Exhibition

A highlight of the RiesKraterMuseum is the moon rock that was brought back to Earth by the Apollo 16 mission. In the Nördlinger Ries, the astronauts trained to recognize impact rocks for the Apollo missions so that they could take samples of similar rocks on the moon. To commemorate this, the American space agency NASA […]

The museum hosts changing special exhibitions every year, which complement our permanent exhibition.

We offer insights into the spectacular event 15 million years ago for over 25 years, but also show how life returned to the area.