Comets
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- Original Source:National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Conditions of Use:None Specified
Description
This poster shows images of comets Hale-Bopp and Shoemaker-Levy 9. The accompanying text describes possible source regions for comets in our solar system, the behavior of comets as they approach the Sun, their possible role in the evolution of Earth, and significant dates in the study of comets.
Learning Registry Activity
Bookmarks
Topics and Grades
Grade: 6 to 12, Undergraduate to Graduate
Topics: Earth's Resources, Earth & Space Science, Chemistry, States of Matter (solids, liquids, gases), Gases and Kinetic Theory, Science, Physics
Resource Pedagogy
Resource Type/Classification:
- Source Materials
- Interactives