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Describe the solar nebula- Nebula events that gave rise to the planetesimals
1. A friend of yours who has not taken astronomy sees a meteor shower (she calls it a bunch of shooting stars). The next day she confides in you that she was concerned that the stars in the Big Dipper (her favorite star pattern) might be the next ones to go. How would you put her mind at ease?
5. Describe the solar nebula and outline the sequence of events within the nebula that gave rise to the planetesimals.
7. How do the planets discovered so far around other stars differ from those in our own solar system? List at least two ways.
8. Explain the role of impacts in planetary evolution, including both giant impacts and more modest ones.
10. Summarize the origin and evolution of the atmospheres of Venus, Earth, and Mars.
