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Traverses for the ISECG-GER design reference mission for humans on the lunar surface
Authors:Elyse J Allender  Csilla Orgel  Natasha V Almeida  John Cook  Jessica J Ende  Oscar Kamps  Sara Mazrouei  Thomas J Slezak  Assi-Johanna Soini  David A Kring
Institution:1. School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK;2. Institute of Geological Sciences, Planetary Sciences and Remote Sensing, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany;3. Planetary Materials Group, Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, UK;4. University of Houston, USA;5. Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee Knoxville, USA;6. ITC Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands;7. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada;8. Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, USA;9. Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;10. Center for Lunar Science and Exploration, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, USA
Abstract:This study explores the Design Reference Mission (DRM) architecture developed by Hufenbach et al. (2015) as a prelude to the release of the 2018 Global Exploration Roadmap (GER) developed by the International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG). The focus of this study is the exploration of the south polar region of the Moon, a region that has not been visited by any human missions, yet exhibits a multitude of scientifically important locations – the investigation of which will address long standing questions in lunar research. This DRM architecture involves five landing sites (Malapert massif, South Pole/Shackleton crater, Schrödinger basin, Antoniadi crater, and the South Pole-Aitken basin center), to be visited in sequential years by crew, beginning in 2028. Two Lunar Electric Rovers (LER) are proposed to be tele-robotically operated between sites to rendez-vous with crew at the time of the next landing. With engineering parameters in mind we explore the feasibility of tele-robotic operation of these LERs between lunar landing sites, and identify potential high interest sampling locations en-route. Additionally, in-depth sample collection and return traverses are identified for each individual landing site across key geologic terrains that also detail crew Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA). Exploration at and between landing sites is designed to address a suite of National Research Council (2007) scientific concepts.
Keywords:Moon  Lunar exploration  Design reference mission  Sample return  South Pole-Aitken basin  Landing sites
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