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Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous

Site devoted to the near earth asteroid rendezvous (NEAR) of 1000. Includes many activities and images.

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http://near.jhuapl.edu/ed/

How Asteroid Mining Will Work

A brief description of how Asteroid Mining Will work. This site is part of Marshall Brain's HowStuffWorks.com.

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http://www.howstuffworks.com/asteroid-mining.htm

What if an asteroid hit the Earth?

What would happen if an asteroid hit the Earth?

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http://science.howstuffworks.com/asteroid-hits-earth.htm

Physics of Space Objects

Covers asteroids, comets and meteoroids using Newton's and Kepler's Laws

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http://ca.geocities.com/spacephysicsisu/

The Nine Planets

Extensive overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of planets, moons, asteroids in our solar system, with many links.

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http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/tnp/

Trick or Treat: It's Toutatis!

NASA information on Toutatis, an asteroid which passed very close to our planet in 2000.

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http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast31oct_1.htm

Orrery: The Solar System In Action

Site giving information about the solar system, including individual planets, comets, asteroids and meteorites.

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http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/orrery.html

A worksheet and lesson plan for younger pupils. Objective: Asteroids, comets and other smaller object orbit the sun. Sometimes they may cross the orbit of the earth where they may burn up or crash ...

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http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/teacher/rocks/index.htm

Near-Earth Object Program

Good introduction to NASA's program dedicated to monitoring possible asteroid collisions. Basic knowledge of Solar System assumed. An informative, well-presented, well-focused site.

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http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/

Near Earth Object Program

Is an asteroid likely to hit us in future? Find out more from NASA's Near Earth Object Program, dedicated to closely monitoring our skies.

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http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/neo/

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