Moon Mappers Crater Decay
Free AppAbout Moon Mappers Crater Decay
For nearly 2 years, volunteers from around the globe have been helping scientists map craters on the Moon. With more than a million marked, it's time to get down and sort through these markings to find the most interesting small craters on the Moon. With this app, you can help search out the most interesting craters and help facilitate research!
With the MoonMappers Crater Decay app, you'll help CosmoQuest team scientists sort craters according to how much they've decayed over time. Newer craters on the Moon are crisp edged and stunning. Old craters … even on the weather-less Moon, old features get rounded down over time as they get pelted with micrometeorites and shaken up by large impacts nearby. Researchers need catalogs of specific types craters to answer different kind of questions, and every crater you classify helps them understand a little bit more about our Moon.
With Version 1.0 of this software, you can match newly mapped craters to one of 4 different states, ranging from “It’s perfect!” for sharp edged young craters to “That’s a crater?” for rounded dents in the moon that may mark some of the oldest impact sites. We’re going to have 15 different people look at every crater, and use the range of responses to make our final catalog of craters.
To participate and have your results count, you’ll need to register at CosmoQuest.org. We’ll contact you about discoveries you've helped our team of scientists accomplish, and you’ll get credit for all your efforts when results are published.
Download the MoonMappers Crater Decay App and start exploring the Moon today!
With the MoonMappers Crater Decay app, you'll help CosmoQuest team scientists sort craters according to how much they've decayed over time. Newer craters on the Moon are crisp edged and stunning. Old craters … even on the weather-less Moon, old features get rounded down over time as they get pelted with micrometeorites and shaken up by large impacts nearby. Researchers need catalogs of specific types craters to answer different kind of questions, and every crater you classify helps them understand a little bit more about our Moon.
With Version 1.0 of this software, you can match newly mapped craters to one of 4 different states, ranging from “It’s perfect!” for sharp edged young craters to “That’s a crater?” for rounded dents in the moon that may mark some of the oldest impact sites. We’re going to have 15 different people look at every crater, and use the range of responses to make our final catalog of craters.
To participate and have your results count, you’ll need to register at CosmoQuest.org. We’ll contact you about discoveries you've helped our team of scientists accomplish, and you’ll get credit for all your efforts when results are published.
Download the MoonMappers Crater Decay App and start exploring the Moon today!
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What are users saying about Moon Mappers Crater Decay
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Does not work. No apparent support for it. Uninstalled.
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It's a good way to get my astronomy fix in at any time. Plus you're helping to do real research as well. Good stuff.
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It's a good way to get my astronomy fix in at any time. Plus you're helping to do real research as well. Good stuff.
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This app lets me fiddle with my phone while on public transportation in a way that actually contributes to our understanding of the lunar surface, making it a guilt-free alternative to launching enraged avians at swine.
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Citizen science made fun and convenient. I'm much more likely to pull out my phone to contribute to Moon Mappers during a moment of spare time than I would be to pull out the laptop for the same reason. Earning badges gives it a competitive feel, which is just icing on the cake to knowing that you're contributing to real science.
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It's good to do citizen science on the go. But the pictures are tiny - we even on a Samsung Note 2!
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This app lets me fiddle with my phone while on public transportation in a way that actually contributes to our understanding of the lunar surface, making it a guilt-free alternative to launching enraged avians at swine.
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Citizen science made fun and convenient. I'm much more likely to pull out my phone to contribute to Moon Mappers during a moment of spare time than I would be to pull out the laptop for the same reason. Earning badges gives it a competitive feel, which is just icing on the cake to knowing that you're contributing to real science.
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It's good to do citizen science on the go. But the pictures are tiny - we even on a Samsung Note 2!
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It's good to do citizen science on the go. But the pictures are tiny - we even on a Samsung Note 2!