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    it. Uranus – Seventh planet from the sun. Third largest planetary radius. Neptune – Eighth planet from the sun and also known as the farthest (If Pluto isn’t a planet) Pluto – It is known as a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt‚ a ring of bodies beyond Neptune. It was the first Kuiper belt to be discovered. 2. I think what makes a planet is the orbit around the sun and their celestial body. Scientist say that Pluto is now known as a dwarf planet in our solar system. Pluto is smaller than the Earth’s

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    Comets Belinda Scott Introduction to Physical Science – SCI 110 Dr. Paul A. Belony‚ Jr. | | A comet is a small body‚ roughly the size of a small town‚ in the Solar System. It is made up of ice‚ rock‚ dust‚ carbon dioxide‚ ammonia‚ methane and more. Some researchers think comets might have originally brought some of the water and organic molecules to Earth that now make up life here. Comets become visible as they near the Sun. The tail of a comet is its most

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    For many years different scientist have been researching and coming together on whether the planet Pluto should be considered a “dwarf planet” or a part of the regular planets. Pluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde W. Tombaugh. Astronomers believed that Pluto was to be considered a planet. Soon they concluded that their evidence didn’t support their reasoning. Pluto should not be considered a planet to me because it doesn’t have a cleared orbit. Pluto should stay a dwarf planet because it is the

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    the surface of mars or more specifically the Candor Chasma Canyons with 15‚000 foot cliffs. The last exhibit we looked at before we had to go into the show was of a museum host talking about the Kuiper belt which is kind of like a asteroid belt but instead of being all rock‚ ice and metal the Kuiper belt is mostly frozen methane‚ ammonia and water. The wildest weather show was pretty amazing with the screen all around us creating a dome and every thing else being completely dark it make for a great

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    itself to be a wealth of knowledge which even sometimes contradicted what they previously believed. It’s geological processes are fascinating‚ exhibiting behaviour never thought possible. Even after eighty-six years‚ there is still much this tiny Kuiper Belt object can teach us.

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    References: Other large Kuiper belt objects about or over 1000 km across are Pluto ’s moon Charon‚ Quaoar‚ Varuna‚ Ixion‚ 1996 TL66‚ 2002 TX300‚ 2002 TC302‚ 2002 UX25 and 2002 AW197. Ceres‚ the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt‚ is about 950 km across.

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    [Type the document title] | The formation of solar systems | | This paper concludes some scientific explanation of how the universe was created. | | | 8/1/2011 | | SCI224 Fundamentals of Astronomy Final Paper ------------------------------------------------- Instructor: William McMullen‚ Ph.D. Name: Johanne Val ------------------------------------------------- Due Date: 8/1/11-Revised Copy For your final paper‚ pick of the three topics below. 1. The formation

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    In the outer limits of our solar system there is a planet unlike any other‚ Pluto. Pluto was discovered in February of 1930 by an American astronomer‚ Clyde Tombaugh. It is the only planet to have been discovered by an American. All though we have known of the existence of Pluto for over thirty years now‚ there are still many mysteries surrounding this celestial body. Being the farthest planet has made it difficult to study Pluto‚ Adding to the obscurity of this strange planet is that the capability

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    Read two of the following essays located on the student website: “Farthest‚ Faintest Solar System Objects Found Beyond Neptune” “How to Succeed as an Online Student” Address the following points about the two essays you read. Remember to explain your answers with specific examples from the essays. What are the four types of essay organization discussed in the course readings? What characteristics make these essays expository? Topic‚ time order‚ space order‚ information process are the four

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    Chapter 14 Section 2 Notes: The Sun The sun produces energy through nuclear fusion. In the process of nuclear fusion‚ two atomic nuclei combine‚ forming a larger‚ more massive nucleus and releasing energy. Within the sun‚ hydrogen atoms join together to form helium. Such conditions exist in the sun’s core‚ or central region. The sun’s interior consists of the core‚ the radiation zone‚ and the convection zone. The sun’s energy is produced in its central core. The radiation zone is a region

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