Lunar and Planetary Institute






Alta Reflectance Spectrometer
Education and Public Outreach


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

Educators interested in obtaining loan of a classroom set of spectrometers are required to:

  • Request loan of the spectrometers on institutional letterhead at least 6 weeks in advance of planned classroom use. The letter must be co-signed by the head of the institution (e.g., principal, planetarium director, etc.) and must articulate willingness to meet the individual requirements stated under these terms.
  • 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.
  • Pre-pay shipping to and from the school or educational setting. Shipping will be arranged through the LPI Order Department and will be with a carrier that provides tracking information.
  • Agree to return all contents of the  ALTA® Reflectance Spectrometer Classroom Package packed in the same manner as it arrived. The Package will be returned within 15 business days of receipt for student classroom projects and 10 business days of receipt for educator workshops or institutes.
  • Provide a credit card to cover the complete cost of the ALTA® Reflectance Spectrometer Classroom Package should the Package not be returned (estimated value at $3300.00). Credit card information will be stored securely and the credit card will not be charged 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.

Letters of request may be sent to:

Order Department
Lunar and Planetary Institute
3600 Bay Area Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77058

Or faxed to 281-486-2186

Or e-mailed as a signed PDF to order@lpi.usra.edu

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).

Included in the ALTA® Reflectance Spectrometer Classroom Package are:

  • 20 working ALTA® Reflectance Spectrometers
  • 1 ALTA® Reflectance Spectrometer CD including lesson plans
  • 1 ALTA® Reflectance Spectrometer booklet including lesson plans
  • 1 Basalt sample
  • 1 Olivine sample
  • 1 Hematite sample
  • 1 sample of Martian Soil Simulant
  • 1 sample of Lunar Soil Simulant
  • 1 CD containing images of Mars and the Moon to assist in lesson plans (note, this CD does not include all images required for lesson plans)

Materials that the facilitator will need to supply:

  • 1 9-volt battery per unit used
  • Materials for classroom activities as specified in individual lesson plans

 

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Last updated
September 16, 2006