Moonrise: Sampling the South Pole-Aitken Basin to Address Problems of Solar System Significance

• Main Authors: Zeigler, R. A., Korotev, R. L., Jolliff, B. L., Shearer, C. K.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration; Aitken; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20160005243

A mission to land in the giant South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin on the Moon's southern farside and return a sample to Earth for analysis is a high priority for Solar System Science. Such a sample would be used to determine the age of the SPA impact; the chronology of the basin, including the ages...