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Planetary Diversity: Solar Nebula Supermarket 
  
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Publisher: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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This tutorial focuses on the origin of the chemical abundances in the solar system, beginning with the formation of the heavier elements in supernovae, and leading to the chemical…
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/genesismission/educate/scimodule/PlanetaryD...
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
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
The Search for Planets Around Other Stars: An Introductory Resource Guide for College Instructors 
  
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This is an annotated guide to written, web, and audio-visual resources for teaching about planets orbiting other stars. Materials in the guide to this rapidly-changing branch of…
https://smdepo.org/download/441a72f388835
Geology of Mars 
  
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A. Hsui
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This website provides information about the six geological processes that are either currently operating on Mars or have operated during Martian history. These include the aeolian,…
https://www.lukew.com/marsgeo/index.html
Role-Playing and Problem-Based Exercises for Teaching Undergraduate Astronomy 
  
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P. Francis
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This website provides role-playing and problem-based exercises for introductory and advanced astronomy students. Small groups and group interactions are used to stimulate discussion…
http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/~pfrancis/roleplay.html
HubbleSite: Hubble's exciting universe 
  
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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This web site presents Hubble's fascinating discoveries from 1990-2020 through pictures, videos, and stories that describe the universe's past, present, and future. Articles describe…
https://hubblesite.org/hubble-30th-anniversary/hubbles-exciting-universe
Planetary Systems: Ours and Others 
  
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R. O'Connell
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These lecture notes describe the general properties of our planetary system and those around other stars and how these are explained in models for star formation.
https://rwoconne.github.io/rwoclass/astr1210/guide11.html
The Origin of the Moon 
  
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This website by Gregg Herres and William K.Hartmann outlines the leading hypothesis of the origin of the moon as caused by a massive impact of a comet with the early earth. It…
https://www.psi.edu/epo/moon/moon.html
Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 
  
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Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers
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The Association of Lunar and Planetary Observer's webpages, an organization of amateur astronomers interested in observing solar system objects. The site has contact information for…
http://alpo-astronomy.org/

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