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Possible Site Descriptions
An international committee has
narrowed a long list of observatory construction sites to five. Your
goal is to determine which is the best place to build a large, international
astronomical observatory for NASA. You will evaluate scientific and
cultural data for five potential sites, in Antarctica, Japan, Chile, and
the United States, and make presentations to a formal review panel.
Site #1: Amundsen-Scott
station in Antarctica (Latitude: -89.997 Longitude: -102.0)
Some On-Line Resources (in
addition to your school library)
Site #2: Pikes Peak
in Colorado, USA
Some On-Line Resources (in
addition to your school library)
Site #3: Aucanquilcha
in the mountains of Chile (20,250 ft. elevation)
Some On-Line Resources (in
addition to your school library)
Site #4: Greenbank
in West Virgina, USA
Some On-Line Resources (in
addition to your school library)
Site #5: Summit of Mt.
Fuji in Japan (latitude 35.3 N, longitude 138.7 E)
Some On-Line Resources (in
addition to your school library)
Other Possibly Useful
Resources
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