planets distances and scientific notation
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Planets Distances and Scientific Notation. 4,000,000,000 mi. 0 mi. 4 x 10 mi. 9. 0 mi. 4,000,000,000 mi. 2,000,000,000 mi. 0 mi. 4 x 10 mi. 9. 2 x 10 mi. 9. 0 mi. 4,000,000,000 mi. 2,000,000,000 mi. 1,000,000,000 mi. 0 mi. 4,000,000,000 mi. 3,000,000,000 mi. 2,000,000,000 mi. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Planets Distancesand Scientific Notation
M&A Dávila
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4,000,000,000 mi
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4 x 10 mi9
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4,000,000,000 mi
2,000,000,000 mi
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4 x 10 mi9
2 x 10 mi9
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4,000,000,000 mi
2,000,000,000 mi
1,000,000,000 mi
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4,000,000,000 mi
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4,000,000,000 mi
2,000,000,000 mi
1,000,000,000 mi
3,000,000,000 mi
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2,500,000,000 mi
1,500,000,000 mi
500,000,000 mi
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2,500,000,000 mi
1,500,000,000 mi
500,000,000 mi250,000,000 mi
750,000,000 mi
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1,750,000,000 mi
2,250,000,000 mi
2,750,000,000 mi
3,250,000,000 mi
3,750,000,000 mi
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2 x 10 mi9
3 x 10 mi9
1 x 10 mi9
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MERCURY
Mercury has an average distance from the Sun of 36,000,000 mi
(57 936 384 km)
SUNMercury
36,000,000 mi (57,936,384 km)
0 mi
250,000,000 mi
0 mi
125,000,000 mi
250,000,000 mi
0 mi
62,500,000 mi
250,000,000 mi
125,000,000 mi
0 mi
62,500,000 mi
250,000,000 mi
125,000,000 mi
31,250,000 mi
Mercury
Mercury
Mercury
VENUS
Venus has an average distance from the Sun of 67,230,000 mi (108,196,000 km)
8SUN
Venus
67,230,000 mi (108,196,000 km)
0 mi
62,500,000 mi
250,000,000 mi
125,000,000 mi
31,250,000 mi
Mercury
Mercury
Mercury
Venus
SUNEarth
92,955,820 mi (149,597,890 km)
EARTH
Earth has an average distance from the Sun of 92,955,820 mi (149,597,890 km)
Astronomical Unit (AU)
In our solar system we tend to describe distances in terms of the Astronomical Unit (AU).
Astronomical Unit (AU)
The Astronomical Unit (AU) is defined as the average distance between the Earth and the Sun.
SUNEarth
average distance
Astronomical Unit (AU)
SUNEarth
approximately93,000,000 mi
(150,000,000 km)
Astronomical Unit (AU)
SUNEarth
93,000,000 mi = 1 AU(150,000,000 km = 1 AU)
Earth
Hubble Space Telescope
• Average distance from the Sun: 92,955,820 mi (149,597,890 km)
• The Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990
• It orbits far above the Earth’s atmosphere and returns data
Earth
Earth to Moon
• In 1959 Luna 1 left Earth and passed within the 5,995 km (3,725 mi) of the Moon’s surface after 83 hours of flight. Earth
Moon
0 mi
62,500,000 mi
250,000,000 mi
125,000,000 mi
31,250,000 mi
Mercury
Mercury
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Venus• Average distance
from the Sun: 67,237,910 mi (108,208,930 km)
• On November 1973, Mariner 10 was sent on a trip through the inner solar system
• It flew past Venus on February 5, 1974Earth
Venus
Mariner 10
Mercury• Average distance
from the Sun 36,000,000 mi(60,000,000 km)
• On November 1973, Mariner 10 was sent on a trip through the inner solar system
• After the Venus flyby, Mariner 10 reached Mercury on March 29, 1974
Earth
Mercury
Mariner 10
MARS
Mars has an approximate distance from the sun of 141,700,000 mi (228,000,000 km)
SUNMars
141,700,000 mi(228,000,000 km)
Mars
• Minimum distance from Earth is 56,000,000 km (35,000,000 mi)
• The minimum distance from at 60 mi per hr it would take 66.5 years
• Light travels at a speed of 670,000,000 miles per hour, it would take 5 minutes
• In 1964, it took Mariner 4 eight months to reach Mars
• Average distance from Mars to the Sun: 142,000,000 mi (228,000,000 km)Earth
Mars
Mariner
JUPITER
Jupiter has an average distance from the Sun of 483,000,000 mi (778,000,000 km)
SUNJ upiter
483,000,000 mi(778,000,000 km)
Jupiter• Average distance
from the Sun 483,000,000 mi (778,000,000 km)
• It took the Galileo spacecraft six years to reach it (launched on October 1989 )
Jupiter
Earth
SATURN
Saturn has an average distance from the Sun of 887,140,000 mi (1,427,000,000 km)
SUNSaturn
887,140,000 mi(1,427,000,000 km)
Saturn
• Average distance from the Sun: 885,904,700 mi (1,425,725,400 km)
• Cassini-Huygens spacecraft was launched on July 2004
• It took four years to reach Saturn
Saturn
URANUS
Uranus has an average distance from the Sun of 1,783,939,400 mi (2,870,972,000 km)
SUNUranus
1,783,939,400 mi(2,870,972,000 km)
Uranus• Average distance from
the Sun: 1,783,939,400 mi (2,870,972,200 km)
• Voyager 2 • It was launched on
August 1977• The closest approach
occurred January 1986 (a little less than nine years since it was launched)
UranusEarth
Voyager 2
NEPTUNE
Neptune has an average distance from the Sun of 2,796,460,000 mi (4,497,000,000 km)
SUNNeptune
2,796,460,000 mi(4,497,000,000 km)
Neptune• Average distance from
the Sun: 2,795,084,800 mi (4,498,252,900 km)
• Voyager 2 • It was launched on
August 1977• The closest approach
occurred August 1989 (about three years after reaching Uranus)
Voyager 2
NeptuneEarth
PLUTO
Pluto has an average distance from the Sun of 3,666,000,000 mi (5,906,000,000 km)
SUNPluto
3,666,000,000 mi(5,906,000,000 km)
Pluto• Average distance from
the Sun: 3,670,050,000 mi (5,906,380,000 km)
• New Horizon was launched on January 2006
• Should reach Pluto on July 2015Earth
Pluto
New Horizons
