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2012-12 |
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The lunar geological record has much to tell us about the earliest history of the
Solar System, the origin and evolution of the Earth–Moon system, the geological evolution
of rocky planets, and the near-Earth cosmic environment throughout Solar System history.
In addition, the lunar surface offers outstanding opportunities for research in astronomy,
astrobiology, fundamental physics, life sciences and human physiology and medicine.
This paper provides an interdisciplinary review of outstanding lunar science objectives
in all of these different areas. It is concluded that addressing them satisfactorily
will require an end to the 40-year hiatus of lunar surface exploration, and the placing
of new scientific instruments on, and the return of additional samples from, the surface
of the Moon. Some of these objectives can be achieved robotically (e.g., through targeted
sample return, the deployment of geophysical networks, and the placing of antennas
on the lunar surface to form radio telescopes). However, in the longer term, most
of these scientific objectives would benefit significantly from renewed human operations
on the lunar surface. For these reasons it is highly desirable that current plans
for renewed robotic surface exploration of the Moon are developed in the context of
a future human lunar exploration programme, such as that proposed by the recently
formulated Global Exploration Roadmap. |
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1 |
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peerReviewed |
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74 |
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Crawford, I. A.; Anand, M. ; Cockell, C. S. ; Falcke, H.; Green, D. A.; Jaumann,
R. and Wieczorek, M. A. (2012). Back to the Moon: the scientific rationale for resuming
lunar surface exploration. Planetary and Space Science, 74(1) pp. 3–14. |
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Crawford, I. A.; Anand, M. ; Cockell, C. S. ; Falcke, H.; Green, D. A.; Jaumann, R.
and Wieczorek, M. A. (2012). Back to the Moon: the scientific rationale for resuming
lunar surface exploration. Planetary and Space Science, 74(1) pp. 3–14. |
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Back to the Moon: the scientific rationale for resuming lunar surface exploration |
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