About This Lesson
Crater Maps and Earth Landforms asks students to compare physical features of the moon to those found on Earth. Students first use a tennis ball and basketball to visualize scale relationships and distance between Earth and the moon. Students then use maps of the moon to identify lunar surface geography, comparing lunar landforms to similar ones on Earth. They learn how NASA uses satellite technology, such as the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, to learn more about the moon.
