NASA

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NASAsLive Simulations

• Featuring
• Target Moon

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Scenario

• The Comet
• Named KC2035.
• Newly discovered.
• Might impact the moon as close as 1,500 km from
  one of the three lunar sites.
• On mission day as the next readings come in from
  ground-based radar, scientists will be able to
  give more accurate estimates.
• NASA calls upon your team of specialists to
  monitor the progress of the comet.

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The Lunar Bases

• A Lunar Port/Lab
• NASA chose a site near the equator to minimize
  the amount of fuel needed for trips to and from
  Earth.
• Located near the landing site of the 1969 Apollo
  11 mission.
• For transportation, this site maintains
  pressurized and unpressurized rovers. Also, each
  astronaut has a personal jetpack they can use to
  travel short distances.
• A shuttle to Earth is located on the launch pad.

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The Lunar Bases

• B Mining Site
• Located approximately 200 km east of the Lunar
  Port.
• Mines Ilmenite and Helium-3. Ilmenite is a
  mineral used to extract oxygen and also to make
  jetpack propellants. Helium-3 is exported back to
  the Earth as a clean source for nuclear power
  generation.
• For transportation, this site maintains
  pressurized and unpressurized rovers. Also, each
  astronaut has a personal jetpack they can use to
  travel short distances.

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The Lunar Bases

• C Mobile Lab
• Mobile research station
• Currently located around 400 km north of the
  mining site. It is slowly making its way to the
  north pole.
• Comprised of a habot and two mobitats. Also,
  each astronaut has a personal jetpack they can
  use to travel short distances.

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Zone of Probable Impact (ZOPI)
Comet Crater
Ejecta
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Teams Comet Tracking Team

• This team is calculating three important things
• The estimated time of impact, which tells us how
  many hours we have before the comet impacts the
  moon.
• The size of the crater, which is related to how
  big the comet is and how fast it is traveling.
• The distance reached by ejecta , or debris, that
  is kicked up by the comet when it impacts the
  moon.

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Teams Moon Mapping Team

• This team is calculating two important things
• The area of the ZOPI (zone of probable impact),
  which is the region where there is a 95 percent
  probability that the comet will hit.
• The probability for each base that it will be
  destroyed by the comet. This is done by
  calculating the ratio of the smaller danger area
  near the base to the larger area of the ZOPI.

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Teams Crisis Management Team

• This team is responsible for
• Gathering information about the people and
  equipment available at each base.
• Deciding whether or not to move the personnel and
  equipment to safer locations before the comet
  hits.
• Using distance measures and times to track
  movement.

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Getting Ready

• Read your teams instructions and assign tasks
• Practice
• Discuss the communication flow of real-time data,
  calculations, report forms
• Moon Mapping Team-Practice using the Online Moon
  Map