Science opportunities in the human exploration of moonHuman exploration of the moon will open up science opportunities not only in lunar science, but also in astronomy and astrophysics, life science, solar and space physics, earth science, and even evolutionary biology. These opportunities may be categorized as those involving study of the moon itself, those in which the moon is used as a platform for investigations, and those conducted in transit between earth and the moon. This paper describes some of these opportunities, and calls on the science community to continue and expand its efforts to define the opportunities, and to work toward their inclusion in plans to return humans permanently to the moon.
Document ID
19900026507
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Pilcher, Carl B. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
O'Handley, Douglas A. (NASA Office of Exploration Washington, DC, United States)
Nash, Douglas B. (JPL Pasadena, CA, United States)