and Artemis by the Greeks. And of course‚ has been known through prehistoric times. It is the second brightest object in the sky after the Sun. Due to its size and composition‚ the Moon is sometimes classified as a terrestrial "planet" along with Mercury‚ Venus‚ Earth and Mars.<br><br><b>Origin of the Moon</b><br>Before the modern age of space exploration‚ scientists had three major theories for the origin of the moon: fission from the earth; formation inearth orbit; and formation far from earth. Then
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the planets‚ the sun‚ and even the stars orbit around the earth. Why the geocentric view was a natural one to assume? It was a view of stationary earth and moon‚ planets and sun revolving around it. Ptolemy devised the geocentric theory when it reached its pinnacle with the system. The early Greeks observed the sky and all that it contained. From their observations‚ the Greeks believed the Earth was the center of the moon‚ Sun‚ and the only known planets at that time‚ Mercury‚ Venus‚ Mars‚ and
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Similarly‚ it is hoped that these spacecraft will result in better understanding of comets and the early Solar System. The spacecraft has already performed two successful asteroid flyby missions on its way to the comet. In 2007‚ Rosetta also performed a Mars swingby (flyby)‚ and returned images. The craft completed its fly-by of asteroid 2867 Šteins in September 2008 and of 21 Lutetia in July 2010. On 20 January 2014‚ Rosetta was taken out of a 31-month hibernation mode and is continuing to its target
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Review for Astronomy 2 Midterm and Final Midterm covers first 70 questions‚ Final covers all 105. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. Chapter 1 is covered by Q1-3; Ch. 2 Q4-18; Ch. 3 Q19-27; Ch. 4 Q28-34; Ch. 5 Q35-45; Ch. 6 Q46-51; Ch. 7 Q52-63; Ch. 8 Q64-70; Ch. 9 Q71-77; Ch. 10 Q78-82; Ch. 11 Q83-91; Ch. 12 Q92-96; Ch. 13 Q97-100; Ch. 14 Q101-105 1) Which of the following has your "address" in the correct order? A) you‚ Earth
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perform everyday functions‚ but they can also have a negative impact on our lives. The use of robots will make us indolent‚ go against our morals and lose control. Although robots can be harmful to us they would be helpful to us in the colonization of Mars. What is a robot exactly? A robot is a machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically. So how can this machine be harmful to us? Robots take away our responsibility. We will rely solely on a device to do everything for
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illustrate the consequences of not acknowledging your surroundings. Thus the theme can be argued as “You must respect the land you live on”. This premise is evident in their initial intention when the bittering’s first arrived on Mars. They assumed that they could just colonize Mars as opposed to adapting. However‚ later in the story it was revealed that against their will they had to adapt and modify their lifestyle. Bradbury presents imagery that causes the reader to analyze the changes that the land
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low tides each day‚ called a semidiurnal tide. Marias a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon Cratera large‚ bowlshaped cavity in the ground or on the surface of a planet or the moon‚ typically one caused by an explosion or the impact of a meteorite or other celestial body. RetrogradeA planets backward motion in the sky Rille Valley Like structure that meanders across some regions of the moons maria GalileanAdjective of a relating to galilee Tesserae a small block of stone
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realities in his short story Zoo. In Zoo‚ Professor Hugo flies unique alien-like creatures to different planets in his interplanetary spaceship zoo. When Hugo arrives on Earth with the zoo‚ the “peoples of Earth” file around the spaceship zoo each charged a dollar for admission to see “wild” creatures trapped in cages within the spaceship. When Professor Hugo returns the creatures to their home planet‚ the creatures tell their families how fantastic the trip was visiting the many worlds along with the
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original tale of The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf. In this story‚ three aliens named Bork‚ Gork‚ and Nklxwcyz leave their family home planet due to the population and venture out to live on their own. Before they leave‚ their mother warns them of the big bad robot that may try to eat them if they don’t stick together. However‚ then searching for new planets‚ Bork and Gork are too stubborn to find a place that suits them all; thus they split up. Nklxwcyz‚ being the only one to think of the well
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much credit while he was alive‚ but his idea started to catch on. Tycho Brahe 1546-1601 Tycho was friends with the king of Denmark‚ consequently the king gave Tycho a big observatory‚ which Tycho used to make precise measurements of the stars and planets. Tycho was the first to realize that the sky did change and evolve. Opposite to the church’s teachings that the sky didn’t change because God made the sky‚ and as God was perfect‚ it was right the first time. Therefore‚ the sky did not change. Tycho
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