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astro-ph.IM2012★ 76 cited
A Lunar L2-Farside Exploration and Science Mission Concept with the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and a Teleoperated Lander/Rover
Jack O. Burns, David A. Kring, Joshua B. Hopkins +3
A novel concept is presented in this paper for a human mission to the lunar L2 (Lagrange) point that would be a proving ground for future exploration missions to deep space while a…
astro-ph.EP2012★ 266 cited
A Sawtooth-like Timeline for the First Billion Year of Lunar Bombardment
Alessandro Morbidelli, Simone Marchi, William F. Bottke +1
We revisit the early evolution of the Moon's bombardment. Our work combines modeling (based on plausible projectile sources and their dynamical decay rates) with constraints from t…