The Nine Planets: Small Bodies in the Solar System
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Overview of asteroids, comets, meteors. Clear? Images, data, links.
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The Physics of: Asteroids, Comets & Meteoroids
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Physics of asteroids, comets & meteoroids. Application with Newton's & Kepler's Laws, kinetic & potential energy.
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Welcome to the Planets: Small Bodies
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Asteroids Ida & Dactyl, Comets Shoemaker-Levy 9 & Halley, representative meteorites.
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Planetary Data System: Small Bodies Node
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Data concerning asteroids & comets, in a standard format for use primarily by astronomical observers & mission planners, as well as educators & students.
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Aerospaceguide.net: Near Earth Asteroid
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Descriptions of asteroids, comets, and near Earth objects.
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Chiron Information & Documentation
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A minor body with dual status as both asteroid & comet.
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Comet/Asteroid Orbit Determination & Ephemeris Software
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A downloadable Java program for various orbit computations on asteroids & comets.
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Orbits
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Interactive 3D orbit visualization for known asteroids & comets.
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Keeping an Eye on Space Rocks
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Overview of asteroids, comets, and meteors, with special attention to the impact hazard to Earth.
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Startdate Online: Leftovers
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Fact sheets on asteroids & comets, index to radio broadcasts on related topics. From the McDonald Observatory.
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NOVA Online: Doomsday Asteroid
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Transcript of the television broadcast, kitchen comet activity, general information on comets.
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BBC NEWS: Astronomers Discover 'New Planet'
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A telescope has detected what could be the Solar System's 10th planet, Sedna. (March 15, 2004)
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Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites: Their Intimate Relation with Life on Earth
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A curriculum prepared by the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute.
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Committee on Small Body Nomenclature
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Group responsible for the naming of asteroids & comets. Description of the naming process, guidelines for submitting name proposals.
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NASA Planetary Photojournal: Asteroid & Comets
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Selected NASA images.
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Asteroid/Comet Connection
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A digest of news related to asteroids, comets, and meteors. Monitors changes in impact risk calculations. Clear? Includes links to original sources of information.
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USGS Astrogeology: Other Objects
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Official names of features on asteroids as approved by the International Astronomical Union. Data & images for selected asteroids & comets.
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Asteroids Comets Meteors (ACM)
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A meeting bringing together scientists studying small solar system bodies. Dates & links of past meetings.
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Asteroids & Comets
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Data from across NASA, compiled at the National Space Science Data Center.
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