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Lunar and Meteorite Samples for Loans

Lunar Sample ExampleThe goal of the Lunar and Meteorite Sample Loan Program is to provide access to NASA information in science and mathematics for teachers, students and curriculum support programs.

The Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) has direct responsibility for several lunar and meteorite sample disks that are made available to the formal and informal education community in the northeastern region of the United States. The states included in the region are Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, District of Columbia, and Maryland.

The Lunar Sample Disk Kit

Image of Lunar Sample KitThe collection of rocks from the Moon is a tangible legacy of the U.S. Apollo Space Program. NASA makes a small portion of this "extraterrestrial" material available for classroom use. Educators who have attended a three(3)hour lunar sample certification workshop are authorized to borrow the lunar sample disk.

The Lunar Sample Disk contains six labeled lunar samples embedded in a plastic disk. The disk includes three soil and three rock samples, that are representative of the moon's geology. The lunar rock samples include anorthosite, basalt, and breccia. The lunar soil samples consist of highland, mare, and orange soils. The Lunar Sample Disk kit contains the sample disk, a copy of the Exploring the Moon activity guide, The Moon: Geologic History and Future Exploration slide set. Additional information, activities and videotapes accompany the kit. Disks are sent via registered mail to educators for one to two week loan periods.

The Meteorite Sample Disk Kit

Image of Meteorite Sample KitMeteorites are rocks from space that have survived their passage through the atmosphere to land on Earth's surface. Some meteorites are seen or heard falling through the earth's atmosphere and are immediately recovered, while most are found much later. Educators who have attended a three(3) hour meteorite sample certification workshop are authorized to borrow the meteorite sample disk.

The Meteorite Sample Disk contains six labeled meteorites embedded in a 15 centimeter diameter plastic disk. These pieces of asteroids represent the products of basic planetary processes: accretion, differentiation, volcanism and impact. The Meteorite Sample Disk package contains the sample disk, a copy of the Exploring Meteorite Mysteries activity guide, and the Exploring Meteorite Mysteries slide set. Disks are sent via registered mail to educators for one to two week loan periods.

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