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1 SurfacesWeallhaveanintuitiveconceptofasurfaceasofsomething2dimensionalsomesortofobjectwecanobtainbydeformingapieceofpaperorarubbersheetForourpurposeswewontneedmuchmoresophisticationthanthatD. In this lesson, we are . going to be comparing comets, meteors, and asteroids which are found . in the Solar System. . Essential Question:. What is the difference between a comet, meteor, . and asteroid?. Jim Paradise. Lockheed Martin. Asteroid Belt (gold colored specs). Distance From Sun:. 260 Million Miles to center . over 166,000 asteroids. Largest: . Ceres 1/3 of all mass. 600 miles in . Decameter-scale Asteroids. Andrew Rivkin (JHU/APL). Target NEO 2 Workshop. Washington DC. Getting us on the same page. Compositions/albedos/densities/etc. go together, often assume other pieces when only one thing known. & Meteors. Lectures will be available at: . homework.uoregon.edu. /pub/. elsa. /. haydock. / . Asteroid Belt Basic . Characteristics. Estimated 1 million are ~1km or larger; millions more are . smaller. Comets. one of the most glorious things to see in the sky is a comet.. May be visible for only days, weeks, or months. Comet. : chunks of ice and dust whose orbits are very long, narrow ellipses.. Think of them as a “dirty snowball”. shinning universe . there are billions of stars , millions of meteors, . hundreds of stars. , plenty of planets, many moons , a unique sun and many more celestial bodies. . : . a . new . tool. for ASTEROID . characterisaTION. ?. Stefano Bagnulo. 1. , Alberto Cellino. 2. , & Michael Sterzik. 3. 1: Armagh Observatory, UK. 2: INAF – . Osservatorio. . Astrofisico. di Torino, Italy. a storm of asteroids.. Here, an artist shows how a big impact on the young Moon might have looked. The asteroids broke apart when they hit the Moon..   . Illustration Credit:  Lunar and Planetary Institute. Information for this PowerPoint obtained from: . NSTA Online Module: Solar System: . Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites . NASA. ESA. Windows2Universe.org. This is a meteorite that had been broken off of Mars from a large impact meteorite. It spent millions of years in space before landing in Antarctica.. I. Comets. A. What is a Comet?: . It is a small body orbiting the Sun that develops a ______ (a fuzzy atmosphere) and/or a ____ as it approaches the Sun. Comet nuclei range from _____________. __________. . I. Comets. A. What is a Comet?: . It is a small body orbiting the Sun that develops a ______ (a fuzzy atmosphere) and/or a ____ as it approaches the Sun. Comet nuclei range from _____________. __________. . shinning universe . there are billions of stars , millions of meteors, . hundreds of stars. , plenty of planets, many moons , a unique sun and many more celestial bodies. . The Asteroids Game. How Are Bullets Fired?. We handle a “space” input and call the fire() method.. How Are Asteroids Created?. We call the . addAsteroids. () method in the Space constructor. What does an Explosion do?. Section 4. Prentice Hall Earth Science. 23.4 Objectives. Identify . location within our solar system where most asteroids are found. Describe . the structure of a comet. Explain . the possible origins for a meteoroid.