Solar System B Question Marathon

[ckssv07]

What are cycloids on Europa, not why or how, just what.

[crypten]

Cycloids on Europa are cracks that look like the path of a skipping stone across a lake:


Assuming I'm correct, on which moon can you find snow finer than talcum powder?

[ckssv07]

Cycloids on Europa are cracks that look like the path of a skipping stone across a lake:


Assuming I'm correct, on which moon can you find snow finer than talcum powder?

you are correct, and is it Enceladus, I am really not sure on this.

[crypten]

Yup, that's correct! Go ahead and post the next question.

[ckssv07]

What is another name for ice volcanoes, and where can they be found in the solar system, restricted to objects on the list.

[crypten]

They're cryovolcanoes, and I think they're found on Triton and Titan, and there's evidence that they're on Europa, too.

[ckssv07]

They're cryovolcanoes, and I think they're found on Triton and Titan, and there's evidence that they're on Europa, too.

And possibly enceladus, your turn

[crypten]

What two instruments make up Curiosity's ChemCam, and what are their functions?

[billyhoho]

What two instruments make up Curiosity's ChemCam, and what are their functions?

The Laser Induced Breakdown Spectrometer and a Remote Micro-Imager make up the ChemCam. The spectrometer supplies "elemental compositions" and the imager uses the data for the area around it and implements it into a geomorphologic concept.

[crypten]

First of all: Thank you so much, billyhoho, for reviving the thread! It was dead for months!

Anyway, your answer is correct, so it's your turn to ask a question.