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Comet Introduction - Views of the Solar System
High quality, nicely designed and informative site, typical of Solar Views. Good background history, images and coverage of all the best known comets. Features a 1.5 minute .avi video with narration introducing comets - a short doumentary sequence - excellent.
Asteroids - Windows to the Universe

Comets and Meteor Showers
A very thorough and exhaustive reference source on comets. Has lots of detailed information and excellent photos. Good introduction to comets and a list of currently visible comets and a calendar of upcoming comet events. Perhaps lacking in basic entertainment value, but all in all, a very good site.
Asteroids
Nice, concise sight on asteroids with good basic information.
Asteroids - Exploring the Planets

Comets - Exploring the Planets

Comets - Windows to the Universe

PAS - Learning Topics - Comets

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Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous

Small Bodies - The Nine Planets

Discovery of the Asteroids
Good look at the history of asteroid discovery and the asteroid Eros.
Asteroids and Comets
Fact sheets on asteroids, comets and near-earth objects, an image gallery, FAQ's (not very good), related links and an overview of past and future exploration missions. A useful site overall.
Meteorites and Their Properties
Very good online handbook of asteroids with photos accompanying the text.
Ask an Astronomer
Useful.
NEO Pages
Great article on NEO's by Carl Sagan and ABC's of NEO's section. Also information and photos on comets, impact hazards, news, missions, research, and very well organized links.
SOHO FAQ - Comets
Very good FAQ's.
Comet Shoemaker-Levy Collision with Jupiter
Good site exploring the comets impact with Jupiter - a very interesting story. Includes background information and lots of pictures.
ANSMET - The Antarctic Search for Meteorites
Really good job presenting Antarctic meteorite research as an adventure. Designed like a photo album/travelogue, with acompanying text. Very interesting and informative.
Comet Hale-Bopp

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