Flashcards
Planetary Objects
Cards in this deck (12)
- 1Caloris Basinlarge impact crater, 960 miles diameter with antipodal chaotic terrain
- 2Global Scarpssheer cliffs that formed when large iron core cooled and shrank
- 3Dynamo EffectA planet’s magnetic field is generated by a mechanism where an electrically conductive core (such as iron) is at least partially liquid and has a rapid enough rotation.
- 4TunguskaInsert Fact
- 5ChixulubInsert Fact
- 6BarringerInsert Fact
- 7Valles Marinerislarge valley that is as long as distance across the US
- 8Olympus Monstallest volcano in Solar System; a shield volcano
- 9Hellas Basina crater almost 2000 km in diameter
- 10CeresThe largest known asteroid discovered by Giuseppi Piazzi is spherical and is also classified as a dwarf planet.
- 11AsteroidsComposed of mostly rock and metal. Many may be simply rubble piles with lots of empty space. In a donut region around the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.
- 12OvoidsLarge racetrack like features on Miranda