From: wee_j@mail.uwlax.edu (Jan Wee): Important announcement concerning image availability!
From: wee_j@mail.uwlax.edu (Jan Wee): Re-broadcast of "The Great Planet Debate"
From: wee_j@mail.uwlax.edu (Jan Wee): The Jupiter probe made it!!!
From: wee_j@mail.uwlax.edu (Jan Wee): Reta's images and a gentle reminder :-)
From: "William A. Gutsch" <102417.2073@compuserve.com>: Posting from Bill Gutsch
From: Margaretha Gebhart
From: chatchett@smtplink.pjc.cc.fl.us: Re[2]: Process and general information
From: "Jake Chaput (Arlington Elementary)"
From: Mary Logsdon
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From: wee_j@mail.uwlax.edu (Jan Wee): Important announcement concerning image availability!
Dear discuss-hst members,
Thanks to Zolt Levay from STScI, image processing specialist in the Office of Public Outreach -- there are some useful comparative pictures now up on HST's Home Page: go to:
http://www.stsci.edu/pubinfo/livefrom.html
to find images of Pluto and new pictures of Jupiter. Both sets are black and white, but help you get a sense of the dramatic difference of scale and resolution between the two planets. There are also links to recent imagery of Uranus and Neptune, to ensure all our candidate planets are treated equally!
The images that Reta Beebe mentioned in her posting will be up on our web server soon! I will announce their exact location on our web site!
On another note....
One more reminder, if at all possible PLEASE attach messages from students into one to four files as opposed to posting individual messages. Even though we do have a digest form of the list, as a courtesy to all members, it does help to not have mailboxes overflowing with very short messages. PLEASE read this reminder with the intent of SUPPORT AND DESIRE to have students giving regular input and be actively involved. They are what this project is all about... giving students (and educators) the opportunity to interact with real science in real time.
Hope everyone is having a good day! I know I am as I read with great satisfaction each and every posting!
Jan Wee, discuss-hst moderator
Please visit my web site at:
http:/badger.state.wi.us/agencies/dpi/www/jans_bkm.html
where you will find a list of my FAVORITE K-12 Internet
resources and my bookmarks for K-12 educators/students
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From: wee_j@mail.uwlax.edu (Jan Wee): Re-broadcast of "The Great Planet Debate"
Dear discuss-hst members,
We have been assured that NASA-TV will be re-broadcasting "The Great Planet Debate," our introductory broadcast presenting our Planet Advocates and the overview to this grand debate. They are making a special effort this time to be sure that this programming reaches you!
I will be keeping my eye on the channel tomorrow and updating you with any last minute news about the broadcasts as well.
The broadcast will be carried by NASA-TV : C Band, Spacenet 2, 69 degrees West, Transponder 5 at 1:00pm EASTERN time and will be re-broadcast at 4:00pm, 7:00pm and 10pm EASTERN time.
As I sit here, I am listening to NASA-TV's live programming addressing the Jupiter probe and the status of its progress! Unreal! Very exciting images being shared (Hubble Space Telescope images)!
Have a good evening!
Jan Wee, moderator of discuss-hst
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From: wee_j@mail.uwlax.edu (Jan Wee): The Jupiter probe made it!!!
Dear discuss-hst list,
I am watching the NASA-TV live coverage of the Jupiter probe and it made it through and is delivering data! These folks are so excited and relieved that I knew the list would share thier joy!
Jan Wee, discuss-hst moderator
I am taping the program, by the way--caught it in mid-stream but am continuing the record into the evening.
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From: wee_j@mail.uwlax.edu (Jan Wee): Reta's images and a gentle reminder :-)
Dear discuss-hst,
Isn't it nice that your mailbox is never empty! :-) Yes, I know some of you are concerned about the "overflow!" I am working on it! We do have a digest version (my fifth "plug" on this topic)! :-)
Somes news about the images that Reta Beebe mentioned...these words from Linda at NASA Ames.....
