceres, is almost 600 miles across and orbits between 2.54 and 2.98 AU. So, I suppose I could say that Ceres is at 3 AU, once every 4.5 (Earth) years. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceres_(dwarf_planet) for more about Ceres.
What direction does Jupiter orbit?
Jupiter revolves around the Sun in a manner similar to the Earth, which is counter-clockwise as viewed from the arbitrary "north" or "above" the ecliptic plane. Jupiter, however, is much farther out than Earth, with an elliptical orbit ranging from 740 to 816 million kilometers from the Sun. It takes about 11.86 Earth years to make one complete orbit.
What are planets' rings made out of?
Particles of dust, ice and rocks, ranging from microscopic sizes up to tens of meters accross.
How many are methods of cataloging?
Ranging from several dozen to as much as one hundred depending on the method of cataloging.
