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Uranus, Neptune, and the Dwarf Planets Chapter 24

Two planets circle the sun in the twilight beyond Saturn. You will find Uranus and Neptune strangely different from Jupiter and Saturn, but recognizable as planets. As you explore you will also discover a family of dwarf planets, which includes Pluto, which will give you important clues to the origin of the solar system. This chapter will help you answer five essential questions: How is Uranus different from Jupiter? How did Uranus, its rings, and its moons form and evolve? How is Neptune different from Uranus? How did Neptune, its rings and its moons form and evolve? How are Pluto and the dwarf planets related to the origin of the solar system? Guidepost

As you think about the search for worlds in the outer solar system, you will be able to answer a fundamental question about how science works: Why are nearly all truly important scientific discoveries made by accident? As you finish this chapter, you will have visited all of the major worlds in our solar system. But there is more to see. Vast numbers of small rocky and icy bodies orbit among the planets, and the next chapter will introduce you to these fragments from the age of planet building. Guidepost

I. Uranus A. The Discovery of Uranus B. The Motion of Uranus C. The Atmosphere of Uranus D. The Interior of Uranus E. The Rings of Uranus F. The Moons of Uranus G. A History of Uranus II. Neptune A. The Discovery of Neptune B. The Atmosphere and Interior of Neptune C. The Rings of Neptune D. The Moons of Neptune E. The History of Neptune Outline

III. The Dwarf Planets A. The Discovery of Pluto B. Pluto as a World C. The Family of Dwarf Planets D. Pluto and the Plutinos Outline (continued)

The Discovery of Uranus Chance discovery by William Herschel in 1781, while scanning the sky for nearby objects with measurable parallax: discovered Uranus as slightly extended object, ~ 3.7 arc seconds in diameter.

The Motion of Uranus Very unusual orientation of rotation axis: Almost in the orbital plane. Large portions of the planet exposed to “eternal” sunlight for many years, then complete darkness for many years! Possibly result of impact of a large planetesimal during the phase of planet formation AU 97.9 o

The Atmosphere of Uranus Like other gas giants: No surface. Gradual transition from gas phase to fluid interior. Mostly H; 15 % He, a few % Methane, ammonia and water vapor. Optical view from Earth: Blue color due to methane, absorbing longer wavelengths Cloud structures only visible after artificial computer enhancement of optical images taken from Voyager spacecraft.

The Structure of Uranus’ Atmosphere Only one layer of Methane clouds (in contrast to 3 cloud layers on Jupiter and Saturn). 3 cloud layers in Jupiter and Saturn form at relatively high temperatures that occur only very deep in Uranus’ atmosphere. Uranus’ cloud layer is difficult to see because of thick atmosphere above it. Also shows belt-zone structure  Belt-zone cloud structure must be dominated by planet’s rotation, not by incidence angle of sun light!

Cloud Structure of Uranus Keck Telescope images of Uranus show clear variability of the cloud structures  Possibly due to seasonal changes of the cloud structures.

The Interior of Uranus Average density ≈ 1.29 g/cm 3  larger portion of rock and ice than Jupiter and Saturn. Ices of water, methane, and ammonia, mixed with hydrogen and silicates

The Magnetic Field of Uranus No metallic core  no magnetic field was expected. But actually, magnetic field of ~ 75 % of Earth’s magnetic field strength was discovered: Offset from center: ~ 30 % of planet’s radius! Inclined by ~ 60 o against axis of rotation. Possibly due to dynamo in liquid-water/ammonia/methane solution in Uranus’ interior. Magnetosphere with weak radiation belts; allows determination of rotation period: hr.

The Magnetosphere of Uranus Rapid rotation and large inclination deform magnetosphere into a corkscrew shape. During Voyager 2 flyby: South pole pointed towards sun; direct interaction of solar wind with magnetosphere  Bright aurorae! UV images

The Rings of Uranus Rings of Uranus and Neptune are similar to Jupiter’s rings. Confined by shepherd moons; consist of dark material. Rings of Uranus were discovered through occultations of a background star Apparent motion of star behind Uranus and rings

The Rings of Neptune Made of dark material, visible in forward- scattered light. Focused by small shepherd moons embedded in the ring structure. Ring material must be regularly re- supplied by dust from meteorite impacts on the moons. Interrupted between denser segments (arcs)

The Rings of Neptune (2) Two newly discovered rings orbit Uranus far outside the previously known rings. Outermost ring is only visible as a segment, following the small moon Mab.

The Moons of Uranus 5 largest moons are visible from Earth. 10 more discovered by Voyager 2; more are still being found. Dark surfaces, probably ice darkened by dust from meteorite impacts. 5 largest moons all tidally locked to Uranus.

