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Astronomy: The Solar System and Beyond 5th edition

Astronomy: The Solar System and Beyond 5th edition. Michael Seeds. The longest journey begins with a single step. - CONFUCIUS. Chapter 1. You are about to embark on a voyage out to the end of the universe. Marco Polo journeyed east and Columbus west.

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In this chapter, you will compare objects of different sizes to grasp the scale of the universe.

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Planets, Dwarf Planets and the Exploration of Pluto

Planets, Dwarf Planets and the Exploration of Pluto. Planet definition: A celestial body that:. Planet definition: A celestial body that: is in orbit around the Sun. Planet definition: A celestial body that: is in orbit around the Sun

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Astronomy 405 Solar System and ISM

Astronomy 405 Solar System and ISM. Lecture 13 The Pluto-Charon System, Comets February 13, 2013. Pluto was dicovered by Clyde Tombaugh on Feb 18, 1930. It was called a planet until Aug 2006. It was voted out by the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union.

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Solar Radio Imaging Array SIRA

Solar Radio Imaging Array SIRA. Interferometry 30 KHz - 15 MHz : need to go to space Microsat (16) Constellation Imaging Geoeffective Solar Disturbances from 2 Rs to 1 AU Large-scale structures. coronal. Interplanetary. Radio Sky. 20. 214. Rs. 2.5. 1.5. Gap filled by Wind/WAVES

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GEOL 3045: Planetary Geology

GEOL 3045: Planetary Geology. Lysa Chizmadia Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt. Introduction. Discovered in 1992 by David Jewitt & Jane Luu Estimated >70,000 objects >100km Estimated mass: 0.06-0.3 x ? Source for short-period comets Period < 200 years. HST image.

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Millimeter Observations of the b Pic and AU Mic Debris Disks

David J. Wilner Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Millimeter Observations of the b Pic and AU Mic Debris Disks. S.Andrews , M. MacGregor , K. Rosenfeld (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA ) A.M. Hughes, E. Chiang, P. Kalas , J. Graham (U.C. Berkeley)

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