Lecture 19 – Jovian Planets, Part 1/2
Summary / Checklist of the Main Concepts to Understand and Remember

Jupiter  
red bullet How far is Jupiter from the Sun on average, in AU? Approximately how wide is it, compared to Earth?  
• What is different about Jupiter's rotation, compared to all Terrestrial planets?  
red bullet What is Jupiter's surface like? Have spacecraft from Earth orbited or landed on Jupiter or its moons?  
• Main features: The Great Red Spot, cloud belts. Why are the clouds so stretched out, and why the different colors?  
red bullet Moons: Approximately how many? What are the names of the four Galilean moons, and what is each one of them like?  
• [Rings: Does Jupiter have any? What are they like (compared to Saturn's)?]  
     
Saturn  
red bullet How far is Saturn from the Sun on average, in AU? How wide is it, compared to Earth?  
• When were Saturn's rings first seen, and what was concluded at the time?  
red bullet What is Saturn's surface like? Have spacecraft from Earth flown by, orbited or landed, on Saturn or its moons?  
• Approximately how many moons does Saturn have? Are they mostly inside or outside the rings, and why?  
• How is the moon Mimas related to Saturn's rings? Which moon is the biggest one, and what else is special about it?  
red bullet Rings: What are they made of? How did they form?  
     
     

Topics from the lecture page and textbook not listed above [or between square brackets] were not covered in class;
Underlined words indicate that I will expect students to remember a number or a name related to that topic.

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