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