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  • Apollo 17, Station 6 boulder sample 76255: Absolute petrology of breccia matrix and igneous clasts 
    Warner, Jeffrey L.; Simonds, Charles H.; Phinney, William C. (Pergamon Press, 1976)
    This is a petrologic report on sample 76255 from the Apollo 17 Station 6 boulder, the matrix of which yields a crystallization age of 3.98 AE.
  • The Apollo landing sites 
    Zimbelman, James R.; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0420-8453 (Planetary Image Center/Lunar and Planetary Institute, 1987)
    Photographic coverage of the regional setting for the six Apollo landing sites.
  • Apophis T–9 Years: Knowledge Opportunities for the Science of Planetary Defense : November 4–6, 2020 
    Binzel, Richard P.; Michel, Patrick, 1970- (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2020)
    Explores the dynamical details and corresponding science opportunities presented by the April 13, 2029 near-miss passage of the asteroid Apophis. Knowledge is the first line of planetary defense, and the 2029 Apophis ...
  • Application of remote sensing techniques to the study of the Earth : special session abstracts, eleventh Lunar and Planetary Science Conference March 17, 1980 
    Phillips, R. J. (Roger J.), 1940-2020; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5869-7427; Thome, Pitt G. (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 1980)
    Abstracts for the Application of remote sensing techniques to the study of the Earth a special session at the eleventh Lunar and Planetary Science Conference March 17, 1980.
  • Arecibo S-band radar characterization of local-scale heterogeneities within Mercury's north polar deposits 
    Rivera-Valentín, Edgard G.; Meyer, Heather M.; Taylor, Patrick A.; Mazarico, Erwan; Bhiravarasu, Sriram S.; Virkki, Anne K.; Nolan, Michael C.; Chabot, Nancy L.; Giorgini, Jon D.; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4042-003X; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2493-943X (IOP Publishing, 2022-03-14)
    Ground-based planetary radar observations first revealed deposits of potentially nearly pure water ice in some permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) on Mercury's poles. Later, the MESSENGER spacecraft confirmed the icy nature ...
  • Artemis III EVA Opportunities along a Ridge Extending from Shackleton Crater towards de Gerlache Crater 
    Kring, David A. (David Allen); Barrett, Natasha; Boazman, Sarah; Gawronska, Aleksandra; Gilmour, Cosette; Halim, Samuel; Harish; McCanaan, Kathryn; Satyakumar, Animireddi V.; Shah, Jahnavi; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3150-6787; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3440-6282; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4964-1138; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4978-530X (2020-09-08)
    EVAs in this location can begin to address science objectives 1c, 2a, 3a, 3b, 3d, 4a, 4d, 6c, and 7b, and potentially address objectives 1a, 1b, 4b, 5a-b, and 7d [12]. EVAs can also help address strategic knowledge gaps ...
  • Artemis III EVA Opportunities in the Vicinity of the Lunar South Pole on the Rim of Shackleton Crater 
    Kring, David A. (David Allen); Barrett, Natasha; Boazman, Sarah; Gawronska, Aleksandra; Gilmour, Cosette; Halim, Samuel; Harish; McCanaan, Kathryn; Satyakumar, Animireddi V.; Shah, Jahnavi; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3150-6787; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3440-6282; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4964-1138; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4978-530X (2020-09-08)
    EVAs in this location can begin to address science objectives 1c, 2a, 3a, 3b, 3d, 4a, 4d, 6c, and 7b, and potentially address objectives 1a, 1b, 4b, 5a-b, and 7d [9]. EVAs can also help address strategic knowledge gaps ...
  • Artemis III EVA Opportunities on Malapert and Leibnitz β Massifs 
    Kring, David A. (David Allen); Gruener, John E.; Eppler, Dean B.; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3440-6282 (2020-09-08)
    If Artemis III astronauts land on Malapert or Leibnitz β, the exploration and science rationales developed previously apply. If, however, they are limited to a 2 km walking EVA, the breadth of the science to be addressed ...
  • Artemis III EVA Opportunities on the Lunar Farside near Shackleton Crater 
    Kring, David A. (David Allen); Bretzelder, Jordan M.; Ganesh, Indujaa; Kumari, Nandita; Lang, Antonio; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3440-6282 (2020-09-08)
    A summit between Shackleton and Slater craters has an average solar illumination of 83%. The point, site 007 of [1] and NASA's Plan for Sustainable Lunar Exploration and Development, is on the farside of the Moon, beyond ...
  • Artemis III EVA Opportunities on the Rim of de Gerlache Crater 
    Kring, David A. (David Allen); Bretzelder, Jordan M.; Ganesh, Indujaa; Kumari, Nandita; Lang, Antonio; Siegler, Matthew; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3440-6282 (2020-09-08)
    Sampling geologic materials, assessing potential ice deposits, and making the measurements described above will address science objectives 1a, 1e, 3a, 3b, 3d, 4a-d, 6d, 7b-c and potentially address 1a, 1b, 4e, and 7d [NRC ...
