Alexis+Anthony


 * 1) **Who** were some of the first people to find an "extra-solar" planet (a planet beyond our own solar system)
 * 2) **How and when** were these scientists able to make such an amazing discovery?
 * 3) **What do we know** about these planets? **How far** are they from Earth? What do scientists think these first discovered extra-solar planets are like in terms of **(size, composition, conditions, etc.)**?
 * 4) Provide a short time line of **events/discoveries that have been made since then.**
 * 5) Based on what you have learned so far, **predict where you think this research will lead**? (i.e. what will scientists learn about extra-solar planets in the future or what is the next step in this area of study?) It would also be a good idea to mention some of the **problems, obstacles**, etc. that will need to be overcome.

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 * This rock is Diorite. || [[image:http://csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/fichter/IgnRx/HTMLimag/Diorite-4A1.14..JPG]] ||
 * It is composed of these chief rock forming minerals || [[image:http://www.mii.org/Minerals/Minpics1/Potash%20feldspar.jpg width="208" height="187"]][[image:http://www.es.ucl.ac.uk/schools/Glossary/biotite.jpg width="244" height="189"]]
 * Process by which it forms || [[image:http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/arbrahs/materials/science/images/volcano01.jpg width="402" height="255"]] ||
 * short explanation || Diorite forms deep in the earth's crust from cooling magma - just like granite. But, the magma does not contain a lot of quartz or the light colored minerals that make up the granite. Instead it contains only dark colored minerals. ||

b. [|Magnitude]means a value related to the amount of energy released during an earthquake, calculated on the basis of data obtained from measuring instruments. ||
 * **Magnitude** || a. People who survived in Christchurch, New Zealand described the 6.3 magnitude earthquake as horrific when it rattled the city Tuesday afternoon, local time.
 * **Impact** || [|video] ||
 * **Cause** || Why did the quake happen where it did? Does this region get a lot of quakes? ||