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LEGO Model of Kepler Planet-finding Method

This model aims to help illustrate the purpose and methodology of NASA's Kepler mission. It includes (1) a hand-cranked or motorized orrery (moving model of a planet system) made of LEGO parts, (2) a light sensor representing the Kepler photometer, (3) computer software for graphing light curves, representing Kepler Science Office - data analysis. A light bulb at the center of the orrery represents a star, and as planets in the model pass...

Keywords:: Information Technology, History of Science, NASA, The Planets, History/Policy/Law, Orbit, Satellites and Spacecraft, NSDL, The Nature of Science:The Scientific Process, Stars and Galaxies, Transit, Physics, Planets, Conducting Investigations, Earth Science, Deep Space Network, Chemistry, Planetary Science, Orrery, General, Information and Communication, Light and Optics, Astronomy, Photometer, Space Science, Physical Sciences, The Sun, Kepler Mission, Physical Science, Telescope, Geoscience, Mathematics, Astrophysics, Science, Gathering Data, Size and Scale, Engineering, Computing and Information, General Science, Technology, Space Sciences, Star, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Solar System, Education, Probes, Kepler