Reta's images are up and linked under her entry in Planet Advocates. It can be reached either through the What's New page or the Planet Advocates page and the exact address is:
Enjoy those images...
Jan Wee, moderator of discuss-hst
I promise to quit posting so much... I will try to quit getting so excited...
NOT.
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From: "William A. Gutsch"
<102417.2073@compuserve.com>: Posting from Bill Gutsch
Hi everyone ! This is Bill Gutsch signing on. I'm an astronomer and
science educator who has been everything from a high school teacher to a
university professor to a science correspondent for ABC television to
Chairman
of the American Museum-Hayden Planetarium in New York. Recently, I've been
working on several international projects including Live from the
Stratosphere
and Live from the HST. Hosting two of the LFS broadcasts from NASA/Ames in
California was great fun and I'm really pleased to be part of LFHST.
One of the things I currently doing is writing up activities and
demonstrations for the LFHST Teacher's Guide. I have some interdisciplinary
activities lined up plus things related to astronomy, space science and
math and
also some things related to planetary atmospheres (weather). We're also
planning on having some activities on line and available through the
LFHST web
site. More ideas are definitely welcome, however, so please feel free to
send
me your favorites ASAP.
I have also been contacting many of my colleagues in planetariums across
the US and around the world urging them and their students to join in on the
"Great Planet Debate" and the other activities to follow. You have already
heard from my good friend Thomas Kraupe in Germany and I expect others from
Greece, Russia, the Ukraine and possibly Japan to join in shortly. We even
heard from a guy in Turkey the other day.
Geoff Haines-Stiles has also asked me to try to summarize how
things are
going so far and offer comments and suggestions. First, let me say how
happy I
am to see so many people on line and getting involved. The teachers,
students
and PA's are doing a super job !
Our PA's have been taking time out of their busy schedules to
make their
"pitches" for their favorite planet on tape and over the Net. Rita
Beebe, who
has studied Jupiter for many years (and is glued to her seat with Galileo
this
week) is anxious for additional HST images to help understand the complex jet
streams of this giant, colorful planet. Such picture will complement images
that will ultimately come our way from Galileo and help fill in our
understanding. (Incidentally, take a little time to check out progress on the
exciting Galileo mission at
http:/www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo
Heidi Hammel's team brought down startling images of Neptune in
1994 They
showed that the Great Dark Spot, discovered by Voyager 2 in 1989, had
completely
disappeared but had been replaced by a similar storm the size of earth in the
planet's other hemisphere. Clearly, this giant planet experiences enormous
changes in its weather patterns over rather short periods of time. What has
happened to Neptune since? There's only one way to find out and only one
spacecraft that can get us the pictures and that's the HST. So Heidi
would love
to have a new look at this fascinating planet.
Carolyn Porco's first choice is Uranus. She points out that while
Voyager 2 gave us our first good look at this planet's dark rings and
discovered
ten additional satellites, it didn't have the tools on board to figure
out what
these mysterious rings and moons are made of. The HST could use an
instrument
called a spectrometer to try to find the answer -- a significant new
piece of
astronomical knowledge that you teachers and students could help
discover. But
Carolyn also delightfully expresses fascination with the arc-like rings of
Neptune and distant Pluto making it clear how difficult a decision we
have to
face. It's all part of doing science. There are always more intriguing
questions to answer than there is time on great instruments like the HST to
answer them.
And last, but certainly not least, is Marc Buie. Marc has been
doing a
sensational job campaigning for Pluto and responding to your many
questions and
comments. Marc has used the HST to make a map of Pluto in the past but
that was
a few years ago. Might there be significant changes in its surface features
brought on by changes in temperature or seasonal winds that blow across vast
expanses of the landscape? When Voyager 2 flew past Neptune's satellite
Triton,
it revealed an incredible world where such activity seems to be taking place.
