Sentences with phrase «active planetary body»
Tidal forces acting on Io are so pronounced that the satellite's interior is literaly molten, causing the moon to be the most volcanically active planetary body in the Solar System, sporting over 400 active volcanoes!
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It was a stunning find: Earth was not the only planetary body with an active interior.
The findings offer additional insight into the unusual and active geology on Pluto and, perhaps, other bodies like it on the planetary outskirts of the solar system.
Planetary scientists have long known that Io is the most volcanically active body in the solar system, thanks to constant gravitational tugs from Jupiter and its other moons that churn Io's interior.
The overabundance of these failed stars and low - mass planetary bodies has led the team to believe that there may be fewer active star formation regions at work within the Orion Nebula than had previously been believed.
The electromechanical active body roll stabilization uses a compact electric motor with a three - stage planetary gearbox separating the two halves of the stabilizer.