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Worthy Targets for the Amateur

Hone Your Observing Skills or Be a Discoverer

These links provide background information and tools for the amateur hunter of these elusive objects. 

 


Asteroid 951 Gaspra

False-color image of 
Asteroid  951 Gaspra 
produced by  spacecraft 
Galileo

NSSDC Image Catalog

Asteroids
Page on asteroids from SEDS. You will find here background data and  a number of useful links. 
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/asteroids.html

Asteroids and Comets
NASA's National Space Science Data Center has put together a collection of articles, links and images 
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planets/asteroidpage.html 

Introduction to Asteroids
Linked pages on Asteroids (and Comets and other things) from Solarviews. 
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/asteroid.htm

PDS Small Body Node
A set of servers and databases providing information on small bodies in the planetary system. This is a joint venture between NASA and a small group of educational institutions. 
http://pdssbn.astro.umd.edu/

Exploring Comets, Asteroids, and Other Bodies in the Solar System
Centennial of Flight Essay.
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/SPACEFLIGHT/comets/SP31.htm

Rosetta
European Space Agency's website for mission and science information on a variety of probes, including Rosetta, Europe's comet chaser and lander. 
http://sci.esa.int/rosetta/

Deep Impact
NASA's mission to Comet Tempel 1 - to make a deep impact crater in the comet and study its structure. Wonder if they consulted with Hollywood to design the mission...
http://deepimpact.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html

NEAR
Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous - NASA's mission to land a spacecraft on the asteroid 433 Eros (1898 DQ). The spacecraft landed on Eros on February 12, 2001. Excellent exposition of orbital mechanics.
http://near.jhuapl.edu/

Deep Space 1
NASA's mission to Comet Borelly. Launched October 24, 1998; retired December 18, 2001. NASA's own verdict: "Highly successful".
http://nmp.jpl.nasa.gov/ds1/

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