ABOUT THE TEAM





STEPS IN THE PROCESS OF SCIENCE




Step1a.jpgStep 1 - Preliminary Question


1. How do sand dunes form and how long does it take for them to form?

2. Are all canyon formed, and shaped the same way as the grand canyon?

3.What is the difference and similarities between Impact Craters on the moon and on earth?

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Final Question of Study: What is the difference and similarities between Impact Craters on the moon and on earth?

Step2a.jpgStep 2 - Initial Observations



Image ID#
Country of Origin
Lattitude
Longitude
Source






























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Step3a-1.jpgStep 3 - Background Research


Q- 3a- Describe the process of how this feature is formed?
Meteors punture the earth and leaves a depression on the surface.

Q-3b-How craters are formed a before and after images.
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/expmoon/science/craterstructure.html/simple and complex craters.

Q- 3a, Although there is always an interaction between spheres, which sphere does the features you are studying most closely relate to? litho/geosphere. what is the significance/important/role of this feature within this earth system. it effects the biosphere by killing living organisms and send pollution to the atmosphere\ They have a large affect on the biosphere because they kill organisms\Source:Marble Matches Packet.

Q - 4a. What specific characteristics are used to identify this feature(s) in an image ?
The depression, roundness, ridges, surface, type of rocks and surface around it.

Q - 4b. Are there any features that look similar to the feature(s) you are studying but are actually something else ?
How do you make sure you are not misunderstanding features ?
A central vent/caldera, and an ash plume. Read the caption located right under the pictures and look for surrounding items.

Q - 5. list the image identification numbers (and/or show images) for at least three astronaut photographs that
include the feature(s) you are investigation.
ISS022-E-44556 ISS020-E-45171 ISS018-E-23712

Q -6.What specific geographic regoin(s) on Earth will you focus on to observe this feature(s), and why ?
Dry land, California, the moon. Any place a bigger rock hits will have a bigger depression.

Step4a.jpgStep 4 - Experimental Design


Final refined question: What are the differences and similarities between impact craters on the moon and Earth?


Using astronaut photographs we observe:
-impact craters on the surfaces of Earth and the moon.
-The size (diameter) of crater
-If they have a peak in the interior
-The rim of the crater and if it has eroded away or not
-Location of crater

We will also observe how close craters are to each other.

Sources:
-Encyclopedia resources
-Using Google search and ask.com, we will find useful websites to gain information.
-Astronaut photos on eol.jsc.nasa.gov


Hypothesis- Moon craters and Earth craters are different based on their size and shape.

step5.jpgStep 5 - Collect and Compile Data

ID#
Date
lat
long
peak
size
is it rounded
Rim Condition
(eroded or Not)
Gen. Observations
ISS014-E-13613
02-05-07
24.0
131.5
yes
4/5
no
rim present

ISS014-E-19496
04-16-07
28.8
-6.8
no
3.5
very rounded
eroded
rocky, brown
ISS006-E-16068
12-28-02
-27.4
13.9
no
2.5
very rounded
rim present
flat,circular,pink,white
ISS18-E-14908
12-20-08
22.7
-9.4
no
1.9
a little rounded
rim present
flat,a little bumpy,pink
ISS015-E-17360
2-13-07
-22.1
131.4
yes
22
rounded
rim present
rocky,orange
www.themobilescientist.org/2010/11/show-me-the-impact.








ISS020-E-26195
7-25-07
21.5
20.7
no
12.6
not rounded
rim present
sandy,flat
ISS026-E-20117
1-23-11
20.7
76.8
no
1.2
very rounded
rim present
has water inside very sloped
ISS014-E-19496
04-16-07
28.8
-6.8
no
3.5
yes
eroded
water in the middle
ISS026-E-20117
1-23-11
20.7
76.0
no
150
rounded
rim present
bumpy,looks like rocks
ISS020-E-45171
10-03-09
22.9
10.4
no
1.9
very rounded
eroded

ISS0-E-23713
1-28-09
21.0
76.9
no
1.2
very rounded


ISS012-E-15881
12-4-06
51.8
-67.2
yes

bumpy looks like rocks


A15_ M_0429

25.5
350E
no
n/a
a little rounded
rim present
there is a hole bunch of craters its gray
L05-H105
8-14-67
25.09
002.95
no
n/a
very rounded

there is a crack right by the crater
A-12_h_50_7431
11-12-69
-06
02W
no
n/a
very rounded

there is one big and smaller ones around it
A12_h_50_7438
11-21-1969
-2.5
14W
no
n/a
very rounded

alot of craters together ,gray
ISS620-E-14628
6-27-09
-27.0
27.5
no
1k
not rounded


cseligman.com/text/moons/earthmoonpix.htm
8-23-96







www.nps.gov/crmo/index.htm
2-18-11
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
very rounded
rim
eroded
AS16-1580
n/a
n/a
n/a
NO
77
rounded


emilyremonger.wordpress.com/2009/r/11/moon-craters
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
rounded
n/a
eroded
selena.sai.msu.ru/home/moon-cat/moon_cater.htm
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

very rounded
n/a
eroded
Hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/solar/mooncrater.html
6-1-1991
10
20
yes
93km
somewhat rounded
eroded
very big and wavy surface
hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/solar/mooncrater/html

5.5
179
yes
50m
very rounded
eroded
rocky floor with many other smaller craters around




step6.jpgStep 6 - Display Data





step7.jpgStep 7 - Analyze and Interpret Data

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Step8.pngStep 8 - Draw Conclusions





Step9a.jpgStep 9 - Share Research






GLOSSARY

impact craters-a crater formed on a planetary surface by the impact of a projectile.
simple craters -the morphology of impact craters changes with crater diameter.
complex crater-a scale diameter form a few kilometers on earth to a huge 460 km diameter observed on an asteroid for velsa.
multi-ring basin crater:a large basin excavated by asteroid or planetesimals on a surface.







REFERENCES

Source for definitions: www.weirdwarp.com/2010/03/the-different-types-of-impact-craters-and-how-to-spot-them/
seds.org/messier/xtra/m-crater.html
Book: Killer Rocks From Outer Space- Author: Steven N. Koppes
Book: If An Asteroid Hit Earth - Author: Ray Spangenburg & Kit Moser
Website: www.metorcrater.com
Website:nmazca.com/3142857/2005/01/sea-sent-tie-fighter-g4-cube-to-moon.html



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