Farside explorer: unique science from a mission to the farside of the moon
Farside Explorer is a proposed Cosmic Vision medium-size mission to the farside of the Moon consisting of two landers and an instrumented relay satellite. The farside of the Moon is a unique scientific platform in that it is shielded from terrestrial radio-frequency interference, it recorded the pri...
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ftuglasgow:oai:eprints.gla.ac.uk:93941 2023-05-15T18:22:45+02:00 Farside explorer: unique science from a mission to the farside of the moon Mimoun, David Wieczorek, Mark A. Alkalai, Leon Banerdt, W. Bruce Baratoux, David Bougeret, Jean-Louis Bouley, Sylvain Cecconi, Baptiste Falcke, Heino Flohrer, Joachim Garcia, Raphael F. Grimm, Robert Grott, Matthias Gurvits, Leonid Jaumann, Ralf Johnson, Catherine L. Knapmeyer, Martin Kobayashi, Naoki Konovalenko, Alexander Lawrence, David Feuvre, Mathieu Le Lognonné, Philippe Neal, Clive Oberst, Jürgen Olsen, Nils Röttgering, Huub Spohn, Tilman Vennerstrom, Susanne Woan, Graham Zarka, Philippe 2012-04 text https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/93941/ https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/93941/1/93941.pdf https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/93941/2/93941%20cover.pdf https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-011-9252-3 en eng Springer Verlag https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/93941/1/93941.pdf https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/93941/2/93941%20cover.pdf Mimoun, D. et al. (2012) Farside explorer: unique science from a mission to the farside of the moon. Experimental Astronomy <https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/journal_volume/Experimental_Astronomy.html>, 33(2-3), pp. 529-585. (doi:10.1007/s10686-011-9252-3 <https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-011-9252-3>) cc_by_nc CC-BY-NC Articles PeerReviewed 2012 ftuglasgow https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-011-9252-3 2023-02-09T23:09:22Z Farside Explorer is a proposed Cosmic Vision medium-size mission to the farside of the Moon consisting of two landers and an instrumented relay satellite. The farside of the Moon is a unique scientific platform in that it is shielded from terrestrial radio-frequency interference, it recorded the primary differentiation and evolution of the Moon, it can be continuously monitored from the Earth–Moon L2 Lagrange point, and there is a complete lack of reflected solar illumination from the Earth. Farside Explorer will exploit these properties and make the first radio-astronomy measurements from the most radio-quiet region of near-Earth space, determine the internal structure and thermal evolution of the Moon, from crust to core, and quantify impact hazards in near-Earth space by the measurement of flashes generated by impact events. The Farside Explorer flight system includes two identical solar-powered landers and a science/telecommunications relay satellite to be placed in a halo orbit about the Earth–Moon L2 Lagrange point. One lander would explore the largest and oldest recognized impact basin in the Solar System— the South Pole–Aitken basin—and the other would investigate the primordial highlands crust. Radio astronomy, geophysical, and geochemical instruments would be deployed on the surface, and the relay satellite would continuously monitor the surface for impact events. Article in Journal/Newspaper South pole University of Glasgow: Enlighten - Publications Aitken ENVELOPE(-44.516,-44.516,-60.733,-60.733) Lagrange ENVELOPE(-62.597,-62.597,-64.529,-64.529) South Pole Experimental Astronomy 33 2-3 529 585 |
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Farside Explorer is a proposed Cosmic Vision medium-size mission to the farside of the Moon consisting of two landers and an instrumented relay satellite. The farside of the Moon is a unique scientific platform in that it is shielded from terrestrial radio-frequency interference, it recorded the primary differentiation and evolution of the Moon, it can be continuously monitored from the Earth–Moon L2 Lagrange point, and there is a complete lack of reflected solar illumination from the Earth. Farside Explorer will exploit these properties and make the first radio-astronomy measurements from the most radio-quiet region of near-Earth space, determine the internal structure and thermal evolution of the Moon, from crust to core, and quantify impact hazards in near-Earth space by the measurement of flashes generated by impact events. The Farside Explorer flight system includes two identical solar-powered landers and a science/telecommunications relay satellite to be placed in a halo orbit about the Earth–Moon L2 Lagrange point. One lander would explore the largest and oldest recognized impact basin in the Solar System— the South Pole–Aitken basin—and the other would investigate the primordial highlands crust. Radio astronomy, geophysical, and geochemical instruments would be deployed on the surface, and the relay satellite would continuously monitor the surface for impact events. |
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Mimoun, David Wieczorek, Mark A. Alkalai, Leon Banerdt, W. Bruce Baratoux, David Bougeret, Jean-Louis Bouley, Sylvain Cecconi, Baptiste Falcke, Heino Flohrer, Joachim Garcia, Raphael F. Grimm, Robert Grott, Matthias Gurvits, Leonid Jaumann, Ralf Johnson, Catherine L. Knapmeyer, Martin Kobayashi, Naoki Konovalenko, Alexander Lawrence, David Feuvre, Mathieu Le Lognonné, Philippe Neal, Clive Oberst, Jürgen Olsen, Nils Röttgering, Huub Spohn, Tilman Vennerstrom, Susanne Woan, Graham Zarka, Philippe |
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Mimoun, David Wieczorek, Mark A. Alkalai, Leon Banerdt, W. Bruce Baratoux, David Bougeret, Jean-Louis Bouley, Sylvain Cecconi, Baptiste Falcke, Heino Flohrer, Joachim Garcia, Raphael F. Grimm, Robert Grott, Matthias Gurvits, Leonid Jaumann, Ralf Johnson, Catherine L. Knapmeyer, Martin Kobayashi, Naoki Konovalenko, Alexander Lawrence, David Feuvre, Mathieu Le Lognonné, Philippe Neal, Clive Oberst, Jürgen Olsen, Nils Röttgering, Huub Spohn, Tilman Vennerstrom, Susanne Woan, Graham Zarka, Philippe Farside explorer: unique science from a mission to the farside of the moon |
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Mimoun, David Wieczorek, Mark A. Alkalai, Leon Banerdt, W. Bruce Baratoux, David Bougeret, Jean-Louis Bouley, Sylvain Cecconi, Baptiste Falcke, Heino Flohrer, Joachim Garcia, Raphael F. Grimm, Robert Grott, Matthias Gurvits, Leonid Jaumann, Ralf Johnson, Catherine L. Knapmeyer, Martin Kobayashi, Naoki Konovalenko, Alexander Lawrence, David Feuvre, Mathieu Le Lognonné, Philippe Neal, Clive Oberst, Jürgen Olsen, Nils Röttgering, Huub Spohn, Tilman Vennerstrom, Susanne Woan, Graham Zarka, Philippe |
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Farside explorer: unique science from a mission to the farside of the moon |
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Farside explorer: unique science from a mission to the farside of the moon |
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https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/93941/1/93941.pdf https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/93941/2/93941%20cover.pdf Mimoun, D. et al. (2012) Farside explorer: unique science from a mission to the farside of the moon. Experimental Astronomy <https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/journal_volume/Experimental_Astronomy.html>, 33(2-3), pp. 529-585. (doi:10.1007/s10686-011-9252-3 <https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-011-9252-3>) |
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