Aristarchus Plateau

5 hours · 3 applicants this week

The 2024 lava tube discovery was the biggest finding of the year. We've only seen the entrance — nobody knows how deep it goes. Your job: navigate Tube Scout to the 30m-wide opening, descend into the entrance, and use LIDAR to map the first 50 meters of the tube interior. Check for structural stability, measure ceiling height, and scan for any signs of ice or mineral deposits. This could be the future site of humanity's first lunar habitat.

3 hours · 9 applicants this week

Astronomers have reported occasional outgassing events from Aristarchus for centuries — dim glows and haze that appear and disappear. We've placed gas sensors near 3 suspected vent locations. Drive to each one, deploy the atmospheric sensor, and record readings for 20 minutes per site. If you detect anything above baseline, stay longer and get additional readings. This is genuine frontier science — we still don't fully understand what causes these events.

6 hours · 45 applicants this week

Thousands of people take the Aristarchus lava tube tour every month, and they all hear the same audio narration. We need fresh scripts. Using Explorer footage, geological summaries, and existing tour feedback, write a 45-minute narration script that's informative but conversational — think David Attenborough meets a National Park ranger. Cover the science (how lava tubes form, why they matter for future habitats) but keep it accessible to a 12-year-old. No jargon. Robots can drive the tours, but they can't tell a story that makes someone feel the wonder of standing inside a billion-year-old lava tunnel.

4 hours · 187 applicants this week

Explorers at Aristarchus capture incredible footage — volcanic vent gas plumes, lava tube interiors, sinuous rille panoramas — but raw 4-hour mission recordings don't go viral. We need editors who can find the best 30-60 second moments, add music, text overlays, and pacing that works for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts. You'll get access to a library of raw footage from the past month. Pick the most visually stunning clips and turn them into polished content. No lunar expertise needed — just a good eye and editing skills. Each batch is 8-10 finished clips.

2.5 hours · 234 bookings this week

Enter the most spectacular geological discovery on the Moon. Your Explorer approaches the 30-meter-wide cave entrance discovered in 2024 and descends into the first chamber. The LIDAR paints a breathtaking wire-frame view of a vast underground cavern — a natural cathedral carved by ancient lava rivers billions of years ago. The ceiling soars overhead, and the walls show layered rock formations. This cave could one day shelter a human colony from radiation. You're seeing it before anyone lives there.

2 hours · 178 bookings this week

Aristarchus is the most geologically diverse and visually stunning region on the Moon. This scenic drive takes you from the blindingly bright crater rim across the plateau to the edge of Schröter's Valley — a 160 km lava channel that looks like a dried-up alien river. Stop at viewpoints overlooking the valley, see mineral deposits that glow in strange colors under spectrometer light, and drive past volcanic vents that still occasionally release trace gases. The landscape here looks nothing like the rest of the Moon.

2 hours · 145 bookings this week

A geological scavenger hunt across alien terrain. Ten rare mineral specimens have been placed at hidden locations across the plateau. You receive cryptic clues based on real geology — 'Find the green crystal where lava met basalt' or 'Look where the spectrometer spikes above 400ppm.' Use the Explorer's spectrometer, camera, and your own detective skills to locate all 10. Each specimen you find gets photographed and logged. Find all 10 and earn a perfect score on the leaderboard. Average completion: 7 out of 10.

2 hours · 92 bookings this week

Schröter's Valley is 300 meters deep with steep, craggy walls of ancient volcanic rock — a rock climber's dream. Your Explorer starts at the bottom and uses its climbing anchors and manipulator arms to ascend the canyon wall. In 1/6th gravity, the Explorer weighs 85% less, making moves that would be impossible on Earth feel effortless. But the wall is real volcanic rock with real holds, cracks, and overhangs. Pick your route up the wall using the camera to scout holds. The LIDAR maps the wall face in 3D so you can plan moves ahead. First 50 meters is beginner-friendly, then it gets serious. Timed ascent with global leaderboard. Current record to the rim: 34 minutes.