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| Title: | Lunar radio telescopes : a staged approach for lunar science, heliophysics, astrobiology, cosmology, and exploration |
| Authors: | Lazio, Joseph
Bowman, Judd D.
Burns, Jack O.
Farrell, W. M.
Jones, D. L.
Kasper, J. C.
MacDowall, R. J.
Stewart, K. P.
Weiler, K. |
| Keywords: | radio telescopes
Moon science platform
terrestrial emissions.
lunar radio telescopes |
| Issue Date: | 17-Jul-2012 |
| Publisher: | Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2012. |
| Citation: | AIAA Global Space Exploration Conference, Washington, D. C., May 22, 2012 |
| Abstract: | Observations with radio telescopes address key problems in cosmology, astrobiology, heliophysics, and planetary science including the first light in the Universe (Cosmic Dawn), magnetic fields of extrasolar planets, particle acceleration mechanisms, and the lunar ionosphere. The Moon is a unique science platform because it allows access to radio frequencies that do not penetrate the Earth's ionosphere and because its far side is shielded from intense terrestrial emissions. The instrument packages and infrastructure needed for radio telescopes can be transported and deployed as part of Exploration activities, and the resulting science measurements may inform Exploration (e.g., measurements of lunar surface charging). An illustrative roadmap for the staged deployment of lunar radio telescopes is the following: |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2014/42513 |
| Appears in Collections: | JPL TRS 1992+
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