Moon

Ursula Marvin

Ursula Marvin displaying her Antarctic gear
Credit: Charles Hanson

Occupation: Planetary Geologist

Year born: 1921

Research Areas: Meteorites, Moon Rocks

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

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.

You can download the individual files needed for this activity below, or this zip file (5mb) contains them all.

Apollo Missions

NASA's Apollo program resulted in the first humans walking on the Moon. The first four flights tested the equipment. Six of the other 7 flights successfully landed on the Moon. The first crew (Apollo 11) landed on the Moon on 1969. The last flight (Apollo 17) left the Moon in 1972. The Apollo missions followed NASA's Mercury and Gemini missions.