"Special Topic" archives

WEEK 1 (JANUARY 1-4): MAIN BELT ASTEROIDS

WEEK 2 (JANUARY 5-11): NEAR-EARTH ASTEROIDS

WEEK 3 (JANUARY 12-18): THE OORT CLOUD

WEEK 4 (JANUARY 19-25): (433) EROS

WEEK 5 (JANUARY 26 - FEBRUARY 1): EXOCOMETS

WEEK 6 (FEBRUARY 2-8): COMET OBSERVATIONS FROM SPACE

WEEK 7 (FEBRUARY 9-15): CENTAURS

WEEK 8 (FEBRUARY 16-22): STELLAR INTRUDERS

WEEK 9 (FEBRUARY 23-29): GREAT COMETS

WEEK 10 (MARCH 1-7): FRED WHIPPLE'S COMET MODEL

WEEK 11 (MARCH 8-14): COMET 1P/HALLEY

WEEK 12 (MARCH 15-21): RESOURCES IN "SMALL BODIES"

WEEK 13 (MARCH 22-28): "SMALL BODIES" AND THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM

WEEK 14 (MARCH 29 - APRIL 4): ANCIENT IDEAS ABOUT COMETS

WEEK 15 (APRIL 5-11): UPCOMING MISSIONS TO "SMALL BODIES"

WEEK 16 (APRIL 12-18): PREDICTION OF FUTURE APPROACHES

WEEK 17 (APRIL 19-25): DESIGNATIONS AND NAMES OF "SMALL BODIES"

WEEK 18 (APRIL 26 - MAY 2): METEORITES

WEEK 19 (MAY 3-9): OCCULTATIONS BY ASTEROIDS

WEEK 20 (MAY 10-16): CLOSE COMETARY ENCOUNTERS

WEEK 21 (MAY 17-23): SOLAR ECLIPSE COMETS

WEEK 22 (MAY 24-30): LARGE GROUND METEORITES

WEEK 23 (MAY 31 - JUNE 6): THE K-T EVENT

WEEK 24 (JUNE 7-13): "SMALL BODIES" IN CULTURE AND LITERATURE

WEEK 25 (JUNE 14-20): LUNAR AND PLANETARY IMPACTS

WEEK 26 (JUNE 21-27): ORBITS AND FUTURE RETURNS

WEEK 27 (JUNE 28 - JULY 4): THE TUNGUSKA EVENT AND OTHER RECENT IMPACTS

WEEK 28 (JULY 5-11): PAST SPACECRAFT MISSIONS

WEEK 29 (JULY 12-18): PLUTO

WEEK 30 (JULY 19-25): DISCOVERIES AND SURVEYS

WEEK 31 (JULY 26 - AUGUST 1): TERRESTRIAL IMPACT CRATERS

WEEK 32 (AUGUST 2-8): LIFE IN MARTIAN METEORITES?

WEEK 33 (AUGUST 9-15): SMALL PLANETARY MOONS

WEEK 34 (AUGUST 16-22): THE "BUILDING BLOCKS" OF LIFE

WEEK 35 (AUGUST 23-29): INTERPLANETARY DUST

WEEK 36 (AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 5): THE KUIPER BELT

WEEK 37 (SEPTEMBER 6-12): "SMALL BODIES" MOONS

WEEK 38 (SEPTEMBER 13-19): DEFLECTION STRATEGIES

WEEK 39 (SEPTEMBER 20-26): COMET TAILS

WEEK 40 (SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER 3): CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITES

WEEK 41 (OCTOBER 4-10): 2008 TC3 AND THE ALMAHATA SITTA METEORITE

WEEK 42 (OCTOBER 11-17): TROJAN ASTEROIDS

WEEK 43 (OCTOBER 18-24): 1I/‘OUMUAMUA

WEEK 44 (OCTOBER 25-31): KREUTZ SUNGRAZERS

WEEK 45 (NOVEMBER 1-7): THE DEATH OF COMETS

WEEK 46 (NOVEMBER 8-14): THE FAR OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM

WEEK 47 (NOVEMBER 15-21): COMETS AND METEOR SHOWERS

WEEK 48 (NOVEMBER 22-28): CLOSE ASTEROIDAL ENCOUNTERS

WEEK 49 (NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 5): SAMPLE RETRIEVAL MISSIONS

WEEK 50 (DECEMBER 6-12): "ACTIVE ASTEROIDS"

