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Spring 2008  Astr 10  3/12  Lecture 2.7  
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"Better not take a dog on the Space Shuttle, 
because if he sticks his head out when you're 
coming home his face might burn up."
--Jack Handey

TODAY: METEOROIDS, METEORS, AND METEORITES (oh my!)
Quiz 6: 6:30-6:45 PM
     **NO CELL PHONES/MEDIA PLAYERS/PDAS ALLOWED**
     USE YOUR OWN UNIQUE 4-DIGIT P.I.N.
Shooting stars
     (Meteoroid)
     Meteor
     Meteorite [1], [2], [3], [4]
     Micrometeorite [1], [2]
     Meteoroid swarm
     Meteor shower 
Types and characteristics
     Leonid meteor shower movie (1.9 MB *.mov)
     The showerhead effect
From whence they came
In-class activity 13 (*.pdf)
Asteroid-to-meteorite evidence
     Asteroid's Revenge (*.swf)
     (flashninjaclan.com)