Sarah Kennedy is founder of Jensan Scientifics. This slide set begins with scenes on the lunar surface in rock-strewn territory.
Several slides show moon rocks in situ before collection.
The lunar regolith with its powdery surface is seen under varying lighting conditions. Others show crystalline crustal rock, breccias with shock melting basalts, soils and glass fragments. Two thin sections under cross polarized light complete the set. Since Mars is more like Earth than any other planet, this set is especially important for comparisons and to prepare students for ongoing and future missions to the red planet. Several slides show Mars' orbit configurations, successive Mars oppositions, and Mars seasons related to axis tilt and distance from the Sun.