Ever since data from the neutron spectrometer instrument on the Lunar Prospector mission indicated the possibility of significant concentrations of hydrogen at the lunar poles, speculation on the form and concentration of the hydrogen has been debated. The recent impact of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) along with thermal, topographic, neutron spectrometry, and radar frequency data obtained from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) have provided more information suggesting significant amounts of water/ice and other volatiles may be available in the top 1 to 2 meters of regolith at the lunar poles. The next step in understanding what resources are available at the lunar poles is to perform a mission to obtain ground truth. data. To meet this need, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) along with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) have been working on a prototype payload known as the Regolith & Environment Science and Oxygen & Lunar Volatile Extraction experiment, or RESOLVE.


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    Titel :

    RESOLVE for Lunar Polar Ice/Volatile Characterization Mission


    Beteiligte:
    Sanders, G. B. (Autor:in) / Larson, W. E. (Autor:in) / Quinn, J. W. (Autor:in) / Colaprete, A. (Autor:in) / Picard, M. (Autor:in) / Boucher, D. (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    European Planetary Science Congress 2011 ; 2011 ; Nantes, France



    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2011-01-01


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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