AGU Press Release | 30 April 2024
Astrobiology Science Conference 2024 press tips and events
Rhode Island Convention Center One Sabin Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903 5 – 10 May 2024 Press contact: Liza Lester, +1 (202) 777-7494, [email protected] WASHINGTON —...
AGU23 | 24 January 2024
Moon Accretion via Magnetospheric Erosion
Christopher Jay Irvine
When a regular (non-captured) moon orbits entirely within its planet’s magnetosphere, it is subject to magnetospheric erosion. Orbital velocities are generally slower than...
AGU23 | 25 January 2024
Earth observations from the Moon’s surface: scientific advantages and dependence on lunar libration
Nick Gorkavyi + Alexander Marshak + Nickolay Anatoly Krotkov
ABSTRACT. Observing the Earth from the Moon’s surface has important scientific and technical advantages compared to current LEO, GEO and L1 observations. The apparent librational...
AGU23 | 11 December 2023
Exploring the Moon: Training Astronauts for Artemis Missions
Cynthia A Evans + Angela Garcia + Chelsea Trainor ...
For the first time in over 50 years, NASA scientists are training astronauts assigned to lunar missions. The successful Artemis 1 test flight in 2022 set the stage for future...
AGU23 | 11 December 2023
Preparation for the Farside Seismic Suite: Seismic Propagation on the Moon
Ceri Nunn + Benjamin Fernando + Mark P Panning ...
The Farside Seismic Suite will deploy two seismometers at a single location in Schrödinger Crater, on the Moon’s farside, in 2025. The mission is funded by NASA’s Commercial...