The participating scientists will join the first Artemis lunar surface science team, led by Noah Petro, project scientist, at NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and Padi Boyd, deputy project scientist, at NASA Headquarters. In this role, they will support the inaugural Artemis geology team, led by Brett Denevi of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland. The larger team also includes deployed instrument teams and the Artemis internal science team.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\u201cArtemis is enabling the kind of scientific work that will reshape our understanding of the Moon and open the door to discoveries we\u2019ve only imagined,\u201d said Lakiesha Hawkins, acting deputy associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters. \u201cThe work these scientists will contribute before, during, and after the mission will help us make the most of every step astronauts take on the lunar surface and ensure we\u2019re learning as much as possible from this new era of human exploration.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the mission, astronauts will land near the Moon\u2019s South Pole, a landscape of extremes with dark craters that contain may contain ice and mountain peaks in near-constant illumination. The scientific research during the first crewed Artemis lunar landing mission will provide critical data to support further exploration while digging deeper into questions that have intrigued scientists since the Apollo era \u2013 such as the impact history of the Moon or the locations of shallow ice deposits. In addition, the processes that the science team develops and tests during the first Artemis landed lunar mission will provide the framework for science operations during increasingly difficult missions to explore more of the Moon\u2019s surface and subsurface.<\/p>\n
The selected participants will engage in pre-mission planning, science mission operations, and work preparing the post-mission reports to address these questions. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Through Artemis, NASA will address high priority science questions in a Golden Age of exploration and discovery, focusing on those best accomplished by human explorers on and around the Moon and by using the unique attributes of the lunar environment. The Artemis missions\u00a0will send astronauts to explore the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and build the foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars.<\/p>\n
For more information on Artemis, visit:<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Alise Fisher \/ Molly Wasser Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n Get The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NASA has selected 10 participating scientists to help shape a science plan for astronauts to complete on the lunar surface under the Artemis program \u2013 including deploying scientific instruments, making critical observations of the landing site, and collecting Moon rocks. \u201cCongratulations to the scientists selected to participate in this important Artemis lunar surface science team,\u201d [\u2026] Continue reading
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