Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Dec 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006agufm.u42b..02p&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2006, abstract #U42B-02
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
5400 Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets, 6200 Planetary Sciences: Solar System Objects, 7500 Solar Physics, Astrophysics, And Astronomy
Scientific paper
The National Research Council (NRC) of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences has been asked to evaluate the scientific opportunities presented by robotic and human exploration of the Moon during the initial phases of implementation of NASA's Vision for Space Exploration. The specific focus of the study is on two primary tasks and several secondary tasks. The first task is to identify and prioritize a set of scientific goals that can be addressed in the near term by robotic lunar missions and in early phases of human exploration by human- robotic activities on the Moon. The second task is to suggest which of the identified scientific goals are most amenable to orbital measurements, in situ study, or terrestrial analysis via the return of lunar samples to the Earth. The scientific scope of the study encompasses the history of the Moon and the Earth-Moon system, the origin and evolution of the Sun and planets, and implications for the origin and evolution of life on Earth and elsewhere in the solar system. The study is currently underway by a committee of 15 members chaired by Dr. George Paulikas and co-chaired by Dr. Carle Pieters. Two reports will be produced. A short, interim report is scheduled for release in September 2006. This report is to give NASA initial guidance on the science goals and priorities for lunar exploration. The interim report is also intended to prompt discussion in the scientific and engineering communities. An overview of the contents of the interim report will be presented for discussion. A more extended full report is scheduled for release in May 2007.
Paulikas George A.
Pieters Carlé M.
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