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Nasa: Space Place: Comet Hartley 2

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A photograph of the Comet Hartley-2, taken by the EPOXI spacecraft.
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Nasa: Space Place: Quest for a Comet

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Comet Tempel-1being hit by the impactor by the Deep Impact spacecraft.
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Nasa: Space Place: Halley's Comet

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Halley's Comet looks fuzzy because of the coma around it.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Comet

For Students 9th - 10th
A slightly blurry photo of a distant comet set against the dark background of space.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Meteor Showers

For Students 3rd - 8th
This video segment adapted from NASA uses animation to illustrate the properties of meteor showers and comets. Included is are visualizations of a comet's tail and of Earth passing through a debris stream left behind by meteoroids.
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NASA

Deep Impact

For Students 9th - 10th
Enjoy reading and seeing video clips of NASA's "Deep Impact" project. "Deep Impact" was a project designed to examine comets with impact instruments.
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NASA

Nasa: Students K 4

For Students Pre-K - 1st
NASA-sponsored coverage and research on a range of topics related to space exploration -- flying weather stations, comets, first steps on the Moon, and other space-related topics -- are presented in age-appropriate activities, lesson...
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NASA

Nasa: What Is a Planet?

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson teaches students about the characteristics of planets, comets, asteroids, and trans-Neptunian objects. After learning about these different things, students then are to debate about a new object that is found in space.
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California Institute of Technology

Spitzer Science Center: Riding a Trail of Debris

For Students 9th - 10th
This image, titled "Riding a Trail of Debris" features the comet Encke with a clearly visible tail comprised of "gravel-like debris." The text under the image details various specifics about the picture.
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Other

Investigate Comet Sl9 on the Internet

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning exercise for students centered around Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Halley's Comet

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an amazing photo of Halley's Comet that was taken back in 1910. Halley's Comet is only visible from Earth around every 75 years. For more information on Haley's Comet, check out our fun comet facts for kids.
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Cornell/impact of Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 With Jupiter

For Students 9th - 10th
Images and data from the Hale Telescope of the collision of Jupiter and Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. Some of the most excellent ground-based observations of the impact.
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Cornell/impact of Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 With Jupiter

For Students 9th - 10th
Images and data from the Hale Telescope of the collision of Jupiter and Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. Some of the most excellent ground-based observations of the impact.
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Drawings of C/2000 Wm1 Comet During 2002 Jan 31 to Feb 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed overview of the comet C/2000 WMI (Linear). Content includes discovery information, images, and historical highlights.
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NASA

Nasa: Stardust Educator's Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Features lots of projects for students to learn about space and space exploration.
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Other

Cometography.com: C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed overview of the comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake). Content includes discovery, observational, and orbit information, as well as several images.
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Other

Cometography.com: 29 P/schwassmann Wachmann 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed overview of the comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1. Content includes discovery information, images, and historical highlights.
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Other

Cometography.com: C/1956 R1 (Arend Roland)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed overview of the comet C/1956 R1 (Arend-Roland). Content includes discovery information, orbit, images, and historical highlights.
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Other

Cometography.com: 109 P/swift Tuttle

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed overview of the comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. Content includes discovery information, images, and historical highlights.
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Other

Cometography.com: C/1969 Y1 (Bennett)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed overview of the comet C/1969 Y1 (Bennett). Content includes discovery information, images, and historical highlights.
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Other

Cometography.com: C/1975 V1 (West)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed overview of the comet C/1975 V1 (West). Content includes discovery information, images, and historical highlights.
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NASA

Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Giotto Mission

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the National Space Science Data Center provides information on the Giotto mission which was designed to study Comet P/Halley. The spacecraft encountered Halley on March 13, 1986 and approached to within 600 km. This page...
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Other

Cometography.com: C/2001 A2 (Linear)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a wealth of information regarding the C/2002 A2 (Linear) comet, including historical and discovery information.
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Other

Cometography.com: C/1998 J1 (Soho)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed overview of the comet C/1998 J1 (SOHO). Content includes discovery information, images, and historical highlights.

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