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Our current theory of the formation of our solar system is that the planets formed more or less in their present orbits. We do not believe that the planets (with the exception of Pluto) were "captured" by the Sun's gravity.
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According to our theory of solar system formation why do you find some exceptions to the general rules and patterns of the planets?
Most of these are a result of giant impacts
Is Jovian planets located beyond the orbit of mars?
Yes. Jove is the one of the alternate names for the Roman chief god Jupiter, so "jovian" means "Jupiter-like". The four "gas giant" planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, all are further from the Sun than Mars is.
Did earth crash into a planet?
There are theories that claim the Earth was formed by many disdinct, huge rocks or "planets' crashed into each other. The crashes' fragments bonded by gravity, thus making a survivable planet. It is also said that the moon was formed when a premature planet crashed into Earth. The debris joined together into a body, and thus, led to the moon.
What In a scale model of the solar system objects would be the largest?
The sun, followed by the gas giant planets.
What is the plot of the sisters Grimm book 1?
The sister, Sabrina and Daphne, get to Ferryport Landing and go to live with their grandmother, whom they thought was dead. She keeps talking about fairy tale creatures, Everafters, living in their town. They think she's crazy--until she gets captured by a giant. The sisters have to rescue their grandmother.
Has Pluto anything in common with the gas giant planets?
No, not really. The only thing that it has in common with them is that it orbits at a considerable distance from the Sun, but so do a lot of comets and other debris.
What planets is the giant?
The giant planets are Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune.
How the sizes of the inner planets compare to the sizes of the gas giant planets?
The inner planets are smaller than the gas giant (outer) planets.
What are comets?
"Comets are cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust that orbit the Sun. When frozen, they are the size of a small town. When a comet's orbit brings it close to the Sun, it heats up and spews dust and gases into a giant glowing head larger than most planets." -NASA
Has anyone captured a giant squid?
No
What else is in space besides planets?
There are loads of objects to observe in space, ranging from small comets, asteroids and meteoroids, to dwarf planets, planets and their moons, stars, other galaxies, giant gas clouds called nebulae, remains from exploded stars etc. The universe contains loads of dark matter too, this make up most of the universes mass, but has been proven very difficult to detect.
How many rings do the giant planets have?
It depends on the term 'giant'. If 'giant' refers to larger than earth, then all of the giant planets in our solar system have 3 rings in total.
Is Jupiter a giant gas or a terrestrial planet?
Jupiter is one of the four gas giant planets, the outer planets.
What planets is the giant planet?
The giant planets are Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune.
Why will we probably not find any craters on the four giant planets?
The four giant planets lack solid surfaces.
How are gas giant planets and terrestrial planets similar?
They are are not similar.
What separated terrestrial planets from the giant planets?
The Asteroid Belt