Since Pluto is about the same size and density as Triton and is currently
about
the same distance from the sun, could the two worlds also have similar
surface
features and weather patterns? While the HST cannot see Pluto nearly as
clearly
as Voyager saw Triton, the Hubble could certainly tell us whether Pluto
has been
a static or changing world over the past few years.
Tough choices indeed. But remember, we don't have to use all
three HST
orbits for any single planet. So continue to think hard about your task.
( And
even think about the fact that Jupiter has four remarkably different major
satellites bigger than Pluto that could also be targeted including
volcanic Io
where a new major eruption was spotted just recently !)
And now, a few requests and suggestions. While our December 15 deadline
looms, I would encourage you all to not be too quick to vote for your choice
just yet. Instead, continue to do as much background reading as possible
over
the next few days. If you haven't done so yet, check out the bibliographies
supplied by our PA's as well as the additional articles I added a few
days ago.
And also browse those great suggested web sites and tune in each day on
discuss-hst to see what questions and comments others continue to make.
Remember, doing good original research always starts with lots of careful
reading about what has already been done and what is already known so
that you
can build from there and ask the best follow up questions possible.
I would also encourage the teachers and PA's to continue to help explain
to the students not only what CAN probably be done with one to three
orbits of
the HST but also what CANNOT. For example, we will not be able to
determine why
Pluto's orbit is so elliptical or whether Pluto was ever a satellite of
Neptune
or why Jupiter is so massive with a project like this. Such
clarifications will
help students better understand what are realistic goals for this mission and
help them make good choices accordingly.
I would also encourage teachers who have not yet done so to have their
students call up existing HST images of the various planetary targets
plus the
Galilean satellites of Jupiter (or check out a special LFHST page at
the STScI
web site). This will give students a realistic idea of the amount of detail
(what scientists call "spatial resolution") they can expect. While good and
valuable science can be done with each of the planets and satellites,
students
should understand that the quality of details seen with the HST on Jupiter's
larger moons, for example, is actually better than what is possible with
Pluto
(since the Galilean satellites are larger and much closer than Pluto). This
will lead to realistic expectations of what they will see in March and April
when the data is presented.
I would also encourage teachers to help their students understand that
some of the science done with the HST (such as looking for storms or
mapping the
surface of a planet) actually results in "pictures" while other research
does
not. An example of the latter is when a spectrum is taken of a planet,
star or
galaxy. Modern images of spectra usually look like "wiggly lines" on a
computer
screen (a little like the line from a seismograph measuring an earth tremor
bear). From an analysis of the wiggles in the spectrum, astronomers can
determine what elements or compounds are present in the planet, star or
galaxy.
The point is that images of features on a planet or a wiggly line that
traces an
object's spectrum can be equally important pieces of scientific evidence even
though what comes down from the telescope isn't always a "pretty
picture". If
we decide to take some spectra as part of our project, we'll have a lot
more to
say to help you understand the powerful information contained in these
"wiggly
lines". And, we'll be doing experiments on our computers to have students
manipulate actual images of objects from space to understand how scientists
improve and "polish" the HST pictures they get to see the most detail
possible.
Well, that's more than enough for now. I'll talk to you again
some. In
the meantime, I'd love to hear from you. Stay connected.
Bill Gutsch
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From: Margaretha Gebhart
I would like to study Pluto. I would like to know how big the
planet is. I would like to know if it has any creatures or any life on
it.
How long would it take to get to Pluto? I would like to know if it is a
double planet. Is the planet's axis tilted?
Blake Burton, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, Indiana, USA
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I would like to study Jupiter because of it great mass. Jupiter also has
2 1/2 times the gravity of Earth. Jupiter rotates faster than any other
planet. Jupiter has at least 16 moons and a thin transparent ring. The
atmosphere of Jupiter may account for most of it's volume. Jupiter's
atmosphere is composed of several layers. That's I would like to study
Jupiter.
