Lunar Meteorite Risks
This activity is based on research by Dr. Bill Cooke, a member of NASA's Space Environments Team. Between November 2005 and November 2006, Dr. Cooke's team observed flashes of light coming from the lunar surface; these flases result from meteoroid impacts. Students will learn about probabilities and will calculate the average area of an impact zone for a single event. In addition, students will calculate the time interval between impacts and the energy of a typical Leonid meteoroid that might hit the Moon.

- Lunar Nautics: Designing a Mission to Live and Work on the Moon (3 MB PDF)

- Student Handbook (2 MB PDF)

The educator guide contains 40 activities in which students assume roles of employees of a fictional aerospace company, Lunar Nautics Space Systems, Inc. Lessons include Newton's Laws of Motion, rocket design, microgravity, and studies of the Moon.

Also included is the Lunar Nautics Student Employment Handbook. The Lunar Nautics CD-ROM is available from NASA's Central Operation of Resources for Educators (CORE).