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The Scientific Context for Exploration of the Moon: Final Report (2007)
Space Studies Board (SSB)

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. "6 Observations and Science Potentially Enabled by the Vision for Space." The Scientific Context for Exploration of the Moon: Final Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2007.

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The Scientific Context for Exploration of the Moon

FIGURE 6.5 Energetic neutral atom (ENA) image at ~20 keV to 50 keV from an equatorial perspective. Data from Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration (IMAGE)-high-energy neutral-atom imager instrument. SOURCE: Courtesy of J. Burch, Southwest Research Institute, D. Mitchell, and P. Brandt with support from NASA under contract NAS5-96020.

and depth of expertise to perform a thorough evaluation of the many issues that need examination. A thorough study is required.


Recommendation 5: The committee recommends that NASA consult scientific experts to evaluate the suitability of the Moon as an observational site for studies of Earth, heliophysics, astronomy, astrophysics, and astrobiology. Such a study should refer to prior NRC decadal surveys and their established priorities.

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