Lunar Observer - Scouting for a moon baseThe proposed 1996 Lunar Observer mission to the moon is described. Lunar Observer is intended to acquire the definitive data set of the moon from which an enduring and flexible lunar base site selection can be made. A mission profile is summarized and mission phases defined. The fourteen proposed experiments are described and their measurement capabilities outlined. The spacecraft, a derivation of the planned Mars Observer spacecraft design, is described. A description is included of a subsatellite, which is used to obtain the first measurements of the lunar far side gravity field.
Document ID
19910025522
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Parker, G. L. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)