Select the second largest planet in the inner solar system and the second larges
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Select the second largest planet in the inner solar system and the second largest planet in the outer solar system of your Mystery Solar System. Based on current models of solar system formation, planetary geology and atmosphere formation, explain the composition, surface processes, and atmospheres of both planets.
Interior: What is the planet made of and how did it get that way? Should it be hot enough for mantle convection inside? What should the main heat source be?
Surface: Does the planet have a solid surface? If so, is it likely to be geologically active now or in the past? Should there be many craters on the surface? Is there likely to be evidence of volcanism, tectonics, and/or erosion (note that you will need atmospheric information as well here)? Is it possible to have liquid water on the surface (you’ll need both atmosphere and surface temperature information)?
Atmosphere: Does this planet have an atmosphere? How did the atmosphere form? Is there evidence of greenhouse warming (inner planets)? What can you tell about seasons on this planet? Should there be a strong Coriolis effect?
Hints: You now have experience using many parameters (including calculations) from your Mystery Solar System table. Use as many as you are able for a full, detailed description and explanation of these planets. Assume that the system is the same age as our solar system and orbiting a star similar to the Sun. Your answer should make it very clear how you get from the data in your Mystery Solar System table to the processes and features you explain. Do not make unsupported assertions!
(The Mystery Solar System is not the one which we are located, is a imaginary one, solve the question according to the data in table.)
Known Planets 5 1 Earth mass 6 x 10 24 kg Inner Solar System 3 1 Earth Radius 6.4 x 10M6 m Outer Solar System 1 AU 1.5 x 10M8 km Wavele Orbit ngth Inner Solar Mass Distance Period Tilt Radius No Light System (Earth From Star (Earth Spin (degrees (Earth Reflectivit Greenhouse Emitted Large Small years) (hours) Radii) y Temp (KK) (nm) Moons Moons 0.130 0.16 0.06 525.0 154.0 0.55 072 510 5669 0 Planets Masses) (AU) 0.630 0.46 0.30 9.17 80.7 0.87 0.43 358 7626 1 3 0.398 0.87 0.77 43.1 106.9 0.76 0.39 265 6814 4 0.497 1.23 1.29 11.4 99.6 0.84 051 211 7272 1.87 2.41 23.8 128.9 1.03 0.34 185 8191 1 0 1.092 Wavelength Outer Solar Mass Distance Orbit Tilt Radius Light System (Earth From Star Period Spin (degrees (Earth Reflectivit Emitted Large Small Radii Planets Masses) (AU) (years) (hours) y (nm) Moons Moons 51749 6.79 16.7 6.5 0.6 11.89 052 32421 3.000 233 27 95 21.59 947 8.17 36.0 5.09 050 57349 0.000 7 3 27 5.75 4791 312.99 12.4 1.8 10.12 0.49 84801 5.000 30 An axis tilt 90 degrees implies that the planet is spinning retrograde (opposite its orbit direction) Reflectivity is the fraction of starlight reflected by the planet back to space The no-greenhouse temperature depends on the albedo and the distance from the star. It may not match the actual surface temperature. The wavelength of light emitted is the peak wavelength of thermal emission from the planet. Use this to calculate temperature Large Moons are defined as having a mass greater than 0.002 Earth masses or 10 22 kgExplanation / Answer
The largest planet in the inner solar system is our planet earth which is composed of oceans and mountains. About 70% of the surface of earth is covered with oceans. The earth was first formed to be a dry land area which was mainly composed of volcanoes etc. These broke up as years passed by and these mantle structures were compressed to the center portion of the earth's surface. The atmosphere of earth is composed of many gases like carbon ,oxygen,nitrogen etc which constitute a main part of green house gases. These cause an increase of temperature and leads to melting of icy structures.
The second largest planet in the outer solar system is jupiter. When compared to earth the resources available in jupiter are of very less amount. The planet is mostly composed of dry land area with very little availability of water. The planet does not support human or animal life due to scarce availability of resources. The temperature is usually very high in this planet due to the absence of protective atmospheric layer. The planet is expected to be formed due to plate tectonic movements and it is also composed of many volcanoes which are still in active state.
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