Charles Nesbitt, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie,Indiana USA
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I would like to study Jupiter because of its great mass. Jupiter is the
largest of all planets. The four largest moons of Jupiter can be seen
with a small telescope. The largest moon, Ganymede, has a diameter of
5,275km. I want to know if there are any moons not found. I want to
know how fast the winds are on Jupiter. Will Jupiter always rotate
around the sun?
Matt Goldsworthy, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, Indiana USA
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I would like to study about Jupiter because it seems like a very
interesting planet. I have always wondered why Jupiter almost became a
star.
Nick Dalton, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, Indiana USA
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I would like to study Pluto. How far can the Hubble Telescope look out?
Would Pluto be harder or easier to see than any other planet? Could
Pluto collide with Neptune? Is anything living in the atmosphere of
Pluto?
Ronnie Crabtree, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, IN USA
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I will like to study Uranus. I want know why it is on its side. Is one
side heavier than the other? I would like to know what you are
expecting to learn from all these studies?
Tyrone Mason, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, IN USA
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I would like to study the planet Pluto because I don't know very much
about Pluto. I know Pluto has only one moon, Charon. I also know
Pluto's
diameter may be larger than 3,000 km. Because of the size of Pluto
and Charon and their closeness, 20,000 km. I know a theory about the
formation and origin of Pluto.
Tamra Taylor, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, Indiana USA
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I would like to study Jupiter because it is interesting. It is the
largest of all the planets. It also has many moons. There are alot of
gases in its atmosphere. I would like to see and learn different things
that I don't alraedy know.
Jerry Fair, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, Indiana USA
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I would like to study Jupiter because it is a very interesting planet. I
would like to know more about the planet's magnetosphere. I think it is
interesting that Jupiter has so many moons. I've always liked studying
planets. I want to know more about Jupiter.
Marilee Holland, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, Indiana USA
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I would like to study Uranus. I would like to know more about its
atmosphere and rings. I want to know why Uranus is tipped on its side.
Tricia Buffin, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, Indiana USA
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I want to study Pluto because it is the
farthest planet from the sun. Many theories have been developed and some
scientists say Pluto is a double planet.
Mandy Price, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, Indiana USA
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I would like to study Jupiter because I would like to find out how
Jupiter became so big. I would like to find out why it gives off more
heat than it receives from the sun. I would like to find out about the
moons of Jupiter discoverd by Galileo. I would like to find out why
Jupiter has a small solid core even though it is a giant. I
would also like to find out why the magnetosphere
stretches so far.
Jessica Oliver, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie,
Indiana USA
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I would like to study Jupiter because I am interested in Jupiter. I want
to know more about it. Since it is the biggest planet, what kind of
storm is on the planet? I would also like to know about Jupiter's size,
its density, and its atmosphere. I would like to know more about what
happened when the comet, Shoemaker-Levy 9, hit Jupiter.
Denton Brown, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, Indiana USA
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I would like to study Pluto because it is the last known planet and
nobody knows much about it. I would like to know if Pluto has any more
moons. I would also like to know if people could live on the planet.
Kristen Carnes, Grade 8, Wilson Mildde School, Muncie, Indiana USA
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I would like to study Pluto because it is the last known planet. It is
located near the edge of the solar system. Occasionally, Neptune is
farther from the sun because Pluto's orbit is more elliptical than
the orbits of the other planets. Pluto has at least one known moon,
Charon, that is almost as large as Pluto itself. Pluto has a day
that is equal to over six Earth days. It's year is equal to 248
Earth years. This makes Pluto an interesting place to learn more about.
Deborah Boykin, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, Indiana USA
----------
I would like to study Jupiter because of it great mass. Jupiter also has
2 1/2 times the gravity of Earth. Jupiter rotates faster than any other
planet. Jupiter has at least 16 moons and a thin transparent ring. The
atmosphere of Jupiter may account for most of it's volume. Jupiter's
atmosphere is composed of several layers. That's I would like to study
Jupiter.