WEEK 51 (DECEMBER 13-19): "FAMILIES" AND GROUPS

WEEK 52 (DECEMBER 20-26): FORMATION OF THE PLANETS

WEEK 53 (DECEMBER 27-31): PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

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ICE AND STONE 2020 "SPECIAL TOPICS" PRESENTATIONS WEEK 1 (JANUARY 1-4): MAIN BELT ASTEROIDS WEEK 2 (JANUARY 5-11): NEAR-EARTH ASTEROIDS WEEK 3 (JANUARY 12-18): THE OORT CLOUD WEEK 4 (JANUARY 19-25): (433) EROS WEEK 5 (JANUARY 26 - FEBRUARY 1): EXOCOMETS WEEK 6 (FEBRUARY 2-8): COMET OBSERVATIONS FROM SPACE WEEK 7 (FEBRUARY 9-15): CENTAURS WEEK 8 (FEBRUARY 16-22): STELLAR INTRUDERS WEEK 9 (FEBRUARY 23-29): GREAT COMETS WEEK 10 (MARCH 1-7): FRED WHIPPLE'S COMET MODEL WEEK 11 (MARCH 8-14): COMET 1P/HALLEY WEEK 12 (MARCH 15-21): RESOURCES IN "SMALL BODIES" WEEK 13 (MARCH 22-28): "SMALL BODIES" AND THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM WEEK 14 (MARCH 29 - APRIL 4): ANCIENT IDEAS ABOUT COMETS WEEK 15 (APRIL 5-11): UPCOMING MISSIONS TO "SMALL BODIES" WEEK 16 (APRIL 12-18): PREDICTION OF FUTURE APPROACHES WEEK 17 (APRIL 19-25): DESIGNATIONS AND NAMES OF "SMALL BODIES" WEEK 18 (APRIL 26 - MAY 2): METEORITES WEEK 19 (MAY 3-9): OCCULTATIONS BY ASTEROIDS WEEK 20 (MAY 10-16): CLOSE COMETARY ENCOUNTERS WEEK 21 (MAY 17-23): SOLAR ECLIPSE COMETS WEEK 22 (MAY 24-30): LARGE GROUND METEORITES WEEK 23 (MAY 31 - JUNE 6): THE K-T EVENT WEEK 24 (JUNE 7-13): "SMALL BODIES" IN CULTURE AND LITERATURE WEEK 25 (JUNE 14-20): LUNAR AND PLANETARY IMPACTS WEEK 26 (JUNE 21-27): ORBITS AND FUTURE RETURNS WEEK 27 (JUNE 28 - JULY 4): THE TUNGUSKA EVENT AND OTHER RECENT IMPACTS WEEK 28 (JULY 5-11): PAST SPACECRAFT MISSIONS WEEK 29 (JULY 12-18): PLUTO WEEK 30 (JULY 19-25): DISCOVERIES AND SURVEYS WEEK 31 (JULY 26 - AUGUST 1): TERRESTRIAL IMPACT CRATERS WEEK 32 (AUGUST 2-8): LIFE IN MARTIAN METEORITES? WEEK 33 (AUGUST 9-15): SMALL PLANETARY MOONS WEEK 34 (AUGUST 16-22): THE "BUILDING BLOCKS" OF LIFE WEEK 35 (AUGUST 23-29): INTERPLANETARY DUST WEEK 36 (AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 5): THE KUIPER BELT WEEK 37 (SEPTEMBER 6-12): "SMALL BODIES" MOONS WEEK 38 (SEPTEMBER 13-19): DEFLECTION STRATEGIES WEEK 39 (SEPTEMBER 20-26): COMET TAILS WEEK 40 (SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER 3): CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITES WEEK 41 (OCTOBER 4-10): 2008 TC3 AND THE ALMAHATA SITTA METEORITE WEEK 42 (OCTOBER 11-17): TROJAN ASTEROIDS WEEK 43 (OCTOBER 18-24): 1I/‘OUMUAMUA WEEK 44 (OCTOBER 25-31): KREUTZ SUNGRAZERS WEEK 45 (NOVEMBER 1-7): THE DEATH OF COMETS WEEK 46 (NOVEMBER 8-14): THE FAR OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM WEEK 47 (NOVEMBER 15-21): COMETS AND METEOR SHOWERS WEEK 48 (NOVEMBER 22-28): CLOSE ASTEROIDAL ENCOUNTERS WEEK 49 (NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 5): SAMPLE RETRIEVAL MISSIONS WEEK 50 (DECEMBER 6-12): "ACTIVE ASTEROIDS" WEEK 51 (DECEMBER 13-19): "FAMILIES" AND GROUPS WEEK 52 (DECEMBER 20-26): FORMATION OF THE PLANETS WEEK 53 (DECEMBER 27-31): PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER Ice and Stone 2020 home page Earthrise Institute home page