Small Body
Asteroids, Comets, Meteorites
Expert question
1. Why was your topic important to Space exploration?
Because we can learn from it and find its moves before its about to hit something Like the ISS so we be ready.
2. What was the purpose of your topic?
the purpose is to explain what they are how do we see them and what can it affect to us.
3.What was invented or discovered?
we discover how comet, asteroid, meteorite form and were are they located .
4.Who were the important people/ animals/ devices?
in 1801 astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi discover the first asteroid and is the biggest asteroid name Ceres.
7. What technology was involved?
Space Linear Acceleration Mass Measurement Device (SLAMMD) was use for measuring a mass of space small bodies.s
8.Any important Places?
Yes in museum Alliance they have accrual small bodies part there they will teach you there about small bodies what they are and what there accrual look like ECT.
9. Is it still important?
Even now is still important we still want to know if the dangerous one will hit earth and prediction how it move and important to us and space.
10.When was it discovered or began – end?
comet was discover by Gottfried Kirch on 14 November 1680
Asteroid was first discover by Giuseppe Piazzi in 1801
Meteorite was discovered by Andrew Ellicott Douglass in November 12, 1799.