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contain all beautiful things.
Nicholas Copemicus, 1543
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CEPS
Online Activities
Sky and Telescope Magazine
Interactive Sky Chart
NASA related pages on swim2000.org HomeWork Help include:
NASA Science Page Space Imagery Space Probes Space Vehicles NASA History
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Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Moon Asteroids
Space
Vehicles Gallery
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Lockheed Martin's Space Systems Company
Center for Earth & Planetary
Studies
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National Air and Space Museum Home Page
Exploring The Planets- Earth
Earth Imagery
Earth Spacecraft and Satellites:
Apollo 7 and 9 (1968-1969) Skylab 2,3 and 4 (1973-1979)
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) (1975)
Online Image Collection Landsat (1972-present)
Space Shuttle (STS) (1981-present) Galileo (1989-present)Moon Images
Moon Images
APOLLO Manned Space Program
Moon Spacecraft Encounters:
Ranger 7,8,9 (1964-1965) Surveyor 3,5,6,7 (1967-1968)
Apollo 8-17 (1968-1972) Galileo
ClementineExploring The Planets- Mars
Mars Images
Mars Spacecraft Encounters
Mariner 4, 6 and 7 (1964-1969) Mariner 9 (1971)
Online Image Collection
Viking 1 and 2 (1975-1982) Mars Pathfinder (1997-1998)
Mars Global Surveyor (1997- present)
Rover Mission to Mars (June/July 2003 - Present)Exploring The Planets- Jupiter & Satellites
Jupiter Images
Galileo mission to Jupiter
Jupiter Spacecraft Encounters:
Pioneer 10 and 11 (1973-1979)
Voyager 1 and 2 (1977-1990) Galileo (1995-present)Exploring The Planets- Saturn
Saturn Images
Jupiter Spacecraft Encounters:
Pioneer 10 and 11 (1973-1979) Voyager 1 and 2 (1977-1990)Exploring The Planets- Uranus
Uranus Images
Uranus Spacecraft Encounters:
Voyager 2 (1978- 1990)
Exploring The Planets- Neptune
Neptune Images
Neptune Spacecraft Encounters:
Voyager 2 (1978- 1990)Exploring The Planets- Pluto
Hubble Space Telescope vs. ground based image of
Pluto & its moon Charon
Hubble Space Telescope image of Pluto & its moon Charon
-after optics on the Hubble Space Telescope were repairedExploring The Planets- Asteroids
Asteroid Images
Links- Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
The Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (CEPS) at the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution houses a NASA-supported Regional Planetary Image Facility. The purpose of the image facility is to act as a reference library providing planetary science researchers with access to the extensive collection of image data obtained from planetary missions.
The Planetary Image facility houses over 300,000 photographs and images of the planets and their satellites. Cartographic products generated from these images are also available. Earth-looking photographs from early manned missions and from the Center's extensive collection of space shuttle photographs, as well as selected images from LANDSAT and other remote sensing experiments, are used for research in comparative planetology.
Online Activities: Online Activities:
Cyber Center: Exploring the Planets -
Simulated research interactiveGeography From Space -
Test your geographic knowledgeLunar Anaglyphs -
See the lunar surface in 3-D (you'll need red/blue 3-D glasses)Mars Anaglyphs -
See the surface of Mars in 3-D (you'll need red/blue 3-D glasses)Landsat of Your State -
View your home area from spaceBest of the Solar System -
Learn how scientists study the planets with this lesson plan
for grades 7-8Reflections on Earth Day -
Test your skills at interpreting a satellite imageThe Man in the Moon -
A children's drawing activityLearn about:
Check out these Educational Programs:
SEGway -
The Science Education GatewayReflections on Earth -
A research and education program sponsored by Honda
Sky and Telescope Magazine Sky and Telescope Magazine Link
The Sun The Moon Planets Eclipses Satellites Auroras Meteors Comets Asteroids Occultation Double Stars Variable Stars Star Clusters Nebulae Galaxies
Interactive Sky Chart Sky Chart Interactive Sky Chart
Simulate a naked-eye view of the sky from any location on Earth, at any time of day or night, on any date from 1600 to 2400. Or print an all-sky map. The interactive sky chart works in most Java-enabled Web browsers.
Links:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is NASA's lead center for robotic exploration of the solar system.JPL Images by category:
Earth
Space Systems Company Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Astronautics Operations is one of the operating elements of Lockheed Martin's Space Systems Company. Astronautics Operations designs, develops, tests, and manufactures a variety of advanced technology systems for space and defense. Chief products include planetary spacecraft and other space systems, space launch systems and ground systems.Launch Vehicles Athena Atlas Titan
Planetary Missions
ISAS Image Gallery
The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) is the main institute dedicated to space and Astronautical science in Japan.
NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center
The Goddard Space Flight Center is home to the Nation's largest organization of combined scientists and engineers dedicated to learning and sharing their knowledge of the Earth, solar system, and Universe.
DMSP Satellite
Program
The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) is a Department of
Defense (DoD) program run by the
Air Force Space and Missile
Systems Center (SMC). The DMSP program designs, builds, launches, and
maintains several near polar orbiting, sun synchronous satellites monitoring the
meteorological, oceanographic, and solar-terrestrial physics environments.
The National Geophysical Data
Center
The National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) is a part of the US Department of
Commerce (USDOC), National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National
Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS).
It is one of three NOAA National Data Centers.
The NOAA NESDIS mission is to provide and ensure timely access to global environmental data from satellites and other sources to promote, protect, and enhance the Nation's economy, security, environment, and quality of life. To fulfill its responsibilities NESDIS acquires and manages the Nation's operational environmental satellites, provides data and information services, and conducts related research.
Malin Space Science Systems (MSSS) designs, develops, and operates instruments that fly on robotic spacecraft.
APL Applied Physics Laboratory
APL, a research and development division of the Johns Hopkins University, supports the Department of Defense, NASA and other Government agencies through innovative applied research, technical development, and problem solving.
The National Science Foundation
Mission: To promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; and to secure the national defense.
Space Infrared Telescope Facility - will be launched into space by a Delta rocket from the Kennedy Space Center on January 9, 2003.
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