Scientific context for exploration of the moon : interim report / Committee on the Scientific Context for Exploration of the Moon, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Scientific Context for Exploration of the Moon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Space flight to the Moon.

Moon--Exploration.

Moon.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (51 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Because of the Moon's unique place in the evolution of rocky worlds, it is a prime focus of NASA's space exploration vision. Currently NASA is defining and implementing a series of robotic orbital and landed missions to the Moon as the initial phase of this vision. To realize the benefits of this activity, NASA needs a comprehensive, well-validated, and prioritized set of scientific research objectives. To help establish those objective, NASA asked the NRC to provide guidance on the scientific challenges and opportunities enabled by sustained robotic and human exploration of the Moon during the period 2008-2013+. This interim report, which focuses on science of the Moon, presents a number of scientific themes describing broad scientific goals important for lunar research, discussions of how best to reach these goals, a set of three priority areas that follow from the themes, and recommendations for these priorities and related areas. A final report will follow in the summer of 2007.

Contents:

""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Scientific Themes, Goals, and Questions""; ""3 Related Themes and Goals""; ""4 Priorities, Primary Scientific Findings, and Recommendations""; ""5 Related Findings and Recommendations""; ""Bibliography""; ""Appendixes""; ""A Statement of Task Science Goals and Priorities for Lunar Exploration""; ""B Acronyms and Abbreviations""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-60452-2

9786610604524

0-309-66567-1

OCLC:

923277120

Publisher Number:

9780309103299