Back to the Moon?

Human exploration of the Moon and Mars: implications for Aurora

“…However, the strong scientific arguments for renewed human exploration of the Moon have been reviewed extensively elsewhere (e.g. ESA 1992; Spudis 1996, 2001; Crawford 2003, 2004), so I concentrate here on the scientific case for the human exploration of Mars, and examine how this might be linked to an earlier phase of activity of the Moon.…”

“…active seismic experiments, heatflow instruments, magnetometers, gravimeters and, crucially, drilling equipment) to a planetary surface than is likely to be practical with robotic probes alone (e.g. Crawford 2003).…”