On Tuesday 29 May, Brown University Professor James Head Will Give A Presentation On ‘The Moon As A Touchstone For Solar System Science” At NASA Lunar Science Institute In CA, USA; Discoveries & Insights About Other Terrestrial Planets Gained From Moon Through 50 Years Of Exploration; Candidate Future Directions For Lunar Science & Exploration; Videoconference Participation Available
Moon Society Organizing CisLunar Econosphere Session On Sunday 27 May During International Space Development Conference In Washington DC; Industry, Academia & Independent Experts Will Address Key Infrastructure Elements / Capabilities Needed To Expand Economic Activity In CisLunar Space; Moon Mining From L1, Polar Ice For Fuel, GRAIL Mission Report, Communications, & More
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UNH Scientists Harlan Spence (R) & Nathan Schwadron (L), PI & Deputy PI Of LRO CRaTER Instrument Are Available To Discuss Implications Of Powerful Solar Flare That Erupted 16 May; Enormous Sunspot 160,000km Across Could Create Damaging Radiation Storms Over Earth In Next Several Days; Primary Goal Of LRO CRaTER Instrument Is To Characterize Global Lunar Radiation Environment And Its Biological Impacts
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Abstract Submission Deadline Is 23 May For European Planetary Science Congress 2012; Conference Organizers Seeking Submissions For Following Lunar Sessions: Lunar Volatiles, Lunar Science & Exploration – A Global Approach, Lunar Science & Google Lunar X Prize, Moon As Tool For Public Engagement; EPSC 2012 Will Be Held In Madrid, 23-28 September
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Scarps & Graben Imaged By LRO Show Moon Was Actively Shrinking & Growing More Recently Than Previously Believed; Lobate Scarps On Lunar Surface Less Than 10m High / Several Km Long Indicate Distance Between Moon Surface & Center Shrank About 100m; Graben (L) Show Evidence Of Lunar Expansion; Scientists Believe Features To Be Around 50M Years Old, Compared To 4.5B Year Old Moon
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Image Credit: southtek.com, K. Pichumani, ISRO
ISRO Chairman Radhakrishnan Says Chandrayaan-2 Launch Will Follow 2 Successful Launches Of GSLV Rocket With Indigenous Cryogenic Engine; GSLV Systems To Undergo Series Of Tests & Modifications To Rectify Problems From 2 Failed Launches; Next Launches Scheduled For Fall 2012, Early 2013, Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter / Lander / Rover Launch NET 2014
Image Credit: NASA, GLXP, Team Puli
4 GLXP Teams Present Their Plans To, Invite Science Payloads From, 170 Lunar Scientists At Recent European Lunar Symposium In Berlin; Puli, AMALIA, FREDNET, Synergy Moon Among 11 GLXP Teams With Significant European Involvement; Radio Antennae, X-Ray Spectroscopes Among Payload Concepts Proposed During Highly Successful Session
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India PRL Researchers Find Evidence Of Relatively Recent Volcanic Activity On Moon Using LRO, Chandrayaan-1 Data; Images Of Tycho Crater Central Peak Show Vents, Lava Channels, Solidified Flows Of Inner Crustal Material, & Large Boulders (120-Meter) Atop Highest Summit; Features Were Made After Creation Of Crater 110M Years Ago; Team Awaits Further Research From Chandrayaan-2, NET 2014
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Doug Currie Will Speak On Lunar Laser Ranging Program (LLRP) During LUNAR Webinar Friday, 13 Apr, Noon MDT; Science Results From LLRP Data Using Apollo Reflectors, New Generation Of Lunar Reflectors That Could Be Deployed By GLXP Landers; LLRP Data Facilitates Understanding Of Interior Of Moon, Origin Of Solar System Bodies, Inconsistency Between General Relativity & Quantum Mechanics