Week of March 4th
Comet McNaught over Chile Jan. 2013
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| Comet Garradd 2012 |
Our Week
Monday: 1. Take Small Solar System Bodies Quiz if have not already done so - link is below
2. Read p.50-55 in Astro Books - answer Stop and Think Questions 1-4 on p. 55 - use the Blog and the internet to help you answer the questions completely with well thought out responses - due Wed.
3. If you get finished with 1 and 2 - you now need to research 4 famous comets. Record the date(s) they came by the Earth, and how long they took to go around the Sun
Tuesday: 1. Catchup/Our Week 2. Turn in Moon Projects' Review Sheets 3. "Comets" Lecture/Discussion/Video - Notes Sheet due Thursday
Wed: 1. Check and go over 1-4 p. 55 2. Share Famous Comet Findings - establish types of comets from data 3. Finish Comet Video
Thursday: 1. Review Phase Changes 3. Comet Lab Prep - complete questions 6-10 on Lab
Friday: 1. Comet/Dry Ice Lab - Lab due in class on Monday, 3/11
Pictures For Help With Questions 1-4 on p. 55
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| Ganymede - The largest of Jupiter's Moons, and the largest Moon in the Solar System |
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| Callisto - another of Jupiter's larger moons |
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| Io - Jupiter's volcanic moon |
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| Almathea |
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| Europa - Jupiter's water moon |
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impacts
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| 1994 Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Slammed into Jupiter - The massive planet ripped apart the comet into pieces that left scars on Jupiter's surface for months |
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| 1994 Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impacts in infrared |
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| In 2009 Astronomers found another impact site on Jupiter - most likely from another comet or large asteroid impact |
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| Close up of the 2009 Impact |
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