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[[Image:The Earth seen from Apollo 17.png|thumb|Earth]] |
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#REDIRECT [[Earth]] |
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Among other things: |
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*Terra (Latin name) and we are Terrestrials |
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*Adama (Hebrew name) notice how 'Adam' is the root of that |
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*SOL-3 |
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*The home of s23 |
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*[[Gaia]] |
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[http://www.graphicmaps.com/geoquiz/thelist.htm WorldAtlas - "The List"] |
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How to find earth: |
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#Locate the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies |
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#Within this supercluster find a smaller group of galaxies called the Local Group (talk about universal naming convetions later ;) |
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#Find the second largest galaxy of the Local Group - a galaxy called the Milky Way |
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#Locate one of the spiral arms of this galaxy (called the Orion Arm) which lies about two-thirds of the way out from the center of the galaxy. |
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#Look close and find the solar system - a group of nine planets, as well as numerous comets and asteroids which orbit the [[sun]], a medium size [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_classification#Class_G class G] (6000 K surface,74% hydrogen, 25% helium) hydrogen bomb thats exploding since about 4.5 billion years (located about 26,000-28,000 lightyears from Milky Way core) |
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#We are the third planet from the sun in the solar system. |
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[http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/earthlocation.shtml Ask an Astronomer for Kids - What is Earth's location in space?] |
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[[Category:Environment]] |
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Revision as of 19:39, 16 May 2006
Among other things:
- Terra (Latin name) and we are Terrestrials
- Adama (Hebrew name) notice how 'Adam' is the root of that
- SOL-3
- The home of s23
- Gaia
How to find earth:
- Locate the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies
- Within this supercluster find a smaller group of galaxies called the Local Group (talk about universal naming convetions later ;)
- Find the second largest galaxy of the Local Group - a galaxy called the Milky Way
- Locate one of the spiral arms of this galaxy (called the Orion Arm) which lies about two-thirds of the way out from the center of the galaxy.
- Look close and find the solar system - a group of nine planets, as well as numerous comets and asteroids which orbit the sun, a medium size class G (6000 K surface,74% hydrogen, 25% helium) hydrogen bomb thats exploding since about 4.5 billion years (located about 26,000-28,000 lightyears from Milky Way core)
- We are the third planet from the sun in the solar system.
Ask an Astronomer for Kids - What is Earth's location in space?