Solar System B

[Killboe]

#2 is right, and #3 is good except you have it reversed lol. Also, for #1, I was talking about Kordylewski Clouds that are Trojans of the Earth-Moon system.

Your turn!

P.S. Also, how do you hide your answers?

I had it correct the first time but then I reversed it...
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[Killboe]

1. What is the heart shaped figure on Pluto called?

2. What are tholins?

3. What is Discover 13's mission and when did it launch?

(one of these is a trick question)

[Kylari04]

1.The Tombaugh Regio
2.Reddish-brown colored substances made when organic materials are subject to a lot of cosmic rays.
3.Discovery 13 didn’t exist

[Killboe]

1.The Tombaugh Regio
2.Reddish-brown colored substances made when organic materials are subject to a lot of cosmic rays.
3.Discovery 13 didn’t exist

Correct, your turn

[Kylari04]

1. Ganymede is one of the several moons of Saturn. It is in fact, larger than Mercury, but is still classified as a moon. Why is this? Give multiple reasons.

2. On New Years, New Horizons had its closest flyby of what object? What kind of shape is it, what is it’s color, and what do these indicate?

3.The corona of the sun appears to be much hotter than its core. What is the main cause of this?

[LiteralRhinoceros]

1. Ganymede is one of the several moons of Saturn. It is in fact, larger than Mercury, but is still classified as a moon. Why is this? Give multiple reasons.

2. On New Years, New Horizons had its closest flyby of what object? What kind of shape is it, what is it’s color, and what do these indicate?

3.The corona of the sun appears to be much hotter than its core. What is the main cause of this?

1. It does not fulfill criterion 1 and 3 from the IAU's planet classification. It does not orbit the sun and it does not clear its orbit. 2. It visited Ultima Thule, a KBO. It has a reddish surface, probably due to hydrocarbons that have been exposed to sunlight. When it passed in front of a star, its irregular shape allowed scientists to identify that it is a contact binary. 3. I'm not sure about this one, but I assume it's because of something to do with the magnetic field.

[Kylari04]

Yup, that’s correct! Your turn.

[LiteralRhinoceros]

1. The sun emits particles and photons called the solar wind. What is the interface called where the solar wind and interstellar wind meet?
2. What physical property or properties must a Solar System object display to have high mountains?
3. Which planets have tidally locked satellites?

[AwersomeUser]

1. The sun emits particles and photons called the solar wind. What is the interface called where the solar wind and interstellar wind meet?
2. What physical property or properties must a Solar System object display to have high mountains?
3. Which planets have tidally locked satellites?

1. The heliosphere
2. I really have almost no idea on this one so I am going to guess a high extending atmosphere?
3. Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, and Uranus? I don’t recall that the rule covers these... Did the rules cover these questions too?

[isotelus]

1. The sun emits particles and photons called the solar wind. What is the interface called where the solar wind and interstellar wind meet?
2. What physical property or properties must a Solar System object display to have high mountains?
3. Which planets have tidally locked satellites?

1. The heliosphere
2. I really have almost no idea on this one so I am going to guess a high extending atmosphere?
3. Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, and Uranus? I don’t recall that the rule covers these... Did the rules cover these questions too?

No. 2 could be a legitimate question but for the others I honestly don't think it's a good idea to ask questions about the sun or planets, because I think that's just confusing people at this point. You don't need to study those topics and they shouldn't be tested during and tournaments, so I would think it's a good idea just to stick to rules here.