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    the planet (small planet  small photometric effect) - Allows to determine: estimate of mass Radius Atmosphere of the planet Planets temperature 4. Paper - Astrophysics/ astrobiology goal: find earth planet in habitable zone - Extraterrestrial life is carbon based and needs water. - What is a habitable zone?: Sufficient atmospheric pressure to have liquid water on its surface and benign climate - Scientists use Doppler

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    As debates rise over whether active SETI should be pursued‚ perhaps the debate should spend some time deciding what messages should be sent into space. Afterall‚ a large part of determining whether humans should actively seek for contact with extraterrestrials lies in deciding if the repercussions of such actions would be positive or negative to the human race; positive or negative that would be in large part due to the messages sent. The importance of the content of messages shows its significance

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    The Alamo was built May 1‚ 1718. It was authorized by a man named Fray Antonio de Olivares (2). It took about six years to find the present location of the Alamo (2). The purpose of the Alamo was to spread Christianity and educate Native Americans (1). It was built near another mission named in honor of Saint Anthony de Bexar. This structure was named in honor of Saint Anthony de Pabua and the Duke of Valero by Olivares. This symbolic landmark was frequently claimed‚ surrendered‚ and abandoned

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    A Cyclic Universe: A New Model to Rival the Big Bang Theory Phys 1070- Astronomy Topical Essay Motivated by the M-theory‚ space-time ‘branes’ and extra-dimensions‚ scientists Paul J. Steinhardt and Neil Turok introduce a tantalizing alternative to the prevailing standard Big Bang-Inflation model of cosmology. Traditionally‚ the Big Bang-Inflation model features an explosive epoch 15 billion years ago when time and space sprung into existence followed by a fraction of a second of superluminal expansion

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    volcanoes that exist in the universe. However‚ one extraterrestrial volcano‚ perhaps the most commonly refered to extraterrestrial volcano‚ has developed a bit of name recognition over the years. Olympus Mons‚ one of the many volcanos found on Mars‚ is a giant shield volcano ("Mars | Volcano World | Oregon State University"‚ 2016). To give the phrase "giant sheild volcano" scale‚ Olympus Mons is 374 miles in diameter‚ meaning the extraterrestrial volcano is roughly the size of the state of Arizona

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    8. Meteorites What are impact craters? Impact Craters are depressions on many planetary surfaces. How are craters formed? They are formed by the impact of chunks of interplanetary matter (meteorites) striking the surface. Upon first impact‚ shock waves dissipate the energy of the meteorite through the ground. The ground is compressed rapidly and severely‚ and may be fractured‚ melted or vaporized Next‚ the surface is decompressed‚ and the material is flung violently out from the impact

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    Mercury : Due to mercury being extremely close to the sun‚ causes its planet to have no atmosphere. If any air was ever around Mercury‚ it would have been within its early years and from that point to now‚ it is gone because of all of the heat being given off of the sun. Mercury has crazy weather issues because of the lack of atmosphere‚ which includes a drastic weather change within day to night.Whenever the sun touches the surface of Mercury‚ that is when the climate reaches its highess at

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    Search and Seizure The Legal and Ethical Issues Involved with Search and Seizure in Our Classrooms. Learning Team C Brandon Kennard‚ Christine McGee‚ Joshua Anderson‚ Tammy Romo EDL/535 October 13‚ 2014 Dr. Rahim Jones Agenda • • • • • • • • • • • 8:00 am- Welcome 8:30- Define search and seizure 9:00- Types of searches 9:15- School’s Rights 9:30- Student’s Rights 9:45- BREAK 10:00- 4th and 5th Amendments 10:15- Court cases and scenarios 11:00- Searches at the District and State level 11:30- Officer

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    whether that star has planet(s) or not. The following methods are used for that purpose. 1. Astrometry 2. Radial Velocity Method 3. Pulsar Timing 4. Transit Method 5. Gravitational Microlensing Astrometry: This is the oldest method used to search extra-solar planets. This planet is basically used to find the mass of thee planet. This method is based on the gravitational effect of planet on its host star. As the planet rotates around its star‚ it applies gravitational force on the star and

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    SCOPE OF THE SEARCH DUE TO ITS MOBILITY PROVEN 10 DAYS AFTER THE ARREST Defendant’s RV was considered to be an automobile when the closed container was found in it. In Florida v. Jimeno‚ 500 U.S. 248‚ 251‚ 111 S.Ct. 1801‚ 1803-04 (1991) the Supreme Court held that a criminal suspect’s right to be free from unreasonable searches was not violated when‚ after he gave a police officer permission to search his car‚ the officer opened a dosed container found within the car. Consent to search a vehicle inherently

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