Your file submission in this assignment must be a single PDF file — a document containing 3 images, each with accompanying written sections as follows: PLEASENUSE THE FOLLOWING LINKS: the NASA’s Eyes catalog https://a1050-150268721.cluster52.canvas-user-content.com/courses/1050~2281442/files/1050~150268721/course%20files/World-Builder/index.html?context_id=1050~2281442&context_type=Course&download=1&id=10500000150268721&inline=1
World Builder” tool: https://a1050-150268721.cluster52.canvas-user-content.com/courses/1050~2281442/files/1050~150268721/course%20files/World-Builder/index.html?context_id=1050~2281442&context_type=Course&download=1&id=10500000150268721&inline=1
Image 1
Modeled on a real extrasolar planet, selected from the NASA’s Eyes catalog.
You should use the NASA’s Eyes catalog (available for use online in your browser at this link) to find a real extrasolar planet, according to the instructions. Then enter the properties of this planet and its star into our “World Builder” tool (at this link) and hit the “Explore” button.
Take a screenshot of this world in the program after you have clicked “Explore,” and insert it into your “Explorer’s Journal” document, labeled “Image 1.”
Written portion to accompany Image 1
Based on the real planet from the NASA’s Eyes catalog — entered along with Image 1 in the same file. You should include:
chosen star’s information gathered from NASA’s Eyes:
the Star’s Name, Spectral Type, Distance from Earth, Number of planets, and Mass
if any of these are given as “unknown” in NASA’s Eyes, you can write “unknown” in your journal
Why did you select this star?
chosen planet’s information from NASA’s Eyes:
the Planet’s Name, Planet’s Type, Discovery Date, and Method of Detection
Planet Mass, Planet Radius, Planet Orbital Distance, Planet Orbital Period
as for the star, if any of these are given as “unknown” in NASA’s Eyes, you can write “unknown” in your journal
Why did you select this planet?
from the “World Builder”:
type of planet’s surface selected, and why
type of atmosphere chosen, and why
the World Builder’s estimated Surface Temperature, and whether you believe this could make the planet habitable or not
the World Builder’s estimated Surface Gravity
what you think the planet may be made of
at least 100-words description of the world in Image 1 — i.e.,
what exploring the planet was like (visibility, movement),
whether you believe it could be explored in-person someday, and
what Solar System body you think it most resembles (could be a planet, moon, or other object)
Image 2
Your own custom-built planet — which need not be realistic
Use the World Builder again to create a different, fully-customized planet that you consider interesting — using whatever colors, surface features, rings, moons, etc. you like.
Take a screenshot of this planet as you explore it in “Explore” mode, and insert it into your “Explorer’s Journal” document, labeled “Image 2.”
Written portion to accompany Image 2
Make note of the names you gave your made-up star and planet, and what properties you assigned to them (this can just be a list, like above).
Address all of the following in a paragraph or two — at least 100 words:
Do you think this custom planet could really exist? Why or why not?
What choices did you make in order to make it interesting? (colors, textures, rings, moons, etc.)
Is it different in any major way(s) from the planet you chose from NASA’s Eyes?
Do you think this planet could be home to any form of life?
Image 3
The possibly-habitable or habitable planet on which you imagine some life form can thrive
Use the World Builder to make a planet that is either habitable, or that you imagine could be home to some unusual life form. Use your imagination!
Take a screenshot while exploring your habitable world in the World Builder, and insert it into your “Explorer’s Journal” document, labeling it “Image 3.”
Written Statement for Image 3
This should be at least 100 words for full credit. It should describe the planet & star, and general appearance in the Explore mode. It should also address both of the following questions:
What is the surface temperature of this planet, and could it be habitable by human-like life?
Whether safe for humans or not, how is this planet habitable for your imagined life form?
