| タイトル | RESOLVE for Lunar Polar Ice/Volatile Characterization Mission |
| 本文（外部サイト） | http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20110014548 |
| 著者（英） | Picard, M.; Boucher, D.; Larson, W. E.; Sanders, G. B.; Colaprete, A.; Quinn, J. W. |
| 著者所属（英） | NASA Johnson Space Center |
| 発行日 | 2011-01-01 |
| 言語 | eng |
| 内容記述 | Ever since data from the neutron spectrometer instrument on the Lunar Prospector mission indicated the possibility of significant concentrations of hydrogen at the lunar poles, speculation on the form and concentration of the hydrogen has been debated. The recent impact of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) along with thermal, topographic, neutron spectrometry, and radar frequency data obtained from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) have provided more information suggesting significant amounts of water/ice and other volatiles may be available in the top 1 to 2 meters of regolith at the lunar poles. The next step in understanding what resources are available at the lunar poles is to perform a mission to obtain ground truth. data. To meet this need, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) along with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) have been working on a prototype payload known as the Regolith & Environment Science and Oxygen & Lunar Volatile Extraction experiment, or RESOLVE. |
| NASA分類 | Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration |
| レポートNO | JSC-CN-24414 |
| 権利 | Copyright, Distribution as joint owner in the copyright |
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