ASTR 151 1st Edition Lecture 30 Outline of Last LectureI. Chapter/ Sections ReviewII. Chapter 13.5Outline of Current LectureIII. Chapter 14. 1IV. Chapter 14. 2Current LectureI. Chapter 14. 1 Asteroidsa. Mostly small with eccentric orbitsb. Between Mars and Jupiter mostlyc. Over 600,000 have been identifiedd. Vestai. Prototype planet (proto-planet)e. Classified in typesi. C typeii. S typeiii. M typeiv. Apollov. Atenvi. Amorvii. Inner Earthf. Near-earth asteroid may evolve into an earth-crosserg. Apolloi. Asteroids that are so eccentric, they cross earth`s orbitii. ToutatisThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.h. Trojani. Longrangian points of Jupiter`s orbiti. Killed over 75% of plant and animal lifeII. Chapter 14. 2 Cometsa. Small nucleusi. Coma of gas and dustii. Visible and can be large: hydrogen envelopeb. Avoids the Sunc. Varies in periodd. Tail always points away from the Sune. Grows smaller as it passes the Sunf. Most famous is Hallies Cometi. Stardust flew throughg. Pluto`s orbit is eccentrich. Pluto`s orbit Crosses the orbit of Neptunei. path is off the orbital planeii. Largest moon is Charoniii. Lost planet status by the Astronomical Union (AU)1. Definition of planeta. Orbit the Sunb. Be massivec. Sling shot things out it`s
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