Space Resources Task Points Summary

Total points available: 100

Activity 1: Prospecting (20 points)

• 5 points for imaging each site (4 sites total = 20 points)
• 2 ice-cemented sites
• 2 ilmenite-enriched sites
• Additional 20 points available in Space Resources Presentation for quantifying:
• Amount of ice in ice-cemented deposits
• Amount of ilmenite in mineral-enriched deposits

Activity 2: Excavation & Processing (50 points)

• 30 points awarded for collecting any mass of liquid H2O, regardless of purity
• Up to 20 additional points awarded based on:
• Total mass of processed material
• Purity of processed material
• Performance relative to other teams
• 60% penalty applied if manual loading of sample is required

Activity 3: Space Resources Presentation (30 points)

• 5 points: Explanation of prospecting tools and data validity
• 20 points: Resource quantification accuracy (5 points per site)
• 5 points if within 0.50% of true value
• 3 points if within 2.00% of true value
• 2 points if within 5.00% of true value
• 0 points if more than 5.00% from true value
• 5 points: Explanation of excavation and processing methods