Our World: Lunar Rock
Learn about NASA's Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. See how NASA protects these precious moon rocks brought to Earth by the Apollo astronauts. Explore the special storage boxes filled with nitrogen where the moon rocks are kept.
Background Information
Grades K through 5
Grades K through 12
- Lunar and Planetary Institute Apollo 11 Lunar Samples
- NASA Lunar & Meteorite Sample Disk Program (K-12): Resources and Activities
- NASA Surprisingly STEM: Moon Rock Processors
- NASA JSC Astromaterials
- Space Center Houston Lunar Samples Vault
Activities
Grades K through 5
- Lunar and Planetary Institute Teen Moon: Moon Ooze
- NASA Lunar & Meteorite Sample Disc Program
Grades K through 12
- NASA Find a Moon Rock