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Pluto: The Discovery of Planet X 
  
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This site discusses the history of the discovery of Pluto. It talks about the basic facts that are known about Pluto and an conatins an extensive monologue on how Pluto was…
http://www.discoveryofpluto.com/
Presolar Grains in Meteorites 
  
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This site offers information about presolar grains. It discusses what they are, how to identify them, the different kinds, and what can be learned from presolar grains. If you need…
https://nittler.dtm.carnegiescience.edu/research/presolar-grains-in-mete...
USGS Astrogeology Science Center 
  
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The USGS Astrogeology Science Center processes and analyzes data from numerous missions to planetary bodies in our solar system, assisting in finding potential landing sites for…
https://www.usgs.gov/centers/astrogeology-science-center
Galileo's Moon Mountain  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Galileo's Moon Mountain Model illustrates the method used by Galileo to measure the height of a mountain on the Moon. Using his improved telescope design, Galileo was able to see…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11196&DocID...
Ptolemy/Copernicus/Tycho Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Ptolemy/Copernicus/Tycho EJS Model illustrates the relationships between the systems of planetary astronomy developed by Claudius Ptolemy, Nicholas Copernicus, and Tycho Brahe.…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11200&DocID...
Astronomical Parallax 3D  [ Computer Program ]
  
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This Astronomical Parallax 3D Model illustrates the phenomenon of annual stellar parallax in astronomy. Parallax is the apparent displacement of an object relative to the background…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11202&DocID...
Stellar Aberration 3D  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The EJS Stellar Aberration 3D Model illustrates the phenomenon known as the aberration of starlight, first reported by James Bradley in 1729. Aberration occurs because light has a…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11206&DocID...
Bad Astronomy: Death by Meteorite 
  
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This page is a blog post that explains what the odds are of being killed by a meteorite impact. Because of the wide-spread damage that would occur from a meteorite of significant…
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/death-by-meteorite
Our Solar System Lithograph Set 
  
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This color Solar System Lithograph Set contains lithographs of: Our Solar System, the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, Mars, Asteroids, Jupiter, Moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,…
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/Solar_System_Lithograph_S...
Volcanoes on Venus 
  
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This site describes the volcanoes on Venus. It mentions the different kinds of volcanoes on Venus and how Venus's volcanoes compares to those on Earth. Accompanying this information…
https://volcano.oregonstate.edu/venus
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