Describe some of the results from the Cassini/Huygens mission to Saturn and its moons

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Cassini has found a surprisingly active geology on many Saturn moons, e.g. Enceladus. The Huygens probe landed on Titan and photographed hills, valleys, and possibly rivers. It showed pictures of ice rocks on the surface of the planet and its soft landing suggested a slushy ice/rock surface. Radar mapping of Titan showed what appear to be lakes of liquid methane and ethane and Cassini has also photographed Saturn's rings and the gap moons in great detail.

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A horizontal force is applied to a 2.0 kg box. The box starts from rest, moves a horizontal distance of 12.0 meters, and obtains a velocity of 8.0 m/s. The change in the kinetic energy is

A. 32 J. B. 48 J. C. 50 J. D. 58 J. E. 64 J.

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What advantage do radio astronomers have over optical ones in mapping the entire Milky Way?

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This illustration shows the orbits of the three satellites that will compose the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA). What gravitational wave frequencies will LISA be sensitive to?

a. 0.0001 to 1 hertz to observe gravitational waves from binary systems and black holes. b. 1 to 10 hertz to observe gravitational waves from binary systems and black holes. c. 10 to 1000 hertz to observe gravitational waves from supernovae. d. 0.0001 Hertz to 1 hertz to observe gravitational waves of planets moving around stars. e. 0.0001 Hertz to 1 hertz to observe gravitational waves of moons moving around planets.

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Soil forming factors include

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