Open AccessNASA Computational Case Study: Where Is My Moon?
Author(s) -
Nargess Memarsadeghi,
Lucy McFadden
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
computing in science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1558-366X
pISSN - 1521-9615
DOI - 10.1109/mcse.2014.116
Subject(s) - computing and processing , bioengineering , communication, networking and broadcast technologies
A moon or natural satellite is a celestial body that orbits a planet, dwarf planet, or an asteroid. Several reasons motivate discovering and studying moons of planetary bodies. In this case study we learn how astronomers search for moons of planetary bodies or perform satellite search. In particular, we look for moons of Pluto using Hubble Space Telescope's data. The Web extra contains four image files, as mentioned in the article.
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