LunarEX - a proposal to cosmic vision

Citation

Smith A, Crawford IA, Gowen RA, Ball AJ, Barber SJ, Church P, Coates AJ, Gao Y, Griffiths AD, Hagermann A, Joy KH, Phipps A, Pike WT, Scott R & Sheridan S (2009) LunarEX - a proposal to cosmic vision. Experimental Astronomy, 23 (3), pp. 711-740. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-008-9109-6

Abstract
While the surface missions to the Moon of the 1970s achieved a great deal, scientifically much was also left unresolved. The recent plethora of lunar missions (flown or proposed) reflects a resurgence in interest in the Moon, not only in its own right, but also as a record of the early solar system including the formation of the Earth. Results from recent orbiter missions have shown evidence of ice or at least hydrogen within shadowed craters at the lunar poles.

Keywords
Lunar; Penetrator; Lunar seismology; Lunar geochemistry; Lunar geophysics; Lunar exploration

Journal
Experimental Astronomy: Volume 23, Issue 3

• LunarEX—a proposal to cosmic vision