MESDT
Presentation Archives, Tutorials, and Resources
2014-2015 Presentation Archives:
- Follow the Water! Mars and the CRISM Instrument, Dr. Debra Buczkowski, 10/2/14
- Introducing JCAT and CRISM Map, Your Tools for Exploration, Dr. Hari Nair and Dr. Debra Buczkowski, 10/28/14
- Comet Over Mars (Comet Siding Spring), Dr. David Humm, 11/20/14
- Where Would You Go? (Considering Landing Sites on Mars), Dr. Debra Buczkowski, 1/14/15
Additional Tutorials:
- Mars 101, Studying the Red Planet: The Secrets of the Red Planet and the History of Its Exploration- Mr. Brian Grigsby
Mars 101 Worksheet
Mars Exploration History Article
- CRISM Map Tutorial Slides
- CRISM Data Products Map Introduction and Guide
Resources:
CRISM Curriculum Guide How do scientists look for signs of water on Mars?
How similar are Martian geological features to what we see on Earth? The
hands-on activities in our comprehensive curriculum guide will take students
and teachers alike into the incredible world of Mars exploration. [Adobe
Acrobat required] |
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Lesson Plan: Searching for Evidence of Water on Mars Created for Space Academy: Mission Mars, learn how scientists will use the CRISM instrument to explore the Red Planet. |
Educational CRISM Poster
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Fact Sheet
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A Model Instrument
Build your own CRISM! Download a cut-out model and create a miniature, 3-D paper version of the instrument that will lead the search for past water on Mars. [Adobe Acrobat required] |
- Tracking Change Over Time, USGS, Teacher and Student Guides
- Lab Activity
- Planetary Data System Geosciences Spectral Library
Online Spectroscopy Laboratory
Put yourself in the role of planetary geologist on our online spectroscopy laboratory! Learn how scientists recognize different types of rocks that may initially look or feel the same, or which are too far away to be touched at all, based on subtle differences in the light they reflect. Enter the Lab! |