Advanced regional-scale scenarios for lunar surface exploration

P.E. Clark; S. Mest; J. Bleacher; N. Petro

doi:10.1130/2011.2483(33)

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Geological Society of America

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483

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https://doi.org/10.1130/SPE483

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9780813724836

Publication date:

December 01, 2011

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Advanced regional-scale scenarios for lunar surface exploration

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P.E. Clark

¹ Physics Department, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 20064, USA

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S. Mest

² Planetary Science Institute, 1700 East Fort Lowell, Suite 106, Tucson, Arizona 85719-2395, USA

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J. Bleacher

³ Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory, Code 698, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA

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N. Petro

³ Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory, Code 698, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA

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https://doi.org/10.1130/2011.2483(33)

Published:

December 01, 2011

The motivation for this study was to create lunar surface exploration scenarios that would support current science needs, as captured in the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (LEAG) Roadmap for Lunar Exploration. A science-driven capability to meet those needs required enhanced capability, relative to the Apollo J missions, to provide a broader field context for (1) improved interpretation of samples and measurements; (2) greater flexibility in the selection and nature of activities at field stations; as well as (3) greater potential for breakthrough science. Here, we offer advanced regional-scale (hundreds of kilometers) surface exploration scenarios, essentially design reference missions, for three...

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