Charles Nesbitt, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, Indiana USA
----------
I would like to study Jupiter because of its great mass. Jupiter is the
largest of all planets. The four largest moons of Jupiter can be seen
with a small telescope. The largest moon, Ganymede, has a diameter of
5,275km. I want to know if there are any moons not found. I want to
know how fast the winds are on Jupiter. Will Jupiter always rotate
around the sun?
Matt Goldsworthy, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, Indiana USA
----------
I would like to study about Jupiter because it seems like a very
interesting planet. I have always wondered why Jupiter almost became a
star.
Nick Dalton, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, Indiana USA
----------
I would like to study Pluto. How far can the Hubble Telescope look out?
Would Pluto be harder or easier to see than any other planet? Could
Pluto collide with Neptune? Is anything living in the atmosphere of
Pluto?
Ronnie Crabtree, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, IN USA
----------
I will like to study Uranus. I want know why it is on its side. Is one
side heavier than the other? I would like to know what you are
expecting to learn from all these studies?
Tyrone Mason, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, IN USA
----------
I would like to study the planet Pluto because I don't know very much
about Pluto. I know Pluto has only one moon, Charon. I also know
Pluto's
diameter may be larger than 3,000 km. Because of the size of Pluto
and Charon and their closeness, 20,000 km. I know a theory about the
formation and origin of Pluto.
Tamra Taylor, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, Indiana USA
----------
I would like to study Jupiter because it is interesting. It is the
largest of all the planets. It also has many moons. There are alot of
gases in its atmosphere. I would like to see and learn different things
that I don't already know.
Jerry Fair, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, Indiana USA
----------
I would like to study Jupiter because it is a very interesting planet. I
would like to know more about the planet's magnetosphere. I think it is
interesting that Jupiter has so many moons. I've always liked studying
planets. I want to know more about Jupiter.
Marilee Holland, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, Indiana USA
----------
I would like to study Uranus. I would like to know more about its
atmosphere and rings. I want to know why Uranus is tipped on its side.
Tricia Buffin, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, Indiana USA
----------
I want to study Pluto because it is the
farthest planet from the sun. Many theories have been developed and some
scientists say Pluto is a double planet.
Mandy Price, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, Indiana USA
----------
I would like to study Jupiter because I would like to find out how
Jupiter became so big. I would like to find out why it gives off more
heat than it receives from the sun. I would like to find out about the
moons of Jupiter discovered by Galileo. I would like to find out why
Jupiter has a small solid core even though it is a giant. I
would also like to find out why the magnetosphere
stretches so far.
Jessica Oliver, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie,
Indiana USA
----------
I would like to study Jupiter because I am interested in Jupiter. I want
to know more about it. Since it is the biggest planet, what kind of
storm is on the planet? I would also like to know about Jupiter's size,
its density, and its atmosphere. I would like to know more about what
happened when the comet, Shoemaker-Levy 9, hit Jupiter.
Denton Brown, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, Indiana USA
----------
I would like to study Pluto because it is the last known planet and
nobody knows much about it. I would like to know if Pluto has any more
moons. I would also like to know if people could live on the planet.
Kristen Carnes, Grade 8, Wilson Mlddle School, Muncie, Indiana USA
----------
I would like to study Pluto because it is the last known planet. It is
located near the edge of the solar system. Occasionally, Neptune is
farther from the sun because Pluto's orbit is more elliptical than
the orbits of the other planets. Pluto has at least one known moon,
Charon, that is almost as large as Pluto itself. Pluto has a day
that is equal to over six Earth days. It's year is equal to 248
Earth years. This makes Pluto an interesting place to learn more about.
Deborah Boykin, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, Indiana USA
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I would like to see the planet Pluto studied because of the fact that it
is the furthest from the sun. Also this planet if studied could hold
many secerts to the many galaxies beyond. Pluto also in effect hasn't
been studied in great depth to my knowledge and not a lot is known to
why. Pluto is the only solid planet of all the 5 outer planets in our
solar system. Also, not a lot is known about Pluto's moon, Charon.
