Comets, Asteroids and Meteorites

Comets, Asteroids and Meteorites, available at $39.99, has an average rating of 4.71, with 10 lectures, based on 7 reviews, and has 23 subscribers.

You will learn about Large object impacts on Earth, the moon and throughout the solar system Effects of atmosphere and erosion on impact sites Differences and similarities between asteroids, comets and metereorites What our ancestors through of comets and where they came from Where comets originate from: Oort Cloud Predicting comet appearances in the sky Edmund Halley and halley's comet The meticulous tracking of comets by the ancient Chinese and it's impact on the discovery of the true nature of comets Comet composition and structure; dust tail, ion tail, nucleus and submilimation The Kuiper Belt Trans-Neptunian objects Jupiter-Family comets Comet naming conventions and discoveries The International Astronomical Union Comet Shoemaker and it high profile crash into Jupiter Evidence of comet impacts throughout the solar system Comets meet the Sun! Comet speeds Missions to comets for study The Rosetta mission and the Philae comet lander Periodic comets: long-term and short term comets Asteroid composition Missions to asteroids The asteroid belt Dwarf planets Mining asteroids for metals and minerals Asteroids with moon, tails and rings Tracking potentially hazardous asteroids and near-Earth objects What the difference between meteors and meteorites? Meteors, Meteorites and the Earth – overview of known impact sights Meteor Showers Warm-up activities Test Questions and Answers Cross Curricular and Extension Activities This course is ideal for individuals who are Anyone who loves Astronomy It is particularly useful for Anyone who loves Astronomy.

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Title: Comets, Asteroids and Meteorites

Price: $39.99

Average Rating: 4.71

Number of Lectures: 10

Number of Published Lectures: 10

Number of Curriculum Items: 10

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 10

Original Price: $19.99

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What You Will Learn

• Large object impacts on Earth, the moon and throughout the solar system
• Effects of atmosphere and erosion on impact sites
• Differences and similarities between asteroids, comets and metereorites
• What our ancestors through of comets and where they came from
• Where comets originate from: Oort Cloud
• Predicting comet appearances in the sky
• Edmund Halley and halley's comet
• The meticulous tracking of comets by the ancient Chinese and it's impact on the discovery of the true nature of comets
• Comet composition and structure; dust tail, ion tail, nucleus and submilimation
• The Kuiper Belt
• Trans-Neptunian objects
• Jupiter-Family comets
• Comet naming conventions and discoveries
• The International Astronomical Union
• Comet Shoemaker and it high profile crash into Jupiter
• Evidence of comet impacts throughout the solar system
• Comets meet the Sun!
• Comet speeds
• Missions to comets for study
• The Rosetta mission and the Philae comet lander
• Periodic comets: long-term and short term comets
• Asteroid composition
• Missions to asteroids
• The asteroid belt
• Dwarf planets
• Mining asteroids for metals and minerals
• Asteroids with moon, tails and rings
• Tracking potentially hazardous asteroids and near-Earth objects
• What the difference between meteors and meteorites?
• Meteors, Meteorites and the Earth – overview of known impact sights
• Meteor Showers
• Warm-up activities
• Test Questions and Answers
• Cross Curricular and Extension Activities

Who Should Attend

• Anyone who loves Astronomy

Target Audiences

• Anyone who loves Astronomy