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Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Jupiter From Voyager 1

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA offers this Voyager 1 image of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter in exaggerated color.
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Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Galileo

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA offers three images taken by the Galileo spacecrart capture the faces of Ganymede and Io. Files, with detailed caption can be downloaded in GIF format.
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Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Russian Lunar Missions

For Students 9th - 10th
Details the Russian lunar missions from Luna 1 to Zond 8.
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Nasa Space Science Data Archive: The Voyagers

For Students 9th - 10th
This web page contains information about the Voyager and the Voyager II. The page explains that the Voyagers were designed to go beyond our solar system. The page also contains scientific results of regarding the Voyager mission.
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Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Surveyor (1966 1968)

For Students 9th - 10th
See pictures of the Surveyor, as well as a small description of the Surveyor mission objectives, along with launch,landing dates and coordinates.
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Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Stardust Comet Sample Return Mission

For Students 9th - 10th
A rendezvous with a comet was the goal for NASA's Stardust mission. Read about the mission and the comet here.
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Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Clementine Mission

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains the official record of the Clementine mission's survey of the moon, with links to more detailed information about the spacecraft and its mission. Includes images of the mission and planets.
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Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Lunar Exploration Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Available in both HTML and Shockwave formats, this site is a visual timeline of US, Soviet, and Japanese Lunar exploration. Each point of the timeline links to text information about that spacecraft and mission.
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Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Giotto Mission

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the National Space Science Data Center provides information on the Giotto mission which was designed to study Comet P/Halley. The spacecraft encountered Halley on March 13, 1986 and approached to within 600 km. This page...
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Nasa: Educator Features and Articles

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
K-12 educational articles, lesson plans, and other teaching materials on current NASA projects that meet national education standards. NASA generates awareness of students' interest in space, science, mathematics, geography, and...
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Nasa: Educator Features and Articles

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
K-12 educational articles, lesson plans, and other teaching materials on current NASA projects that meet national education standards. NASA generates awareness of students' interest in space, science, mathematics, geography, and...
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Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Photo Gallery: Mars

For Students 9th - 10th
A huge collection of pictures of Mars, including shots from spacecraft and landers. Extensive coverage of controversial features like the "face on Mars" with comparison photos from Viking and Mars Global Surveyor.
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Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Pluto

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided by the National Space Science Data Center of NASA, is a site with detailed information about Pluto, including planned missions to explore the planet in greater detail.
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Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Asteroid Fact Sheet

For Students 9th - 10th
This asteroid fact sheet, supplied by the National Space Science Data Center, provides a table of information on selected asteroids, complete with commentary when appropriate.
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Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Comet Fact Sheet

For Students 9th - 10th
This comet fact sheet, supplied by the NSSDC, provides a table of information on selected comets, complete with commentary when appropriate. Includes details of missions to observe these comets.
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Nasa: Space Place: What Is Infrared?

For Students 9th - 10th
See images and read about examples of infrared rays, and learn how they behave in different conditions.
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Nasa: Space Place: Messenger: Planet Mass Comparison

For Students 3rd - 8th
Compare the masses of planets in this interactive animation. Simply pile a number of Earths on one side of the scale, to balance with the mass of one Jupiter. Then try this with all the planets.
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Nasa: Is There Water on Mars?

For Students 9th - 10th
This educator guide allows teachers and students to explore whether or not there is water on Mars. Download this PDF file and use activities to help explore Mars.
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Nasa: Nearside of the Moon: Apollo Landing Sites

For Students 9th - 10th
This photo of the moon shows the landing sites for Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17.
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Nasa: What Is a Spacesuit?

For Students 3rd - 8th
This small collection of questions and answers introduces students to spacesuits: what they are, how they help astronauts, and what their important parts are. View two photos, and follow links to FAQs about spacesuit use, construction,...
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Nasa: Earth and Space Science Explorers Poster

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This poster of NASA Earth and Space Science Explorers is great for classrooms.
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Nasa: Earth and Space Science Explorers Poster

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This poster of NASA Earth and Space Science Explorers is great for classrooms.
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Nasa International Space Station

For Students 9th - 10th
This impressive overview of the International Space Station contains pictures, video, and other flash animations. Also a great behind the scenes look at various topics on the Space Station.
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Nasa: Goddard Scientific Visualization Studio

For Students 9th - 10th
This impressive exhibit of images and videos is available to see how NASA uses technology to track the weather. You can search by keyword for more specific images.