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- Pluto (planet) (26470 bytes)
2: |+ <big>'''Pluto'''</big>
4: ...lspan="2" align="center"| [[image:Pluto.jpg|250px|Pluto in True Color]]
5: .../><small><font color="white">'''Brightness map of Pluto'''</font></small>
120: ...e]]) there has been some debate regarding whether Pluto should be classified as a planet (see below for d...
124: Pluto was discovered by the astronomer [[Clyde W. Tomba...
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- Bee (11175 bytes)
27: ...] that they use in order to obtain the [[nectar]] from [[flower]]s. Bees have antennae made up of thir...
29: ... on other species. Some of this pollen is carried from flower to flower, but the bulk of it is carried...
41: ...]]s begins in the spring when the queen bee rises from hibernation. At this time the queen bee is the ...
45: ...le]], and deposits all the [[Egg (biology)|egg]]s from which the other bees are produced. Except for h...
47: ...upa]]e in a frame of honeycomb are referred to as frames of [[brood (honeybee)|brood]] and are often s... - Igneous rock (11419 bytes)
3: ... (geology)|crust]]. The word "igneous" is derived from the [[Latin]] ''ignis'', meaning "fire".
8: ...ation of igneous rocks. This is because the magma from which the minerals crystallize is rich in only ...
14: ... information about the composition of the mantle, from where some igneous rocks are extracted, and the...
15: * their absolute ages can be obtained from various forms of [[radiometric dating]] and thu...
23: ...rence, igneous rocks can be either [[intrusive]] (plutonic) or extrusive ([[volcanic]]). - Earth (30908 bytes)
7: ...th''' or '''Terra''', is the third planet outward from the [[Sun]]. It is the largest of the [[solar s...
14: ...f approximately 12,742 km. The maximum deviations from this are the highest point on Earth (the summit...
55: ... is only 1/20,000 as great as the energy received from the Sun.
74: ...utaway-english.png|thumb|350px|left|Earth cutaway from core to exosphere. Partially to scale.]]
86: ...Peridotite|harzburgite]]s which has been observed from deep parts of the oceanic crust that have been ... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
8: ...YA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
26: * [[Cloth]] woven from [[flax]] fiber
112: * [[1589]]: [[Stocking frame]]: [[William Lee]]
134: ...quadrant]]: [[Thomas Godfrey (inventor)|Thomas Godfrey]] - Solar system (21174 bytes)
17: **[[Pluto (planet)|Pluto]] (♇).
26: **[[Planetesimal]]s, from which the planets were originally formed, are s...
30: **[[Meteoroid]]s are asteroids that range in size from roughly boulder sized to particles as small as ...
31: ...t of the inner planets and an [[aphelion]] beyond Pluto. Short-period comets exist with apoapses closer t...
34: ... belt and [[scattered disk object]]s in the outer fringes. - Comet (30542 bytes)
3: ..."dirty snowballs", comets are composed largely of frozen [[carbon dioxide]], [[methane]] and [[water]]...
5: ...ances from the sun consisting of debris left over from the [[condensation]] of the [[solar nebula]]; t...
9: ... the ion tail (gas) always pointing directly away from the Sun, since the gas is more strongly affecte...
11: ...hs of kings or noble men, or coming catastrophes. From ancient sources, such as Chinese oracle bones, ...
21: ...ncke]] has an orbit which never places it farther from the Sun than [[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]]. Shor... - Planet (8450 bytes)
3: ...g [[nebula]] that a star formed from, aggregating from gas and dust that orbited the [[protostar]] in ...
7: ...om classical mythology or (in the case of Uranus) from the plays of [[Shakespeare]]. Asteroids can be ...
10: [[Image:Solare_Planeten99.jpg|framed|Planets in approx. scale of size, but not dis...
12: ...anets in our solar system (in increasing distance from the [[Sun]]):
21: # [[Pluto (planet)|Pluto]] (♇) (many astronomers contend it should ... - Mercury (planet) (22924 bytes)
1: ...st planet in the [[Solar System]]. Mercury ranges from −0.4 to 5.5 in [[apparent magnitude]]; Me...
8: (This Data comes from [http://www.answers.com/topic/mercury-in-roman-...
10: ...[temperature]] of Mercury is 452 K, but it ranges from 90–700 K; by comparison, the temperature ...
12: ...posited by [[comet]] impacts and/or gases arising from the planetary interior.
182: ...llion kilometres in radius; only [[Pluto (planet)|Pluto]] among all planets has a more eccentric orbit. T... - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
1: '''Venus''', the second [[planet]] from the [[Sun]], is named after the [[Roman mytholo...
3: ..., it always appears in roughly the same direction from Earth as the Sun (the greatest [[elongation]] i...
7: ...me astronomers use ''[[Cytherean]]'', which comes from [[Cythera]]. Other less common adjectives incl...
14: ...]'s, even though Venus is nearly twice as distant from the Sun and only receives 25% of the solar irra...
16: ...k into space. This prevents most of the sunlight from ever heating the surface. Venus's [[Bolometer|... - Mars (27704 bytes)
4: '''Mars''' is the fourth [[planet]] from the [[Sun]] in the [[solar system]]. It is name...
