E-Resources for Artemis (ERA)
E-Resources for Artemis (ERA)
With the Artemis program gearing up to return astronauts to the Moon, understanding lunar geology is vital to maximizing science return.
The modules below will help teach you about lunar geography, basic geologic principles that apply to rocky planetary bodies in our solar system,
and showcase what has been learned about the Moon since Apollo.
This site features full length learning modules which take about 30 minutes, quick learning modules which take anywhere from 5-10 minutes, a helpful glossary of lunar science terms, and a digital database which accompanies the Lunar Fundamentals course.
This site features full length learning modules which take about 30 minutes, quick learning modules which take anywhere from 5-10 minutes, a helpful glossary of lunar science terms, and a digital database which accompanies the Lunar Fundamentals course.
With the Artemis program gearing up to return astronauts to the Moon, understanding lunar geology is vital to maximizing science return.
The modules below will help teach you about lunar geography, basic geologic principles that apply to rocky planetary bodies in our solar system,
and showcase what has been learned about the Moon since Apollo.
This site features full length learning modules which take about 30 minutes, quick learning modules which take anywhere from 5-10 minutes, a helpful glossary of lunar science terms, and a digital database which accompanies the Lunar Fundamentals course.
This site features full length learning modules which take about 30 minutes, quick learning modules which take anywhere from 5-10 minutes, a helpful glossary of lunar science terms, and a digital database which accompanies the Lunar Fundamentals course.
Course Content
Learn the Big 15 Features of the Moon in different orientations.
Relevant Topics • Geography, Nearside, Farside, East Limb, West Limb
This set of flashcards is a study aid for your common lunar science targets based on recent iterations of the LTP with February flyby dates. More flashcards will be provided as additional targets come online.
Relevant Topics • LTP Targets, Geography, Farside, Approaching Side, Departing Side
This lunar geography challenge will introduce you to geographic regions, craters, and anthropogenic sites located on the nearside of the Moon.
Relevant Topics • Lunar geography, Impact craters, Apollo landing sites
This lunar geography challenge will introduce you to geographic regions and craters located on the far side of the Moon.
Relevant Topics • Lunar geography, Impact craters
This lunar geography challenge focuses on the South Pole of the Moon. This module will introduce you to craters, impact basins, and the candidate landing regions for Artemis III lunar landing.
Relevant Topics • Artemis III landing regions, Impact craters, and South Pole Aitken Basin
Test your knowledge on Lunar Volcanism with this challenge! In this challenge, you will learn about volcanic rock types, common minerals on the Moon, and the sequence in which minerals form. If you want to refresh your memory on Lunar Volcanism before taking the quiz, click here!
Relevant Topics • Volcanic rock types, igneous minerals, Bowen's Reaction Series
This challenge will test your knowledge on Impact Processes of the Moon! You will learn about impact crater types, products, and scales throughout this module. If you want to refresh your memory on Impact Cratering before taking the quiz, click here!
Relevant Topics • Impact crater sizes, products, rock types, SPA
This module will challenge your knowledge on the different periods of geologic time of the Moon! Click here to learn the divisions of Lunar Geologic Time before completing the challenge.
Relevant Topics • Moon Ages, Geologic Timeline and Divisions, Impact Craters, Mare
This quick module will test your knowledge on the Nearside, Far side, and South Pole of the Moon. This module serves as a summary of the longer geography modules.
Relevant Topics • Nearside, Far side, South Pole, A3 Candidate Landing Regions
This module will challenge your knowledge on what moon rocks are made of and test your skills on identifying Apollo returned samples.
Relevant Topics • Apollo sample, Moon rock types
This module will take you through the Apollo missions including traverses, landing sites, samples collected, and scientific discoveries.
Relevant Topics • Apollo missions, traverses, geographic features
This quick module will test your knowledge on the following topics: Moon Rocks, Mineral Vocabulary, Volatiles, Geo Fundamentals, and a Miscellaneous category!
Relevant Topics • rock and mineral terms, lunar surface temperature, geology principles
This quick module will walk you through how to use QuickMap! Learn how to toggle layers and nomenclature on and off, overlay Lunar maps, measure features on the Moon, and more!
Relevant Topics • Map layers, nomenclature, and measured features on the Lunar surface