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The Role of Lunar Astronomy in the Exploration and Development of the Moon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

W. I. McLaughlin
W. I. McLaughlin*
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California 91109-8099, USA

Abstract

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Lunar astronomical facilities can be robotically emplaced or form an adjunct to a human base. Connected facilities are a means to increase science-per-dollar. Near-Earth and Centaur asteroids may also serve as venues for astronomy.

Type
II. Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 11 , Issue 2: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XXIIIrd General Assembly of the IAU (Part B), 1997 , 1998 , pp. 977 - 979
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1998

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