Welcome to the home of the CMS Astronomy Research blog spot. My hope is that CMS students interested in conducting astronomy research over the next several months will read, post comments, and share results at this site. Already a few astronomy researchers/professors have agreed to participate in this collaboration. So, let's get started!
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Looking for new craters
I would like to map a section of the moon, and watch for new craters. Does anyone have suggestions on how I could do that?
You might start by finding good maps of the moon and choose a spot to study. Maybe a maria would be a good choice since they are not crater-rich. You might also consider when the area you select will be visible each month. When do you think looking for craters would be easiest, when the sun is shining directly down on that part of the moon or when it is at an angle and crater rim would cast a shadow?
Though Mars is too far away to obtain detailed images from Earth-based telescopes, you should see check out the "Mars Clickworkers" program: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clickworkers
Volunteers can help map out the structures on Mars. It's fun to simply see what the craters look like on Mars, and you might even be interested in helping with their science.
You might start by finding good maps of the moon and choose a spot to study. Maybe a maria would be a good choice since they are not crater-rich. You might also consider when the area you select will be visible each month. When do you think looking for craters would be easiest, when the sun is shining directly down on that part of the moon or when it is at an angle and crater rim would cast a shadow?
ReplyDeleteByron,
ReplyDeleteThough Mars is too far away to obtain detailed images from Earth-based telescopes, you should see check out the "Mars Clickworkers" program:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clickworkers
Volunteers can help map out the structures on Mars. It's fun to simply see what the craters look like on Mars, and you might even be interested in helping with their science.