Assignment of 18 Solar Sytems objects for Project Astro 2013 for

Dr. Albert Einstein Academy, School #29, Elizabeth, New Jersey




Student's some objects have more websites than others so be sure to scroll to the right.

Also images and other data might also be at the reference further below.


en Espanol (In Spanish)

Solar System info in Spanish (PDF document) or | Education Place links in en EspaƱol (Spanish)


Object

Category

Link 1

Link 2

Link 3

Link 4

Sun

 

star

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun

 

http://ds9.ssl.berkeley.edu/solarweek/MONDAY/facts.html

 

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/10/the_sun.html

 

http://www.universetoday.com/56522/life-cycle-of-the-sun/

 

Mercury

 

planet

http://nineplanets.org/mercury.html

 

http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/

 

http://www.physics.purdue.edu/astr263l/SStour/mercury.html

 

 

 

 

Venus

 

planet

http://www.physics.purdue.edu/astr263l/SStour/venus.html

 

 

 

 

Earth

planet

http://www.earthfacts.com/

 

http://nineplanets.org/earth.html

 

http://jvsc.jst.go.jp/earth/guide/english/data/top.html

 

 

Mars

planet

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Mars

 

http://nineplanets.org/mars.html

 

http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/

 

 

Jupiter

 

planet

http://nineplanets.org/jupiter.html

 

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/jupiter.htm

 

http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/sl9/

 

 

Saturn

planet

http://nineplanets.org/saturn.html

 

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/

 

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/index.cfm?SciencePageID=47

 

 

Uranus

planet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranus

 

http://nineplanets.org/uranus.html

 

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Uranus

 

 

Neptune

planet

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/neptune-article/

 

 

http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/samoset/psgk3nep.htm

 

Astronomy Bilingual websites

Pluto

Dwarf Planet  

http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/education/students_funFacts.php

 

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/pluto.htm

 

http://kids.nineplanets.org/pluto.htm

 

Sending a Probe to Pluto - Bye Bye Planet Pluto - BBC Science

Ceres asterorid

Asteroid

http://space.about.com/od/asteroids/p/ceres.htm

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/dawn/ceresvesta/index.html

 

 

Jupiter's Moons

Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Amalthea

see Jupiter's links above. Only the 4 moons listed

 

 

 

 

Saturn's Moons

Titan, Enceladus, Dione, Mimas

 

see Saturn's links above. Only the 4 moons listed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Makemake

dwarf planet and perhaps the largest Kuiper belt object (KBO)

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makemake_(dwarf_planet)

 

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080716.html

 

http://www.iau.org/public_press/news/detail/iau0806/

 

Make Make (video)

Eris

 

dwarf planet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_(dwarf_planet)

 

http://web.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/planetlila/

 

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Dwa_Eris

 

 

Vesta

asteroid

 

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/626932/Vesta

 

http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/fastfacts/ast-vesta.php

 

 

 

ISON comet PANNSTARS

 

comet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2012_S1

 

http://earthsky.org/space/big-sun-diving-comet-ison-might-be-spectacular-in-2013

http://www.nightskyhunter.com/An%20Observing%20Guide%20To%20Comets.html

 

Comet Hale-Bopp

 

Comet

Wikipedia Hale Bopp

 

JPL's Hale Bopp page

Hale Bopp Comet facts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dwarf Planet  

 

http://dir.yahoo.com/science/astronomy/solar_system/planets/dwarf_planets/

 

 

 

 

 

Kuiper Belt

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuiper_belt

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuiper_belt

 

 

 

 

Asteroid Belt

 

http://kids.nineplanets.org/asteroid.htm

http://kids.nineplanets.org/asteroid.htm

 

 

 

NASA Education

 

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/index.cfm?page=120

 

 

 

 

 

Solar System Images

 

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html

 

 

 

 

 

Discoverer information

 

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question16.html

 

 

 

 

 

Spacecraft Information

 

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/?bcsi-ac-AB21A726D5A3213D=1FB21DF400000105KZ0O2ilmFPybH0StXLxe5//l4AugAAAABQEAAJjwlACAcAAAAAAAABXkAAA=

 

 

 

 

Astronomy Dictionary

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/dictionary.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference for all Planets and moons

 

http://dir.yahoo.com/science/astronomy/solar_system/planets/

 

 

 

 

 

Greek Planet Symbols

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_symbols

 

http://www.8planets.co.uk/facts-about-astronomical-symbols

 

 

 

 

Reference for all Planets and moons

 

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/

 

 

 

 

 

Reference for all Planets and moons

 

http://nineplanets.org/

 

 

 

 

Reference for all Planets and moons

 

http://www.physics.purdue.edu/astr263l/SStour/planets.html

 

 

 

 

Reference for all Planets and moons

 

http://kids.nineplanets.org/general2.htm

 

 

 

 

 

Reference for all Planets and moons

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_System

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference for all Planets and moons

 

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/index.htm

 

Compare Planets findthedata.com

 

 

 

Reference for all Planets and moons

 

http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/samoset/psgk3ex.htm

Meteor terminology (image)

National Geographic Kids - Solar System video

 

Assorted Web Sites