ActivityOnline Impact Cratering LabType of Activity:
Brief description of the activity and its strengths:Introduces the fundamental concepts of impact cratering and basic image processing techniques. Image processing software (ImageJ)is built into the website. URLhttp://www.lpi.usra.edu/nlsi/education/hsResearch/crateringLab/ Course LevelNon-major courses; Major, Lower division courses; Major, Upper division courses ContextType and level of course in which you would use this activity:This laboratory has been successfully used in undergraduate classes for non-science majors and in upper division classes for science majors. The original laboratory exercise (not web-based) is still used in the lab section of the Geology of Solar System course at the University of Arizona. How the activity is situated in its courseThis laboratory can be used as stand alone exercise or as a laboratory to follow-up a discussion on impact cratering in the classroom. DescriptionThe Impact Cratering Lab exercises found on this website introduce a geologic process that has had major consequences for the geology of all solid bodies in the solar system and for the biology of Earth. It is becoming the focus of interest for scientists in many fields including physics, geology, and biology. The exercises found on this website introduce the fundamental concepts of impact cratering including cratering mechanics, crater morphology, and crater ejecta. These exercises also introduce basic image processing techniques. An answer key is available from Andy Shaner (LPI) at shaner@lpi.usra.edu. TopicsPlanetary science; Planetary geology; Terrestrial planets; Moons; Lunar science Submitted By:
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