Applied Math and Science Education Repository - Lunar and Planetary Science at the National Space Science Data Center

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Title:

Lunar and Planetary Science at the National Space Science Data Center

Url:

https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/

Publisher:

National Space Science Data Center

Description: The Lunar & Planetary Science section of the National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) archives distributes "planetary and lunar data and images obtained from spacecraft missions (both NASA and non-NASA)." Users can find fact sheets, images, and other resources for the nine planets in the solar system as well as for asteroids, the Moon, and comets. Clicking on "Image Resources" under the "Data Services" heading will take visitors to a trove of images. The NASA's Discovery Program link, found in the bottom right corner, describes two new missions, GRAIL and Kepler, along with nine previous missions. The website also provides education resources as well as links to other data archive and service centers.

LC Classification:

Geography. Anthropology. Recreation -- Atlases -- Atlases of the moon, planets, etc.
Science -- Astronomy -- Descriptive astronomy -- Solar system -- Moon -- Exploration
Science -- Astronomy -- Descriptive astronomy -- Solar system -- Planets. Planetology
Science -- Astronomy -- Descriptive astronomy -- Solar system -- Planets. Planetology -- Communication of planetological information -- Computer network resources
Science -- Astronomy -- Descriptive astronomy -- Solar system -- Planets. Planetology -- Photographs, maps, drawings

GEM Subject:

Science
Science -- Astronomy
Science -- Space sciences

Key Concept:

Astronomy -- Planets

Resource Type:

Collection
Reference Material
Audio/Visual -- Graph
Audio/Visual -- Image/Image Set

Format:

Image -- JPEG
Document -- PDF
Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

High School

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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