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Packet I: Bonus 1

Answer the following about hypervelocity stars, for 10 points each.
[10e] Hypervelocity stars are typically defined as exceeding this velocity, the velocity required for an object to overcome a central body’s gravity.
ANSWER: escape velocity
[10h] Hypervelocity stars are generated from the three-body interaction between a supermassive black hole and a binary system in a mechanism named for this astronomer. He names the hypothesized circumstellar disk that spans the interior of the Oort cloud.
ANSWER: Jack G. Hills [or Hills cloud; reject “Hill” or “Hill sphere”]
[10m] Most hypervelocity stars were discovered by this now-retired ESA telescope, which was the successor to the Hipparcos mission. Its third data release includes data on nearly 2 billion stars, making it the most comprehensive survey of the Milky Way.
ANSWER: Gaia
<GC, Other Science> | Packet I - McGill B, UCLA A, Michigan B, Georgia Tech C, Southampton B

HeardPPBE %M %H %
6310.7995%11%2%

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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Columbia AMaryland A100010E
Columbia BNYU A100010E
GeorgetownColumbia C100010E
John JayCatholic100010E
Johns Hopkins ANYU B1001020EM
Maryland BVassar100010E
NYU CJohns Hopkins B100010E
Rutgers ARutgers B100010E
SwarthmoreMaryland C100010E

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TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
California (North)Main Site✓313.33100%33%0%
CanadaMain Site✓110.00100%0%0%
FloridaMain Site✓310.00100%0%0%
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain Site✓97.7878%0%0%
MidwestMain Site✓98.8989%0%0%
NortheastMain Site✓615.00100%33%17%
OverflowMain Site✓410.00100%0%0%
South CentralMain Site✓210.00100%0%0%
SoutheastMain Site✓712.86100%29%0%
UKMain Site✓611.67100%17%0%
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain Site✓911.11100%11%0%
Upstate NYMain Site✓410.00100%0%0%