Because of how far away Pluto is from the sun I also wonder if life could
ever exist on Pluto or its moon. Pluto also has an orbit in which
sometimes it is only the 8th planet from our sun. Also I wonder due to
the atmosphere on Pluto that the small amount of solar rays that reach
this planet could somehow form an atmosphere similar to that on Earth.
Ryan Robertson, Grade ll, Central High School, Muncie, IN USA
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I think Uranus should be the studied planet. Many would like to
know why it rotates on it side. I know Voyager 2 flew past it nearly 10
years but do we know why its magnetic field is out away from its core?
How strong is the magnetic field? Why aren't its rings visible? Is it a
frozen planet? Are any of its moons icy objects? What does the surface
consist of? Are there any possibilities of a satellite landing? Lastly,
what is the moon Miranda made of?
Aaron Clark, Grade 11, Central High School, Muncie, IN USA
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The planet that I would like to Hubble to study is Uranus. One reason is
that I would like to see the vertical rings around the planet. I would
also like to know more about the surface of hydrogen and methane gases.
The planet also interests me because of its distance from the sun.
Another possibility would be to study Pluto. Pluto interests me because
it takes 248 years for one complete orbit around the sun. I think it is
interesting that the planet is not always the 9th planet. I have also
read that Pluto acts in strange ways because there may be another planet
further away. I would like to know if this is really a possibility.
Christina Lynn, Grade 11, Central High School, Muncie, IN USA
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I want to study Pluto because it is the
farthest planet from the sun. Many theories have been developed and some
scientists say Pluto is a double planet.
Mandy Price, Grade 8, Wilson Middle School, Muncie, Indiana USA
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Margaretha Gebhart Email:gebh0400@spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
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From: chatchett@smtplink.pjc.cc.fl.us: Re[2]:
Process and general information
Very definitely worth considering. I am concerned that, though most
of the votes are coming in for Pluto and experience has shown that
without provocation, students in the upper elementary and
middle-school grades do tend to want to explore the distant and
exotic, there may be disappointment with the images. Having been
intimately involved in one of the LFS broadcasts, I can say that this
was the only real disappointment. The kids expected to see more and
to be able to understand what they were seeing. When it came to the
telescope images, this was a real problem.
On Wed, 6 Dec 1995, Rob Theriaque wrote:
> We feel very strongly that the imaging should be done in such a manner
that
> we get immediate and recognizable images during our exploration. We feel
> that Pluto, although it is an exotic target and attractive because of our
> lack of detailed knowledge of it, might not generate the images which
would
> make this project even more exciting.
This is a good point. In the large amount of reading material that's
come
down the wire I recall someone saying something about being able to see
results relatively quickly if a particular planet was done. I don't
recall an estimate on how much time it would take to process data on
Pluto. Is this a question worthy of asking an expert?
Roger Stryker
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From: "Jake Chaput (Arlington Elementary)"
Here are the choices from the Arlington Elementary School cooperative
fourth grade groups in Poughkeepsie, NY
We would like to see Pluto because it is the farthest planet away. It
is also the smallest planet in the solar system so far. It has a moon
half it's size and it is very cold.
We would like to see Uranus because it is a blue planet. We like Uranus
Uranus because it's seasons are 21 earth years and it is 1,780,000,000
miles from the Sun. We like it because of the methane atmosphere and
maybe there would be big explosions if you would light anything up on
the planet. We like it because at night you would be able to see up to
15 moons. We like it because you would be able to jump up higher than
than normal on the earth. We don't like it because it is -330F.
From Brian, Nick Giedris, Geoff Gray-Cornelius, Victor Savath
The reason we picked Uranus is because it is so hard to see and not a
lot of people can see it. It is made from a core of rock and ice
surrounded by both liquid and gaseous hydrogen. It has a gaseous
surface. From Amanda, Ciara, and Zack
Pluto is 3,600 million miles from the sun. It's 1900 miles around. It's
surface is covered with methane ice. The composition of the core is
unknown. Pluto takes 248 years to go around the sun. It takes 6 earth
days to rotate once around. Pluto's gravity is .03 that of the earth.
