PPT-Asteroids

Jim Paradise Lockheed Martin Asteroid Belt gold colored specs Distance From Sun 260 Million Miles to center over 166000 asteroids Largest Ceres 13 of all mass 600 miles in . Bruce Chittenden. 7.1 Investigation: What is There?. When experimenting with the current scenario, you will notice that some fundamental functionality is missing.. The rocket does not move. It cannot be turned, nor can it be moved forward.. Unit 4. Appearances of comet Kohoutek (1973), Halley (1986), and Hale-Bopp (1997) caused great concern among superstitious.. Comet Hyakutake in 1996. Throughout history, comets have been considered as portents of doom, even very recently: . Dan Britt. University of Central Florida. What Do We Need to Know About NEA Physical Properties?. Asteroid Structure. Rubble pile?. Coherent object?. Material Strength. Tough? Weak?. Mineralogy. Thermal Properties. & 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. Asteroids. Composition (what are they made of?. Asteroids are rocky worlds.. Asteroids. Where are asteroids found?. Most asteroids orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.. Asteroids. What are their shapes?. is an ASTEROID. Asteroids are the rocky remnants of the material from which the planets formed. .. They have also been called . planetoids. , especially the larger ones. Formation. The most obvious and general thought . 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. 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?. foldable. 6.8 Space Science. Label and color your 3 doors. Fold your paper hamburger style. Cut and label THREE doors, so you will make two lines. Try to make them as even as possible.. 1. Comet. 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. . Asteroids. Over 100,000 asteroids.. Vesta is the largest – 330 miles. in diameter.. Size range – 330 miles to about. 100 yards.. Irregular-shaped rocky bodies.. Some asteroids have moon(s).. Comets and asteroids are particularly interesting because of their resemblance to . planetisimals. : the building blocks of the Solar System.. Asteroids are rocky, and most are found between Mars and Jupiter.. The semi-major axis is represented by a and the semi-minor axis is b.. Therefore, e=0 for a circular orbit..  . Question:. Use the sheet of information below to summarize . the list of planets in order of:.