The Moon is a treasure chest of science that holds many fascinating mysteries to explore – many that will advance our understanding of our home planet and solar system, as well as the cosmos beyond.
 
This week, we're focusing on where Artemis astronauts will touch down on the lunar surface, and what they'll study when they get there.

NASA has announced the selection of 13 regions near the Moon's South Pole as candidate landing regions for Artemis III, the first crewed mission to the Moon's surface since 1972. The visuals here show the locations of all 13 regions.

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Check out this week's mission milestones and upcoming events.

Students will compare the Moon with Earth and work in cooperative teams to build a scale model of a portion of the Moon’s surface. The goal of this activity is to help students consider lunar geology when choosing the optimal landing site for a human landing system.

In August, NASA announced 13 candidate landing regions near the lunar South Pole. Use this announcement of the potential Artemis III landing sites along with Moon Trek to explore the sites yourself. Moon Trek is an interactive map viewer that allows you to search by keyword.

Can you find all 13 landing sites? What do you notice about them? Which one is most interesting to you and why?

Join us on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. EST, to explore the hands-on "Choose Your Landing Site" activity taken from Landing Humans on the Moon Educator Guide. This session will allow participants to determine the most suitable landing site using NASA topographic maps and data. 
Looking for a quick math challenge?

Check out this standards-aligned exercise that tasks students with using a table to approximate the age of a region of the lunar surface.

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