6: ...#x2642; (a circle with a small arrow pointing out from behind it), is a stylized representation of the...
15: ...en summer and winter, giving rise to Earth-like [[frost]] and large [[cirrus cloud]]s [http://marsrove...
18: ...tic field would have helped to protect the planet from [[cosmic radiation]]. Other explanations have a...
22: Amongst the findings from the Opportunity rover is the presence of [[hema... - Jupiter (24639 bytes)
138: '''Jupiter''' is the fifth [[planet]] from the [[Sun]] and by far the [[Solar system by si...
142: ...ter was able to be seen, just below the [[Moon]], from parts of the [[Southern Hemisphere]].
145: ...uishes a large and massive planet such as Jupiter from a [[brown dwarf]], although the latter possesse...
175: ...phases of hydrogen; the conditions blend smoothly from gas to liquid as one descends.
178: [[Image:Jupiter from Voyager 1.jpg|thumb|left|Detail of Jupiter's at... - Saturn (planet) (23300 bytes)
137: '''Saturn''' is the sixth [[planet]] from the [[Sun]]. It is a [[gas giant]], the second-...
142: ...nterior, the droplets of helium releasing heat by friction as they fall down through the lighter hydro...
144: ...smaller storm was observed. Astronomers using [[infrared]] imaging have shown that Saturn has a warm p...
147: ...I'', based on [[radio astronomy|radio]] emissions from the planet, has a period of 10 h 39 min 22.4 s ...
165: ...e never part of a moon, but are instead left over from the original [[nebula]]r material that Saturn f... - Uranus (15207 bytes)
145: ..., or "YOOR-ə-nus") is the seventh [[planet]] from the [[Sun]]. It is a [[gas giant]], the third l...
157: ... regions of Uranus receive a greater energy input from the Sun than its equatorial regions. Uranus is ...
172: ...rgium Sidus'' or "the Georgian" were still used infrequently (by the British alone) thereafter. The fi...
179: ...nditions. It can be easily found with binoculars. From Earth it has a diameter of 4". Even in large te...
206: ... they found that the star had disappeared briefly from view five times both before and after it disapp... - Neptune (planet) (18545 bytes)
4: ...color="black" | [[image:neptune.jpg|250px|Neptune from Voyager 2]]<br><small><font color="white">Click...
9: ...rrier]]<br> [[John Couch Adams]]<br> [[Johann Gottfried Galle|Johann Galle]]
136: ...orbit]], Neptune is sometimes the furthest planet from the [[Sun]]. Neptune is named after the [[Neptu...
142: Orbiting so far from the sun, Neptune receives very little heat. Its...
146: ...set at least 0.55 radii (about 13,500 kilometers) from the planet's physical center. Comparing the mag... - Pluto (planet) (26470 bytes)
2: |+ <big>'''Pluto'''</big>
4: ...lspan="2" align="center"| [[image:Pluto.jpg|250px|Pluto in True Color]]
5: .../><small><font color="white">'''Brightness map of Pluto'''</font></small>
120: ...e]]) there has been some debate regarding whether Pluto should be classified as a planet (see below for d...
124: Pluto was discovered by the astronomer [[Clyde W. Tomba... - March 19 (9902 bytes)
10: ... days later the Confederate forces have retreated from [[Greenville, North Carolina]].
12: *[[1915]] - [[Pluto (planet)|Pluto]] is photographed for the first time but was not ...
19: ...[[aircraft carrier]] [[USS Franklin (CV-13)|USS ''Franklin'']], killing 800 of her crew and crippling ...
21: ...become overseas [[departement|dé°ˇrtements]] of [[France]].
26: ...s]] ''[[Getz/Gilberto]]'', including ''[[The Girl from Ipanema]]'', sung by [[Astrud Gilberto|Astrud]]... - Plutonium (24623 bytes)
5: ...pan="2" align="center" | [[neptunium]] – '''plutonium''' – [[americium]]
17: | Plutonium, Pu, 94
30: ...|125px|Gloved hands holding a "button" of refined plutonium]]
150: ...lear weapon]]s. The most important [[isotope]] of plutonium is <sup>239</sup>Pu, with a [[half-life]] of ...
153: Plutonium is silvery in pure form, but has a yellow tar... - Scorpius (3888 bytes)
16: ...ink into the other side of the sky, still running from the attacker.
23: ...diac]] ([[October 23]] - [[November 21]]) differs from the astronomical constellation and the Hindu as...
25: ...net)|Mars]] (since its discovery [[Pluto_(planet)|Pluto]] has been considered Scorpio's ruling or co-ruli... - Gemini (3325 bytes)
6: ...ely dim - only one, Alhena (γ) is ever seen from a large city - and trace out a rectangle to the...
8: The planet [[Pluto (planet)|Pluto]] was discovered in this constellation in [[1930]...
12: ... open cluster of 5th magnitude, 2 800 light-years from earth. It is northwest of η Geminorum, near...
20: ...pical zodiac]] ([[May 21]] - [[June 20]]) differs from the astronomical constellation and the Hindu as...
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