At one time Pluto might have been one of Neptune's moons. We chose
Pluto because it is the farthest from the sun and it is the coldest.
From Tom, tori, Jess, Zoe
We would like to study the atmosphere of Jupiter and see what it is
made of. We want to study why Jupiter puts out more heat than it gets
from the sun. We want to know what would happen if an astronaut would
touch the atmosphere. We would like to study how to land on Jupiter.
We would like to know why it has so many moons. Why is it so big?
Why does Jupiter rotate so fast? Why is it so cold? Why is the
Great Red Spot red?
We want to study it because it is the biggest planet and it is
colorful, and it is a as giant. We want to study the red spot because
it is so big that three earths can fit into it.
From Sarah M. , Brandon, Tristan, Michael L., Gavin
We want to study Uranus with the Hubble because it's hard to see and
no one really knows as much about that planet. A lot of people really
would want to know what it looks like close up. Uranus is very
beautiful so more people would like to see it.
From Marisa Lam
We want to study Jupiter with the Hubble because it is 454 million miles
away from the sun. It has an interesting gasseous surface of brightly
colored clouds made up mostly of hydrogen. Jupiter's many moons,
fast (10 hr.) rotation, and 12 years to go around the sun are very
interesting. The reason we picked Jupiter is also that our favorite
number is 5 and Jupiter is the fifth planet. Also because Jupiter is
my best planet.
From Raymond Rentas and Sasha Taliaferro
We want to look at Uranus with the Hubble because it has a day that
lasts 42 earth years and so does a night. Winter and summer can last 21
earth years. I want to study it because I want to learn more about it.
I want to know as much about it as scientists know about it.
From Sarah Goldstone
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From: Mary Logsdon
Hi,
I want the Hubble to explore Uranus. I want to know why it has the same
temperature as Neptune? Does what it is made of have an affect on why it
is the seventh planet from the sun? I would like to have this question
answered.
Casey
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Hi,
We choose Jupiter because we would like to know more about the giant
hurricane that is on Jupiter. Jupiter is a planet that is made of many
kinds of gases. It is something we would like to know more about. We would
also like to know about it's rings.
Jake and
3 other students from Mrs. Logsdon's Class
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Hi,
Our vote is for Pluto. It is the planet with the least amount of
information on it. We also would like to know more about the surface. The
moon of Pluto is quite interesting also. If we could explore this planet
then maybe we could find another planet out there.
Ted,
Ryan,
A.J.,
Tom,
Chris,
Mitch,
Spencer
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Hi,
Our vote is for Pluto. We would like to study Pluto because it is the
planet we know the least about. Maybe there might be other solar systems or
galaxies beyond Pluto. We would also like to explore the temperature. The
Hubble might also be able to explore if there are many kinds of gases
around it. It is the only planet discovered in the twentieth century.
Kari,
Elizabeth,
Amanda,
Becky,
Lauren,
Samantha,
Shannon,
Erica
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Hi,
We would like to explore Pluto. This would be the best time to study Pluto
because it is closer to us. There aren't many pictures about Pluto, or
much information about it either. Maybe we could figure out how it formed
from the planet Neptune.
Taylor,
Metta ,
Courtney,
Gerard,
Kaile,
Morgan
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Hi,
We think the Hubble should explore Pluto. There is information we could
find out about it's surface. We also would like to know if it really is an
escaped moon of Neptune. Maybe we could also find out why Pluto is at the
end of the solar system with the other gas planets. It's size is also
interesting. Why is it so small? It was discovered 65 years ago and we
don't know much about it.
Anna,
Brent,
George,
Julianne,
Dathan,
Mandy,
Melissa
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Hi,
We would like the Hubble to explore Neptune because no spacecraft has
landed on Neptune and we don't know much about it. Also we would like to
know more about the storm on Neptune.
Kyle and Jeffrey
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