'Short period comets' presentation slideshows

Asteroids

Asteroids. In general, asteroids are small. Asteroids are found by looking for moving objects (streaks) in long exposure photographs. A Short History of Asteroids. 1000 km Ceres was discovered in 1801 600 km Pallas was discovered in 1802

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Activity 1:

Module 18: Solar System Debris. Activity 1:. Where Do Comets Come From?. Summary:. In this Activity the main topics covered will be:. (a) are comets bound to the Solar System? (b) the origin of long-period comets and the Oort Cloud,

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GENESIS

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The Dwarf Planet Pluto & New Horizon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto

The Dwarf Planet Pluto & New Horizon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto. Dr. Harold Williams Montgomery College Planetarium http://Montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/planet/. Clyde Tombaugh discover of Pluto. Lowell Observatory Astrograph. Lowell Observatory Blink Comparator.

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Goal: To understand what comets are and to explore the Oort cloud.

Goal: To understand what comets are and to explore the Oort cloud. Objectives: To learn about what comets are To understand where comets come from To explore what comets are made of To examine the different tails of comets To understand the evolution of comets

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Trans-Neptunian Objects and Pluto

Trans-Neptunian Objects and Pluto. Astronomy 311 Professor Lee Carkner Lecture 21. Trans-Neptunian Region. Beyond Neptune is the region of small, icy, Trans-Neptunian Objects

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Building a Comet!

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Chapter 28.4 Asteroids, Comets & Meteoroids

Chapter 28.4 Asteroids, Comets & Meteoroids . Std 1f: Know the evidence for the dramatic effects that asteroid impacts have had in shaping the surface of planets and their moons and in mass extinctions of life on Earth

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Comets

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The Oort Cloud and Comets

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KUIPER BELT and OORT CLOUD

KUIPER BELT and OORT CLOUD. Kuiper Belt. The Kuiper belt is a region of the solar system that starts just beyond the orbit of Neptune, contains dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris and other small celestial bodies made mostly of ice, and forms a flat ring.

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