The Jovian Planets
The Jovian Planets
Far beyond Earth in the solar nebula lies an ice belt and beyond that lay the four Jovian planets. They are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Jovian means "Jupiter- like" in which the rest of the jovian planets do coincide with the name. Uranus Neptune and Saturn, all carry the same traits as Jupiter. The jovian planets are large gas giants that contain mainly a thick atmosphere of Hydrogen and helium. These …
Is this Essay helpful? Join now to read this particular paper
and access over 480,000 just like this GET BETTER GRADES
and access over 480,000 just like this GET BETTER GRADES
…s. They also all share the same banding and zoning winds. With these characteristics defined with each description given it is easy to see how the planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are Jovian or "Jupiter - like".
Bibliographies
Seeds, Michael A., Foundations of Astronomy; copyright 1994, Wadsworth inc.
Considine, Douglas M. ; Van Nostrands Scientific Encyclopedia, volume eight;
Copyright 1995, Van Nostrand Rienholdt, NY
Maran, Stephen P. , The Astronomy and Astrophysics Encyclopedia,
Copyright 1992, Van Nostrand Rienholdt, NY
Need a custom written paper? Let our professional writers save your time.
Not a member yet?
