Lunar Sample Return from Multiple Locations is a Critical Capability for Addressing High-Priority Planetary Science Goals
Whitepaper #354 submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032. Topics: surface/geological evolution; interior evolution and volcanism; Mercury and/or the Moon
by Daniel Moriarty, Noah E. Petro, Sarah N. Valencia, Stephen Bailey, Taylor Morton, and Clive R. Neal
Published onMar 18, 2021
Lunar Sample Return from Multiple Locations is a Critical Capability for Addressing High-Priority Planetary Science Goals
High-priority planetary science goals dictate analysis of diverse lunar samples. The most efficient approach is a mission architecture capable of returning materials from multiple sites across the lunar surface. Investment in new samples from diverse locations will yield transformative scientific results for decades to come.
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