LunarEX—a proposal to cosmic vision

• DOI: 10.1007/s10686-008-9109-6
• Publication Date: 2008-08-20T15:21:56Z
• Authors: A. Smith; I. A. Crawford; R. A. Gowen; A. J. Ball; S. J. Barber; P. Church; A. J. Coates; Y. Gao; A. D. Griffiths; A. Hagermann; K. H. Joy; A. Phipps; W. T. Pike; R. Scott; S. Sheridan; M. Sweeting; D. Talboys; V. Tong; N. Wells; J. Biele; J. Chela-Flores; B. Dabrowski; J. Flannagan; M. Grande; J. Grygorczuk; G. Kargl; O. B. Khavroshkin; G. Klingelhoefer; M. Knapmeyer; W. Marczewski; S. McKenna-Lawlor; L. Richter; D. A. Rothery; K. Seweryn; S. Ulamec; R. Wawrzaszek; M. Wieczorek; I. P. Wright; M. Sims
• Keywords: Penetrator; Lunar seismology; Lunar geophysics; cosmic vision; 500; 01 natural sciences; LunarEX; 620; [SDU.STU.PL]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Planetology; Lunar geochemistry; Lunar exploration; 0103 physical sciences; [SDU.STU.PL] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Planetology; Lunar

While the surface missions to the Moon of the 1970s achieved a great deal, scientifically much was also left unresolved. The recent plethora of lunar missions (flown or proposed) reflects a resurgence in interest in the Moon, not only in its own right, but also as a record of the early solar system including the formation of the Earth. Results from recent orbiter missions have shown evidence of ice or at least hydrogen within shadowed craters at the lunar poles.