Moons of the Solar System

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Moons of the Solar System

Paul Stoddard Dept. of Geology and Environmental
Geosciences Northern Illinois University
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Four Faces of the Moon
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Birth of the Moon
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History of the Moon
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The Jovian System
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Characteristics of Selected Jovian Moons
Name Distance (RJ) Radius (km) Inclination Eccentricity
Inner Moons Inner Moons Inner Moons Inner Moons Inner Moons
Metis 1.79 20 0.06o 0.0002
Adrastea 1.80 13x10x8 0.03o 0.0015
Amalthea 2.54 131x73x67 0.40o 0.0030
Thebe 3.11 55x45 0.80o 0.0180
Galilean Moons Galilean Moons Galilean Moons Galilean Moons Galilean Moons
Io 5.91 1821.6 0.04o 0.0040
Europa 9.40 1560.8 0.47o 0.0101
Ganymede 14.97 2631.2 0.21o 0.0015
Callisto 26.33 2410.3 0.51o 0.0070
Outer Moons (Prograde) Outer Moons (Prograde) Outer Moons (Prograde) Outer Moons (Prograde) Outer Moons (Prograde)
Leda 156.2 5 27.47o 0.164
Himalia 160.3 85 27.63o 0.162
Lysithea 163.9 12 27.35o 0.112
Elara 164.0 40 24.77o 0.217
Outer Moons (Retrograde) Outer Moons (Retrograde) Outer Moons (Retrograde) Outer Moons (Retrograde) Outer Moons (Retrograde)
Ananke 297.7 10 31.1o (R) 0.244
Chaldene 324.2 1.9 14.6o (R) 0.238
Isonoe 324.8 1.9 15.0o (R) 0.261
Erinome 325.6 1.6 15.1o (R) 0.270
Tygete 326.7 2.5 14.8o (R) 0.251
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The Galilean Moons
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Jupiter and Io
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Io
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Volcanic Plume on Io
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Eruption on Io
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Calderas on Io
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EUROPA
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Europa Rift System
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Agenor Linea
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Evidence of Flow on Europa
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Ice Rafts on Europa
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Europa Chaos
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Pwyll Crater
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Ganymede
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Craters on Ganymede
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Palimpsest
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Groovy Ganymede
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Callisto
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Galilean Insides
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Saturn and Friends
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Titan
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Titan Shoreline
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Enceladus
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EnceladusRifts
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Enceladus Geyser and the E-Ring
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Enceladus Interior Model
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Enceladus Geyser Model
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Enceladus Shear Heating Model
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Mimas
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Mimas Map
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Iapetus
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Iapetus Close-up
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Iapetus Terrain (Cassini)
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Uranus Family
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Major Moons of Uranus

• Miranda Ariel
  Umbriel Titania
  Oberon

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Miranda(Uranus)
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5-km Scarp on Miranda
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Neptune and Triton
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Triton Close-up
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Voyager II takes one last look