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ASTRONOMY 103     Week 6  Spring  2002 Links Tutorials Syllabus Date Class Topic Readings/Assignments Monday,    March 4  Near Mission: Crater counts, spectroscopy.  Near Mission Discoveries Sept 2000 Surface Topography the Result of Impacts  April 2001 Due: Eros crater counting assignment Wednesday,  March 6 Phases of the Moon (lecture and activities) Ch. 1.4 *See also these resources on Phases of the Moon Friday,    March 8 Video: To the Moon and Beyond Ch. 8: Sections about the Moon * marks optional (but useful!) readings   week 1 week2 week 3 week 4 week 5   week 6   week 7 week 8 week 9 week 10 week 11   week 12 week 13 week 14 Final weekly schedules will be posted by 5:00 p.m. on the previous Friday!   Full Schedule

Announcements:

1)Remember to work on your independent observations!!!!!!!!!!!!

Assignments:

1) Due Monday, March 4 in class: Crater counts on Eros. Use the data from the NEAR mission to do a crater count of Eros. Use the image given on this page for counting craters. Count craters in the following size ranges: 0.125 - 0.25 km, 0.25 - 0.5 km, 0.5 - 1.0 km, 1.0 - 2.0 km, and 2.0 - 4.0 km. Plot your points on the graph paper handed out in class on Monday. Could you plot this data on your graph for Mare Humorium? Can you estimate an age for Eros? Write up a brief explanation, a table of your crater counts, a plot of crater count vs. size, and your answers to the above questions. Note: This is a grade homework assignment (not a 3 point Internet assignment!).