Interiors of Uranus’s Moons Large rock cores surrounded by icy mantles.

The Surfaces of Uranus’s Moons (1) Oberon Old, inactive, cratered surface, Titania but probably active past. Long fault across the surface. Dirty water may have flooded floors of some craters. Largest moon Heavily cratered surface, but no very large craters. Active phase with internal melting might have flooded craters.

The Surfaces of Uranus’s Moons (2) Umbriel Dark, cratered surface Ariel No faults or other signs of surface activity Brightest surface of 5 largest moons Clear signs of geological activity Crossed by faults over 10 km deep Possibly heated by tidal interactions with Miranda and Umbriel.

Uranus’s Moon Miranda Most unusual of the 5 moons detected from Earth Ovoids: Oval groove patterns, probably associated with convection currents in the mantle, but not with impacts. 20 km high cliff near the equator Surface features are old; Miranda is no longer geologically active.

Neptune Discovered in 1846 at position predicted from gravitational disturbances on Uranus’s orbit by J. C. Adams and U. J. Leverrier. Blue-green color from methane in the atmosphere 4 times Earth’s diameter; 4 % smaller than Uranus

The Atmosphere of Neptune Cloud-belt structure with high-velocity winds; origin not well understood. Darker cyclonic disturbances, similar to Great Red Spot on Jupiter, but not long-lived. The “Great Dark Spot” White cloud features of methane ice crystals

The Moons of Neptune Two moons (Triton and Nereid) visible from Earth; 6 more discovered by Voyager 2 Unusual orbits: Triton: Only satellite in the solar system orbiting clockwise, i.e. “backward”. Nereid: Highly eccentric orbit; very long orbital period (359.4 d).

The Surface of Triton  Triton can hold a tenuous atmosphere of nitrogen and some methane; 10 5 times less dense than Earth’s atmosphere. Very low temperature (34.5 K) Surface composed of ices: nitrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide. Possibly cyclic nitrogen ice deposition and re- vaporizing on Triton’s south pole, similar to CO 2 ice polar cap cycles on Mars. Dark smudges on the nitrogen ice surface, probably due to methane rising from below surface, forming carbon-rich deposits when exposed to sun light.

The Surface of Triton (2) Ongoing surface activity: Surface features probably not more than 100 million years old. Large basins might have been flooded multiple times by liquids from the interior. Ice equivalent of greenhouse effect may be one of the heat sources for Triton’s geological activity.

The Discovery of Pluto Discovered 1930 by C. Tombaugh. Existence predicted from orbital disturbances of Neptune, but Pluto is actually too small to cause those disturbances.

Pluto as a World Virtually no surface features visible from Earth. ~ 65 % of size of Earth’s Moon. Highly elliptical orbit; coming occasionally closer to the sun than Neptune. Orbit highly inclined (17 o ) against other planets’ orbits  Neptune and Pluto will never collide. Surface covered with nitrogen ice; traces of frozen methane and carbon monoxide. Daytime temperature (50 K) enough to vaporize some N and CO to form a very tenuous atmosphere.

Pluto’s Moon Charon Hubble Space Telescope image Discovered in 1978; about half the size and 1/12 the mass of Pluto itself. Tidally locked to Pluto.

Pluto and Charon Orbit highly inclined against orbital plane. From separation and orbital period: M pluto ~ 0.2 Earth masses. Density ≈ 2 g/cm 3 (both Pluto and Charon)  ~ 35 % ice and 65 % rock. Large orbital inclinations  Large seasonal changes on Pluto and Charon.

The Origin of Pluto and Charon Probably very different history than neighboring Jovian planets. Older theory: Modern theory: Pluto and Charon members of Kuiper belt of small, icy objects (see Chapter 25), caught in orbital resonances with Neptune (“Plutinos”). Collision between Pluto and Charon may have caused the peculiar orbital patterns and large inclination of Pluto’s rotation axis. Mostly abandoned today since such interactions are unlikely. Pluto and Charon formed as moons of Neptune, ejected by interaction with massive planetesimal. Because of its different origin from the planets, Pluto is no longer considered a planet, but is the prototype of a new class of “Dwarf Planets”.

The Family of Dwarf Planets Small, rocky bodies which originated in the Kuiper Belt. Later captured into shorter-period orbits in the realm of the regular planets. Three dwarf planets clearly identified so far: Pluto Eris The ``10 th planet’’: Discovered in % larger than Pluto 27 % more massive than Pluto 70 % further away from the sun than Pluto Ceres The largest asteroid 900 km diameter Typical asteroid orbit between Mars and Jupiter