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Debris Classification

Given a table of various parameters (size, density, eccentricity, semi-major axis) for an object, the student is asked to classify it as a meteoroid, asteroid, comet, or Kuiper Belt object.

keywords: comet, asteroid, meteoroid, Kuiper Belt, size, density, eccentricity, semi-major axis

swf file: ca_solarsystemdebris_debrisclassify.swf