Astronomy 2232F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Impact Crater, Exoplanet, Meteoroid
17 Jan 2018
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Oldest known exoplanet system discovered: kepler 444. Nasa launched four research satellites as part of education launch of. Nanosatllite program: sent up january 2015, >100 university students involved in the design, development and construction of the satellites. Most earth-like planet good for climate record over the years important because humans need it to drink and can use hydrogen and oxygen for fuel. Launch america plans to send people into space. Looking at a meteoroid impact crater with frozen water in it water is always looked that way periods a million years ago where liquid water was. Don"t have to worry about getting to the surface. Need peer-reviewed literature as back-up: look at (cid:498)planetary science(cid:499) on. Guiles have been active in past decade. Mars is now a cold dry desert but might not have more stable, billions of years ago where atmosphere supported oceans : mission could be proving climate change and past sustainability on.
