ALTA® Reflectance Spectrometer
Classroom Package Available for Loan

The Lunar and Planetary Institute is pleased to offer two Alta® Reflectance Spectrometer Classroom Packages for loan to educational institutions Included in the loan set are:

• 15 ALTA Spectrometers (9V batteries not included)
• Booklet with 10 lessons (created 2000) for use with the ALTA
• 32 rocks (hand samples) in canvas rock bags: 8 basalt, 8 anorthosite, 8 dunite, 4 limestone chalk, 4 rhyolite
• Seeing the Moon module, which incorporates several spectrometry activities that use the ALTA

To obtain a loan of a classroom set of spectrometers:

• Request loan of the spectrometers through the online request form.
• Sign and return the ALTA® Reflectance Spectrometer Classroom Package Terms of Loan provided by the Lunar and Planetary Institute before the package will be shipped.
• If shipping is required, pay $100 for shipping to and returning from the school or educational setting (return shipping label will be provided.)
• Agree to return all contents of the ALTA® Reflectance Spectrometer classroom set packed in the same manner as it arrived. The materials must be returned on the agreed-upon date, using a carrier that provides tracking information.
• Provide a credit card to cover the complete cost of the ALTA® Reflectance Spectrometer classroom set should the set not be returned (estimated value at $2800.00). Credit card information will be stored securely and the credit card will not be charged aside from shipping charges unless the ALTA® Reflectance Spectrometer Classroom Package is not returned in the time specified in the agreement or there has been clear willful damage or neglect of the ALTA® Reflectance Spectrometer Classroom Package.
• Return the ALTA® Reflectance Spectrometer Classroom Package with completed forms describing how the spectrometers were used, demographics of use, and conditions of returned spectrometers.
• Loans will be filled based on a first-requested-first-served basis. Institutions must be in the United States (including Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands).

For questions, please contact education@lpi.usra.edu

The ALTA spectrometer is also now available for purchase through Vernier Software

Last updated
November 30, 2011