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What are the moons of the outer planets made of, and how is their composition different from that of our Moon?

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Compare the geology of Callisto, Ganymede, and Titan.

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What is the evidence for a liquid water ocean on Europa, and why is this interesting to scientists searching for extraterrestrial life?

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Explain the energy source that powers the volcanoes of Io.

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Compare the properties of Titan’s atmosphere with those of Earth’s atmosphere.

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How was Pluto discovered? Why did it take so long to find it?

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How are Triton and Pluto similar?

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Describe and compare the rings of Saturn and Uranus, including their possible origins.

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Why were the rings of Uranus not observed directly from telescopes on the ground on Earth? How were they discovered?

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List at least three major differences between Pluto and the terrestrial planets.

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The Hubble Space Telescope images of Pluto in 2002 showed a bright spot and some darker areas around it. Now that we have the close-up New Horizons images, what did the large bright region on Pluto turn out to be?

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Saturn’s E ring is broad and thin, and far from Saturn. It requires fresh particles to sustain itself. What is the source of new E-ring particles?

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