Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Reminder: Assignment #2 is due this Friday, the 11th. Notice the rules!
Today's Topics: Top Hat questions, then
The Earth's Moon
Terrestrial Planets: Mars
Mars: The MAVEN mission is still scheduled to take off next month (Ars Technica).
Reading: See Chapter 6 in the book, the lecture notes on terrestrial planets, or the somewhat more detailed ones on the Moon and Mars, and today's class summary.
Spaceweather; APOD; Heavens-Above; Clear Sky Clock; PhysOrg Astronomy News; The Sky at a Glance
