Earth and Space Science in the Era of NASA’s Artemis: A Lunar Surface Based Observatory Concept

Session ID#: 280185

Session Description:
The concept of an Earth-viewing lunar observatory was first proposed at the 2007 NASA Lunar Workshop and noted certain advantages including a stable platform, serviceable instrumentation, and unique views of the Earth. With the recent success of NASA’s Artemis II Mission and the planned increase of future missions leading to a lunar base by late 2028, an opportunity will exist for an outward looking ‘lunar eye’ science observatory on the surface. With the potential of permanent power stations and the involvement of the commercial sector, this observatory concept could host not only Earth, but Planetary, Heliophysics, and Astrophysics instruments that enable new multi-decadal observations and answer novel science questions of the Earth, the sun, and the cosmos. This session is designed to bring together those interested in the potential science, instruments, and observatory infrastructure concepts for conducting future Earth and Space science not of the moon, but from the moon.
Index Terms:

2194 Instruments and techniques [INTERPLANETARY PHYSICS]
5494 Instruments and techniques [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS]
6250 Moon [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
7594 Instruments and techniques [SOLAR PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY]
Primary Convener:  Prof. Michael S Ramsey, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Geology and Environmental Science, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Convener:  Sid Ahmed Boukabara, NASA Headquarters, Washington, United States
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