Lunar/Asteroid Data Resources
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.Getting Started with JMARS for the Moon (PDF, written by Dr. Debra Hurwitz and Dr. Lillian Ostrach)
A quick tutorial on using JMARS for the Moon, an online tool that allows users to analyze various lunar data sets. Download JMARS! (Free)Using JMARS for Crater Counting
Guide for using the crater counting tool in JMARS written by former ExMASS teacher Lisa Balazs (Indian Springs School, Alabama). Crater counting is a useful technique for determining the age of a planetary surface based on the number, and size, of craters on a given surface.Moon Trek
Moon Trek is an online application developed by NASA that allows you to view imagery and perform analyses of data from the Moon.Quick Map Lunar Data Tool
Similar to NASA's Moon Trek, this online tool is made available by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission.Atlas of Lunar Sinuous Rilles
The Atlas of Lunar Sinuous Rilles is a comprehensive collection of images of 195 lunar sinuous rilles that are globally distributed around the Moon.Lunar South Pole Atlas
The Lunar and Planetary Institute's Lunar South Pole Atlas contains a series of maps, images, and illustrations designed to support efforts to explore the lunar south pole.Lunar Images and Maps
The Lunar and Planetary Institute’s online collection of lunar images and maps.Lunar Sample Atlas
This library of images provides pictures of the Apollo samples taken in the Lunar Sample Laboratory, full-color views of the samples in microscopic thin-sections, cutting views and diagrams that illustrate how the samples were subdivided for scientific analyses, and in situ views of the samples on the lunar surface.Asteroid Data Research Data Primer
This is a case study written by a former ExMASS student and her teacher about questions and research techniques in asteroid science.CALL Asteroid Lightcurve Database
Ceres Trek
Ceres Trek is an online application developed by NASA that allows you to view imagery and perform analyses of orbital data from the asteroid Ceres.NASA Planetary Data System – Small Bodies Node
Sloan Digital Sky Survey Photometric Taxanomy for Asteroids
Using Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data to Find Asteroids
A tutorial to help learn what asteroids are and how to find them in Sloan Digital Sky Survey images.Vesta Trek
Vesta Trek is an online application developed by NASA that allows you to view imagery and perform analyses of orbital data from the asteroid Vesta.
