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Chapter 10: Dwarf Planets and Solar System Debris
Pluto
This GSFC/NASA site contains information about Pluto and its satellite Charon, as well as a link to the "New Horizons" mission to Pluto and the Kuiper belt.
Visit the Pluto web site
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Solar System Debris
This GSFC/NASA site includes information about and images of solar system debris (asteroids, comets, meteors, and meteorites). It also includes information about present and future missions to asteroids and comets.
Visit the Solar System Debris web site
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Meteors and Meteor Showers
This site on "Meteors, Meteorites and Impacts" exposes the wonder of "shooting stars" with images of them as they fall as well as images of different types of meteors, and some photos of meteorite impact structures on Earth's surface.
Visit the Meteors, Meteorites and Impacts web site
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Kuiper Belt Objects
This site includes the latest information about new Kuiper Belt objects. Additional information can be found at http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown along with articles on the IAU definition of a "planet."
Visit the Kuiper Belt Objects web site
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Hunting Meteorites
If you are interested in hunting meteorites check this site of the Antarctic Search for Meteorites.
Visit the Hunting Meteorites web site
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Mars Meteorites
On this site you will find all the latest information about the Mars meteorites and links to other related pages. Information about extraterrestrial samples can be found at http://curator.jsc.nasa/gov
Visit the Mars Meteorites web site
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The Alvarez Hypothesis and the Extinction of the Dinosaurs
This site includes a great discussion on the extinction of the dinosaurs including current arguments and invalid hypotheses.
Visit the What Killed the Dinosaurs? web site
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