High School Lunar Research Projects
Resources
Moon 101
Students’ Guide to Moon 101 (PDF)
Instructors’ Guide to Moon 101 (PDF)
Links to Lunar Science ResourcesGlobal Moon image
Impact Cratering Notes (PDF)
Lunar Meteorites and the Lunar Cataclysm
Lunar Volcanism Notes (PDF)
Mare Materials (PDF)
The Oldest Moon Rocks
Origin of the Earth and Moon
Relative Ages (PDF)
Structure (PDF)
Time to Solidify an Ocean of Magma
Wandering Gas Giants and Lunar Bombardment
Links to Lunar Data Sets
Ranger Missions
Lunar Orbiter
Apollo; Orbital imagery mixed with surface imagery
Clementine
Lunar Prospector
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera
Google Moon
Apollo 11 Regional image
Apollo 17 Regional image
Orientale Section Image
LROC and Photoshop Guide (PDF)
A guide to searching for images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera website and how to convert, save, and manipulate raw LROC images in Photoshop.
Monthly Lunar Science Presentations
NASA Desert RATS: Dr. Jacob Bleacher – September 6, 2011
The Center for Lunar Science and Exploration and the Lunar Cataclysm: Dr. David Kring – November 30, 2011
Sculptured Hills: Implications for the Relative Age of Serenitatis, Basin Chronologies, and the Cratering History of the Moon: Dr. Paul Spudis - January 23, 2012
Science Career Information
Institutions Granting PhDs in Earth/Planetary Sciences
Career Advice from the American Astronomical Society
Other Resources
The Scientific Context for Exploration of the Moon, National Research Council, 2007
