The scientific context for exploration of the moon /
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| Corporate author / creator: | National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Scientific Context for Exploration of the Moon. |
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2007. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 107 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11156062 |
| 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 objectives, 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 2008-2023 and beyond. This final report presents a review of the current understanding of the early earth and moon; the identification of key science concepts and goals for moon exploration; an assessment of implementation options; and a set of prioritized lunar science concepts, goals, and recommendations. An interim report was released in September 2006. |
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| Item Description: | "The purpose of this report is to provide scientific input to NASA's planning process"--Preface. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 107 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 82). |
| ISBN: | 9780309109208 0309109205 9780309109192 0309109191 9780309109191 1280934670 9781280934674 9786610934676 6610934673 |