Scientifically Connected Communities (SC2) Astronomy Workshop Materials - June 2010 Collected and presented by Paul Strycker "Is Pluto A Planet?" - Presentation PPT "Is Pluto A Planet?" - Presenter's Notes DOC The International Astronomical Union (IAU) Pluto Page Results from The Great Planet Debate Conference: Scientists Debate Planet Definition and Agree to Disagree When did the asteroids become minor planets? The Jet Propulsion Laboratory's "Snapshots" of the Solar System Page: Inner Solar System (face-on) PNG Inner Solar System (edge-on) PNG Outer Solar System (face-on) PNG Outer Solar System (edge-on) PNG Distant Solar System (face-on) PNG Distant Solar System (edge-on) PNG The IAU's Animations Page: Animation of Near Earth Asteroids in 2002 (Small) GIF Animation of Near Earth Asteroids in 2002 (Large) GIF Animation of Near Earth Asteroids in 2008 (Small) GIF Animation of Near Earth Asteroids in 2008 (Large) GIF Animation of the Inner Solar System (Small) GIF Animation of the Inner Solar System (Large) GIF Animation of the Middle Solar System (Small) GIF Animation of the Middle Solar System (Large) GIF Animation of the Outer Solar System (Small) GIF Animation of the Outer Solar System (Large) GIF All solar-system objects greater that 200 miles in diameter JPG All solar-system objects greater that 200 miles in diameter (handout without labels) JPG PDF PS All solar-system objects greater that 200 miles in diameter (without labels) JPG Animated Radar Images of a Triple-Asteroid System GIF Clyde Tombaugh describes his discovery of Pluto (as the guest on the game show "I've Got A Secret" in 1956) (runtime: 3 minutes) MOV New Horizons: NASA's Pluto - Kuiper Belt Mission Passport to Pluto - The New Horizons Mission (runtime: 53 minutes) MOV Halfway to Pluto - The New Horizons Mission (runtime: 2 minutes) MOV "Pluto: The Little Planet that Wasn't" by NMSU graduate student Michael Sussman |