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Topics:
Asteroids

Comets

Meteoroids


Physics Applications:
Introduction to Gravity

The Slingshot

Kepler's Laws

Newton's Laws

Types of Orbits


Activities:
Lab: Crater's Diameter

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Lab: Probability of Asteroid striking


Bibliography:
Books

Websites

Websites:

Due to the nature of the Internet and its constant changes, this site cannot guarantee that the following links are functional after the date indicated. Date: 05.21.2002

  1. "Asteroid". Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia, 2001, http://encarta.msn.com

  2. Paes, Nadia and Sloyan, Kate. "Asteroid 2002 NT7", 2002, http://www.eso.org/outreach/eduoff/catchastar/cas-projects/uk_nt7_1/

  3. "Meteorite". Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia, 2001, http://encarta.msn.com

  4. "Gravitation". Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia, 2001, http://encarta.msn.com

  5. "Orbit (Astronomy and Physics)". Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia, 2000, http://encarta.msn.com, contribution by James G. William, Ph.D.

  6. "Craters-Introduction and Directions". University of Michigan 2002, http://www.astro.lsa.umich.edu/Course/Labs/craters/cr_intro.html

  7. "The Orbital Mechanics-Features". 2002, http://homepages.primex.co.uk/~omen/omen13.htm

  8. http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/pxmisc.html#Comets

  9. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/

  10. http://www.matter-antimatter.com/comets.htm

  11. http://physics.about.com/library/dict/blsolarsystem.htm?terms=Asteroids%2C+comets

  12. http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/text/asteroid_pr_980109.txt

  13. Views of the Solar System, http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm


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