Which planet has a mysterious hexagonal pattern of clouds surrounding its north pole?
Assignment 5: Chapters 9 and 10 // Due 10/08
[1] Short Answer Questions (10 points; 1 point for each lettered subheading):
How long is a day for Jupiter’s equatorial clouds?
What temperature is thought to exist in the core of Jupiter?
What is the height of the cliff on Miranda (small moon of Uranus)?
What moon of Saturn is shaped like a walnut (with a giant equatorial ridge)?
How many Earths would span Jupiter’s largest storm (the Great Red Spot)?
Which planet has a mysterious hexagonal pattern of clouds surrounding its north pole?
Which planet has an extreme spin axis tilt (axis lies within 8 degrees of the plane of orbit)?
What planet has an average density less than water?
What planet has the strongest magnetic field in the solar system?
What moon (of what planet) exhibits active geysers of liquid Nitrogen?
