The Science of Exploration: the Moon and Beyond

Session ID#: 119689

Session Description:
A close collaboration between science, technology and exploration enables deeper understanding of the Moon and other airless bodies as we move beyond low-Earth orbit. The Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) focuses on the scientific aspects of exploration as they pertain to the Moon, Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs) and the moons of Mars. In the broader context of the current Moon to Mars initiative, this session will feature interdisciplinary, exploration-related science centered around these airless bodies targeted as potential human destinations. Areas of study span a broad spectrum of lunar, NEA, and Martian moon science encompassing investigations of the surface, interior, exosphere, and near-space environments as well as science uniquely enabled from these bodies. Graduate students and early career researchers are particularly encouraged to submit for oral presentations.
Index Terms:

6205 Asteroids [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
6250 Moon [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]


Primary Convener:  Kristina Gibbs, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States
Conveners:  Gregory K Schmidt, NASA Lunar Science Institute, Moffett Field, CA, United States, Brian Hamilton Day, NASA Ames Research Center, Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute, Moffett Field, CA, United States and Carle M Pieters, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States
Primary Liaison:  Kristina Gibbs, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States
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