École Spatiale ONF - Astrogéologie - Supplément - Contribution du Canada à l'astrogéologie

Proposed methods and procedures for extracting resources from asteroids and other planets in the future.

Describes Canadian contribution in the past and present, impact craters in Canada and how they provide training opportunities for astronauts.

Methods and procedures used to study rocks in the field.

Plate Tectonics. Describes plate tectonics and how the geology of the Earth is in constant motion.

Remote Sensing and Ground Truthing. Procedures and technologies used to study celestial bodies.

Host Jeremie Saunders introduces us to Lesson 2.

How hydrothermal activity in impact craters can lead to the genesis of life.

Describes the discipline of Astro-geology, why astronauts study geology, and how Devon Island prepares astronauts for space exploration.

Describes an impact event through its various stages using Devon Island as a point of reference.

Layers of the Earth. Describes the structure (layers) of the Earth and how impact craters allow us to study this.

Comparing Earth to Other Planets. Comparing the surface conditions of Earth to the moon, Mars and Venus.