Planetary Astronomy with a Large Space Telescope

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Jan 1990

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The Next Generation Space Telescope, p. 44

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Spaceborne Telescopes, Spaceborne Astronomy, Planetary Systems, Earth Orbits, Solar System, Apertures, Hubble Space Telescope, Comet Nuclei, Mars Exploration, Planetary Magnetospheres, Extrasolar Planets, Space Exploration, Jupiter Atmosphere

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My topic is not well described in terms of objects; it is better viewed as a cluster of activities. The first is exploration. Voyager 2's recent fly-by of Neptune exemplifies the robotic thrust of the first thirty years of solar system exploration, which will culminate in human expansion into space. The second is planetary science, which is the investigation of the underlying processes that govern the planets or that brought them to their current state. The third is planetary astronomy, which is the gathering and analysis of light with planetary interest. Astronomy is one of several research pathways for advancing both solar system exploration and planetary science. I am personally convinced that a 10-meter-or larger-telescope on the Moon or in Earth orbit would make major new contributions to both the exploratory and the scientific objectives related to planets and planetary systems. Nevertheless, we learned during the development of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) that the potential contributions of a new system will remain just that- potential-unless the investments are made to address the complexity of forefront planetary research. In this paper, I have selected some exciting projects in planetary astronomy, but my list is by no means exhaustive. My purpose, simply, is to demonstrate both the latent scientific power and the associated special requirements of planetary studies using a large space telescope.

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