Cosmology from the moonThe effective investigation of observational cosmological parameters is considered with attention given to the shielding provided by the lunar environment. The present measurements of the microwave and IR backgrounds are discussed, and reference is given to IR, microwave, and X- and gamma-ray investigations away from the earth to protect from terrestrial interferences. The most promising lunar investigations of cosmology are found to be studies of the microwave background and the X-ray and gamma-ray backgrounds from a hole in the lunar surface of 10 meters in depth.
Document ID
19910071973
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Mather, John C. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)