Astronomy Picture of the Day presents an image taken by the robot NEAR spacecraft of a kilometer-wide crater on the surface of Eros.
Find an interactive quiz, a 3D simulation game, and a chat room, all contributing to making the history of this crater come alive. With links.
Explore the farthest reaches of space with this PBS site and learn more about asteroids, comets, meteors, and their relationship to Earth.
Download this free educational plan that focuses on the study of meteorites and includes activities and lesson plans. Presented in pdf format.
Provides a definition of asteroids, as well as images, links, and an asteroid-related poll.
Visit the official site of the Meteor Crater Visitor Center in Northern Arizona. Features include impact animation, job information, and tours.
Take a pictorial tour of Arizona's Barringer Meteorite crater and view images of unique features found along the crater's rim.
Educates users about these flying space rocks, with educational articles, a mailing list, a chat room, and a classifieds section.
Meteorite and astronomy fans can access valuable resources, auctions, and event calendars posted by this dedicated community of enthusiasts.
Page through a tutorial on meteorites by David A. Kring of the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. Includes a reading list.
Read an introduction to the study of these flying space rocks, with statistics and information on various impacts.
Descriptive profile discusses the category of planets and details their characteristics. Includes size, orbits and materials.
Reference entry gives a description and location of this celestial body.
Find an overview about a type of meteorite embedded with rounded granules, or chrondules.
Read a press release from NASA in 1996 that details the use of the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking system to find asteroids and comets.
Two autonomous observing systems, the Maui Space Surveillance Site and the Palomar Observatory, work together to record asteroids and comets close to the Earth.
National Space Science Data Center presents a table featuring statistics for such asteroids as Ceres, Pallas, and Juno.
Brings together a collection of links about asteroids and comets.
Find news and features on comets, meteors and asteroids. Includes finder charts, discussion boards, links and images.
Award-winning Web page aims to educate students, collectors, teachers, and researchers about meteorites. Join the mailing list.
Examine a list of minor planets that have been named after musicians such as Eric Clapton, Frank Zappa, and Vangelis.
Explore 3D virtual environments, actual images and videos, and resources on impact cratering and other aspects of comets and asteroids.
Describes in detail the various types of asteroids and explains how they are classified.
View a table of discovery dates, orbit periods, and names of minor planets, also known as asteroids and planetoids.