  • Asteroid Science in the Age of Hayabusa2 and OSIRIS-REx : November 5–7, 2019 
    Lauretta, D. S. (Dante S.), 1970-; Sugita, Seiji; Michel, Patrick, 1970- (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2019)
    The workshop provides an opportunity to summarize our understanding of near-Earth asteroids, following the Hayabusa2 and OSIRIS-REx encounters with Ryugu and Bennu.
  • An asteroidal origin for water in the Moon 
    Barnes, Jessica J.; Kring, David A. (David Allen); Tartèse, Romain; Franchi, Ian A.; Anand, Mahesh (Professor); Russell, Sara S. (Sara Samantha), 1966-; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3440-6282 (Nature, 2016-05-31)
    Here we address those fundamental issues by constraining the mass of water accreted to the Moon and modelling the relative proportions of asteroidal and cometary sources for water that are consistent with measured isotopic ...
  • Asteroids Inside Out: Radar Tomography 
    Haynes, Mark; Virkki, Anne K.; Venditti, Flaviane C. F.; Hickson, Dylan; Pinilla-Alonso, Noemí; Brisset, Julie; Benner, Lance A. M.; Raymond, Carol A.; Lazio, Joseph; Freeman, Anthony; Castillo-Rogez, Julie; Asphaug, Erik Ian; Taylor, Patrick A.; Herique, Alain; Kofman, Wlodek; Sava, Paul; Pajola, Maurizio; Lucchetti, Alice; De Pra, Mario Nascimento; Rivera-Valentín, Edgard G.; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2493-943X; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4042-003X (2020)
    This white paper summarizes the science opportunities, state of the art, and outstanding knowledge gaps, with a particular emphasis on the 99942 Apophis encounter when it flies by within six Earth radii (near the outer ...
  • Asteroids, Comets, Meteors 1991 : proceedings of the international conference held at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, USA June 24-28, 1991 
    Harris, Alan W.; Bowell, Edward (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 1991)
    Papers from the conference are presented and cover the following topics with respect to asteroids, comets, and/or meteors: interplanetary dust, cometary atmospheres, atmospheric composition, comet tails, astronomical ...
  • Asteroids, Comets, Meteors 2008 : July 13-18, 2008 
    Rivkin, Andrew S. (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2008)
    Areas to be covered at the meeting will include multi-wavelength observations from the ground and space, discovery and cataloguing of objects, numerical studies of the dynamics and impact behavior of small bodies, and ...
  • Astrobiology Science Conference : evolution and life : surviving catastrophes and extremes on Earth and beyond : April 26 -29, 2010 
    Allen, Carlton; Conrad, Pamela Gales; Siefert, Janet (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2010)
    Addresses how environmental, chemical, biological, physical, and even social stresses, ranging in scale from the infinitesimal to the catastrophic, affect the pace and course of evolutionary change. Examines stress, stasis, ...
  • Astromaterials Data Management in the Era of Sample-Return Missions Community Workshop : November 8–10, 2021, Virtual 
    Haenecour, Pierre (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2021)
    The workshop will provide an opportunity to present and discuss all the current projects and initiatives for astromaterials sample tracking and data management. It will bring together researchers, scientists and software ...
  • Basaltic volcanism: The importance of planet size 
    Walker, David, 1946-; Stolper, Edward M.; Hays, J. F. (Pergamon Press, 1979)
    The volumetrically abundant basalts on the earth, its moon, and the eucrite parent planet all have chemical compositions that are controlled to a large extent by dry, low-pressure, crystal-liquid equilibria. Since this ...
  • Biosignature Preservation and Detection in Mars Analog Environments : May 16–18, 2016, Lake Tahoe, Nevada 
    Hays, Lindsay; Beaty, D. W. (David W.); Voytek, Mary A.; Meyer, Michael (Planetary scientist) (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2016)
    Our objective is to focus strategies to detect a range of possible biosignatures on Mars in different categories of geologic settings by assessing the attributes and preservation potential of various biosignatures in ...
  • Borehole seismic observations from the Chicxulub impact drilling: implications for seismic reflectivity and impact damage 
    Nixon, C. G.; Schmitt, D. R.; Kofman, R.; Lofi, Johanna; Gulick, Sean P. S.; Saustrup, S.; Christeson, Gail L.; Kring, David A. (David Allen); https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3440-6282 (AGU, 2022-02-21)
    Seismic profiling over geological features reveal to us both the geometry of the structure and the speeds of the seismic waves within it. Calibrating these profiles using only data from the surface, however, remains ...

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