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Planetary and Lunar Exploration

Space Science in the Twenty-First Century -- Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309038850
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309573719
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1988
  • Month: January
  • Pages: 122
  • Language: English
  • Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015
  • Copyright
  • Foreword
  • Contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Scientific Goals and Recommendations
    • GOALS OF PLANETARY EXPLORATION
      • To understand the origin of the solar system.
      • To understand the evolution of the planets.
      • To learn what conditions lead to the origin of life.
      • To learn how physical laws work in large systems.
    • A BALANCED PLANETARY PROGRAM
    • A MARS FOCUS
    • SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
      • Scientific Investigations
      • Technical Developments
      • International Collaboration
  • 3 Status of Planetary Science in 1995
    • OVERVIEW
      • State of Planetary Exploration as of 1995
      • Scientific Questions as of 1995
    • PLANETARY GEOSCIENCES
      • Scientific Objectives for Planetary Geosciences
        • Formation
        • Interior Structure, Dynamics, and Physical State
        • Crustal Evolution
        • Planet Morphology and Surface Processes
        • Measurement Objectives
      • The Inner Solar System
        • The Moon
        • Mercury
        • Venus
        • Mars
        • Internal Characteristics of the Inner Planets
        • Magnetic Fields of the Inner Planets
        • Atmospheric-Climatic Connections of the Inner Planets
      • Rocky Satellites
        • Satellites of Jupiter
        • Satellites of Saturn
        • Satellites of Uranus and Neptune
    • ATMOSPHERES
      • Earth, Mars, and Venus
      • Titan
      • Io and the Plasma Torus
      • Jovian Planets
    • RINGS
    • INTERIORS OF THE GIANT PLANETS
    • PLANETARY MAGNETISM
      • Generation of Planetary Magnetic Fields
      • Earth's Magnetic Field
      • Studying Planetary Magnetic Fields
    • PRIMITIVE BODIES AND THE ORIGIN OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
      • The Origin of the Sun and Planets
      • Search for and Study of Other Planetary Systems
      • Asteroids, Small Satellites, and Meteorites
        • General Characteristics
        • Anticipated State of Knowledge in 1995
    • COMETS
      • General Characteristics
      • State of Knowledge in 1995
        • Questions in Cometary Science
        • Comet Measurements and Technical Requirements
  • 4 Future Programs
    • PROPOSED MISSIONS
      • Programs for Planetary Geosciences
        • Types of Missions
        • Planned Missions
      • Programs for the Outer Solar System
        • Types of Missions
        • Planned Missions
      • Future Missions and Programs for Primitive Bodies and the Origin of the Solar System
    • A PROGRAM FOR INTENSIVE EXPLORATION OF MARS
      • Why Mars?
      • Scientific Objectives for a Mars Focus
      • Role of Humans in Intensive Mars Exploration
      • A Phased Approach
    • RECOMMENDATIONS
      • Exploration of the Solar System
      • Exploration of Mars

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