Asteroids: Deadly Impact
Segment one
What does Gene Shoemaker mean when he says, "It's like being in a hail of bullets!"?
Segment two
Describe the discovery that Gene Shoemaker and his team made on the night of March 23, 1993? Why
was it important?
Segment three
It's clear that something powerful and dramatic happened at both Meteor Crater, Arizona and
Tunguska, Siberia. Describe these two sites.
Meteor Crater, Arizona
Tunguska, Siberia
What was the simple but revolutionary lesson that Gene Shoemaker taught to his graduate student?
Segment four
What was Gene Shoemaker's long term goal and what did he do to try to achieve it?
What was the evidence that proved the Ries basin in Bavaria, Germany was an impact feature?
Segment five
Gene Shoemaker was in line to be the first geologist on the moon, but…what happened?
The "Little Eye" telescope on Mt. Palomar was perfect for spotting asteroids. Why?
What were they able to show about earth-crossing asteroids?
Segment six
Finding a comet that was broken into several pieces was a very exciting discovery but it got even
better. What happened?
How does Gene Shoemaker describe the aftermath of an asteroid hit?
Segment seven
How could an approaching asteroid be nudged out of harm's way? List the pros and cons of that idea:
Pros
Cons