The Scientific Legacy of Apollo
arXiv:1211.6768 · doi:10.1111/j.1468-4004.2012.53624.x
Abstract
On the 40th anniversary of the last human expedition to the Moon, I review the scientific legacy of the Apollo programme and argue that science would benefit from a human return to the Moon.
Article published in the December 2012 issue of the Royal Astronomical Society journal Astronomy and Geophysics
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