DocumentCode
2906408
Title
Lower-cost, relocatable lunar polar lander and lunar surface sample return probes
Author
Amato, G. Michael ; Garvin, James B. ; Burt, I. Joseph ; Karpati, Gabe
Author_Institution
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
5-12 March 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
23
Abstract
Key science and exploration objectives of lunar robotic precursor missions can be achieved with the Lunar Explorer (LEx) low-cost, robotic surface mission concept described herein. Selected elements of the LEx concept can also be used to create a lunar surface sample return mission that we have called Boomerang.
Keywords
aerospace instrumentation; lunar surface; space vehicles; Lunar Explorer; exploration objective; lunar polar lander; lunar robotic precursor missions; lunar surface sample return mission; lunar surface sample return probes; robotic surface mission concept; science objective; Extraterrestrial measurements; Geologic measurements; Hazards; Humans; Ice; Moon; Robots;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Aerospace Conference, 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location
Big Sky, MT
ISSN
1095-323X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-7350-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AERO.2011.5747280
Filename
5747280
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