Audience
Educators, Students
Grade Levels
Grades K-4, Grades 5-8
Subject
Earth Science, History, Human Space Exploration, Physical Science, Space Science, Geology, Planetary Exploration, Past, Matter and Its Properties, Solar System and Planets, Earth's Moon
Type
Videos
More than 50 years ago the Apollo missions brought moon rocks, core samples, pebbles, sand, and dust back to Earth. The latest NASA eClips: Our World episode takes you inside the Astromaterials Acquisition and Curation Office to see how researchers are using new instruments and modern technology to study and analyze six preserved core samples.
Find out what we can learn about our solar system from these samples. Then try your hand at rock analysis with Astromaterials 3D, an interactive virtual library that gives everyone the chance to virtually manipulate and look inside of 3D rocks samples.