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The Planets and Solar System
Memorie Yasuda |
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An accompaniment to the presentation. Please note that some of the information and comments within these notes are not necessarily the views of science experts. |
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The Solar System
The big picture
Web-based Resources
The Solar System
Planetary Photo Journal NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory Everything you want to know about the Sun. Great images. "SOHO was launched on December 2, 1995. The SOHO spacecraft was built in Europe by an industry team led by prime contractor Matra Marconi Space (now EADS Astrium) under overall management by ESA. The twelve instruments on board SOHO were provided by European and American scientists. Nine of the international instrument consortia are led by European Principal Investigators (PI's), three by PI's from the US. Large engineering teams and more than 200 co-investigators from many institutions supported the PI's in the development of the instruments and in the preparation of their operations and data analysis. NASA was responsible for the launch and is now responsible for mission operations. Large radio dishes around the world which form NASA's Deep Space Network are used for data downlink and commanding. Mission control is based at Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland." - SOHO ESA and NASA Stars The Sky
Astronomers
The Galileo Project The Galileo Project is a source of information on the life and work of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). The Galileo Project
Observation-related Facilities
Deep Space Network TBA Very Large Array "The Very Large Array, one of the world's premier astronomical radio observatories, consists of 27 radio antennas in a Y-shaped configuration on the Plains of San Agustin fifty miles west of Socorro, New Mexico." National Radio Astronomy Observatory National Radio Astronomy Observatory "The National Radio Astronomy Observatory designs, builds and operates the world's most sophisticated and advanced radio telescopes. Scientists from around the world use these powerful tools to study the Sun, planets and other objects in our own solar system, as well as distant stars, galaxies, and other mysterious objects many millions, or even billions of light-years away. " National Radio Astronomy Observatory Keck Observatory Keck Observatory |
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