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Lunar
Research Institute Future Missions
Building on the success of the Lunar Prospector Mission, Dr. Binder
is planning three additional lunar polar orbit mapping missions
which will finish the global orbital mapping of the Moon. These
missions will:
1) Map the Moon's mineralogy, thermal and microwave radiation,
topography, and shallow crustal structure
2) Provide metric mapping and high resolution stereo-imager data
on the Moon
The LRI staff will also carryout a series of unmanned Lunar Landing
Missions which will:
1) Set up a seismological/heat flow/magnetometer network on the
Moon to study Moonquakes, the seismic risk factor, and the properties
and thermal budget of the deep interior of the Moon
2) Bring back samples from various areas on the Moon to continue
the studies of lunar petrology, chemistry and resources
3) Land rovers on the Moon to verify and map the water ice at
the poles and to make gravity, magnetic and composition traverse
across major lunar features.
The engineering and construction of the spacecraft needed to conduct
these missions will be done by Lunar
Exploration Inc., LRI's sister corporation.
If the USA is going to keep its preeminence in lunar
exploration and utilization, LRI NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. Since LRI
depends solely on the direct philanthropic support of interested
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