Physics: Principles and ProblemsChapter 12:
Thermal EnergyWeb Links
| Global Hydrology and Climate Center | | This site is the GOES 8 Interactive Infrared Weather Satellite Image Viewer. You can view the weather anywhere in the U.S. with it.
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http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/goes8conusir.html
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| Mars Pathfinder | | The Mars Pathfinder home page shows the daily temperatures during the mission, including several excellent graphs of measured air temperatures. Use these graphs to compare Pathfinderâs data to that of the Viking mission.
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http://mars.sgi.com/ops/asimet.html
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| The Space InfraRed Telescope Facility | | Visit the home page for the Space InfraRed Telescope Facility, which uses infrared technology to study space. Why is infrared used instead of visible light?
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http://sirtf.jpl.nasa.gov
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