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Chapter 6: Examples

Birth of the Solar System

Mars Rover Mission

Other Bodies in the Solar System

Solar System Relative Sizes

Cassini Mission to Saturn

The Bubble Theory

Asteroids

Hohmann Transfer Orbit

Angular Momentum

Jupiter

Gravitational Slingshot

Comparative Planetology

Jupiter's Moons

Nebular Contraction and the Condensation Theory

Jovian versus Terrestrial - "why"

Stellarium: Planetary Alignment, Albuquerque, NM, April 24, 2002, 20:02

Messenger Mission to Mercury      http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/ 

 

Student Presentation Topic Presented
James Hohmann Transfer Orbit 9-30
Julie Gravitational Slingshot 9-30
Rebecca Nebular Contraction and the Condensation Theory 9-30
Kynsey Other Bodies in the Solar System 10-1
Leah The Bubble Theory 10-1
Ben Angular Momentum 9-30
Kaira Comparative Planetology 9-30
Nikita Jovian versus Terrestrial - "why" 10-1

 

 

Birth of the Solar System: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1AXbpYndGc

 

Solar System Relative Sizes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS88G5WBcfQ

 

Asteroids: http://science.discovery.com/convergence/planets/video/asteroids.html

  

Jupiter

 

      Þ  The Planet: http://science.discovery.com/convergence/planets/video/jupiter.html

      Þ  Its moons: http://science.discovery.com/convergence/planets/video/jupitersmoonshtml

 

Mars

 

      Þ Rover Mission: Launch, arrival, descent, animations: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UmRx4dEdRI

      Þ Pure Ice Found: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,555125,00.html?test=latestnews

 

Saturn:

 

      Þ Cassini Mission: http://dsc.discovery.com/news/features/saturn/video/video.html

      Þ  Huygen (probe named after him):  http://www.mathpages.com/home/kmath242/kmath242.htm

      Þ  Cassini current status:  http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/main/index.html

 

Additional Topics from the Chapter

 

Student Presentation Topic Link
James Hohmann Transfer Orbit  
Julie Gravitational Slingshot  
Rebecca Nebular Contraction and the Condensation Theory  
Kynsey Other Bodies in the Solar System  
Leah The Bubble Theory  
Ben Angular Momentum  
Kaira Comparative Planetology  
Nikita Jovian versus Terrestrial - "why"