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Astrobiology dates
what every astrobiology student should know
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Astronomy
Undergraduate 3
03/20/2013

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13.7 Ga
Definition
big bang
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4.6 Ga
Definition
origin of solar system
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4.2-3.8 Ga
Definition
Late heavy bombardment
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3.8 Ga
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origin of life?
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2.5 Ga
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rise in atm O2
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530 Ma
Definition
Cambrian Explosion
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225 Ma
Definition
Permian extinction (greatest mass ext ever)
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65 Ma
Definition
end Cretaceous extinction (dinosaurs, et al.)
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1809
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Feb 12 Darwin's bday
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1859
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Origin of Species published
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1903
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Wright Bros first flight
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1957
Definition
sputnik
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1961
Definition
Yuri Gargarin - first man in space
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1961
Definition
Alan Shepard - first American in space
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1969
Definition
Apollo 11
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1996
Definition
publication of McKay et al, ALH84001
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2004
Definition
Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity
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2005
Definition
Huygens probe released on Titan
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2011
Definition
First evidence of complex molecules on Pluto
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2012
Definition
Curiosity lands on Mars
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NASA stands for
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Saturn moons
Definition
Titan, Enceladus
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Jupiter moons
Definition
Ganymede, Io, Europa, Callisto
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Voyager
Definition
first beyond solar system
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Mariner
Definition
Orbit Mars
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Viking
Definition
first to look for life on Mars; map the surface
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Galileo
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Study Jupiter and its moons
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Pathfinder
Definition
1997 Mars Rover
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Cassini-Huygens
Definition
Saturn. Huygens - probe landed on titan.
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LCROSS
Definition
Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite
Want to detect water on the moon. Centaur collided, sent up a plume of moon dust
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SpaceX
Definition
Elon Musk.
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Shenzhou
Definition
Chinese man in orbit, 2003. Mission 9 - first Chinese woman in space.
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Soyuz program
Definition
docked with Apollo, 1975. First international manned spaceflight
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