Ursula Marvin
Credit: Charles Hanson
Occupation: Planetary Geologist
Year born: 1921
Research Areas: Meteorites, Moon Rocks
Moon
Credit: Charles Hanson
Apollo Missions to the Moon
Have a go at imaging the landing sites of all the Apollo missions!
Use the image of the Apollo landing sites to the left to guide you when observing with the Liverpool Telescope. If you have the time then try and observe all six landing sites!
When you visit Go Observing and specify the Moon, the options to observe specific segments will be available to you.
Image of the Month - January 2019
Moonsaig
Wedi’i anelu at ddisgyblion 7-14 oed, mae’r gweithgaredd hwn yn cynnwys cydosod jig-so mawr o'r Leuad. Mae’r canlyniad terfynol yn ddelwedd fanwl, lle gall y disgyblion wedyn defnyddio fo i astudio wyneb y Lleuad.
Lunar Craters - Secondary
Aimed at pupils aged 11-14 this workshop provides an opportunity for both a scientific investigation and study of the Moon. Pupils investigate the lunar surface and analyse a region, looking at the number of craters and the distribution of those craters, learning about geological processes.
Apollo Missions
The Apollo program was a NASA mission to land humans on the Moon from 1969 to 1972. Six of the missions (Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17) were successful in landing astronauts on the Moon. There were also many unmanned Moon landings. The Apollo missions followed NASA's Mercury and Gemini missions.
Moonsaic
Aimed at pupils aged between 7-14 this activity involves arrange a large jigsaw of the Moon. The end result is a detailed image, which the pupils then use to study the Moon’s surface.
Lunar Mountains
Aimed at pupils aged 11-16, this workshop challenges students to measure the shadows cast on the Moon’s surface, then utilise algebraic techniques to determine the height of those mountains.
Moonsaic Slide Puzzle
Earth's Moon
Credit: NSO
The Moon, also called Luna, is the Earth's only natural satellite, and the fifth largest satellite in the entire Solar System.
