The Moon: Geologic History And Future Exploration

This set of 36 slides accompanies Exploring the Moon a teacher's guide with activities for Earth and space sciences (NASA Publication EG-1997-10-116-HQ). It also accompanies the lunar sample materials lent by the ERC. The emphasis is on what the Apollo piloted and associated robotic missions taught us about the Moon's geology, geologic history, and origin. We see a glimpse of how astronauts went about their business while exploring the Moon in person. The slides also give a brief history lesson on what we knew about the Moon from telescopic observations and other astronomic observations. The last several slides discuss some of the exciting possibilities that await us when we return to the Moon with people, this time to stay. (All slides are from NASA, except where noted.)

The slides and their accompanying script were produced for NASA by the Hawaii Space Grant Consortium and the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology. The film-based slide set can be ordered through NASA CORE.

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The on-line version of this product was developed by Brian Day at the NASA Ames Educator Resource Center, adapting the original content provided by Professor G. Jeffrey Taylor, University of Hawaii.

Curator: Brian H. Day
Responsible NASA Official: Donald James