Lunar penetrator mission

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Jan 1992

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AIAA, Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, 30th, Reno, NV, Jan. 6-9, 1992. 7 p.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Lunar Flight, Lunar Landing Modules, Mission Planning, Earth-Moon Trajectories, Japanese Space Program, Satellite-Borne Instruments

Scientific paper

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), Japan, plans to undertake a lunar mission, named LUNAR-A, which is to be launched in early 1996. The scientific objective of the mission is to explore the lunar interior using seismometry and heat-flow measurement toward better understanding of the origin and evolution of the moon. The M-V, the newest version of the Mu series launch vehicles now under development, is used to send a 550 kg of spacecraft to the lunar transfer orbit. Three penetrators (which are missile-shaped instrument carriers) are deployed from a spacecraft onto the lunar surface, and constitute a seismic and heat-flow measurement network of a larger span than the Apollo ALSEP network. The present paper describes the outline and scientific implications of the ISAS lunar penetrator mission.

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