Surface Examination of the LCROSS impact site, Would direct examination be productive scientifically? |
Surface Examination of the LCROSS impact site, Would direct examination be productive scientifically? |
Feb 6 2010, 03:37 PM
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As a follow on to the LCROSS impact mission, I propose a near-term (<1000 days from today to launch) lunar landing mission be dispatched to examine the impact site for distribution of volatiles in the impact crater and at nearby locations. The instrumentation should be modest, based on established rover designs, use RTGs and have trenching and volatile analysis capatility. Near real-time control capability would be possible. Perhaps a stripped down version of Mars Surface Laboratory could be considered.
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