Lunar missions: Science and exploration

Bernard H. Foing

Lunar missions: Science and exploration

Bernard H. Foing^*

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Abstract

Results from the recent US missions "Clementine" and Lunar Prospector, will, in the near future, be used to prepare the ESA SMART-1 and Japanese Lunar-A and SELENE missions to the Moon. The scientific results of these missions will continue to answer open questions about the origin of the Earth-Moon system, the early evolution of life, the planetary environment and the existence of in-situ resources necessary to support human presence (e.g. water, oxygen). These science and technology missions can be considered as precursor missions for future human exploration of the solar system.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3-12
Number of pages	10
Journal	European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP
Issue number	514
Publication status	Published - Oct 2002
Externally published	Yes
Event	Proceedings of the 36th ESLAB Symposium; Earth-Like Planets and Moons - Noordwijk, Netherlands Duration: 3 Jun 2002 → 8 Jun 2002

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Lunar missions: Science and exploration

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