AGU23 | 24 January 2024
Moon Accretion via Magnetospheric Erosion
Christopher Jay Irvine
When a regular (non-captured) moon orbits entirely within its planet’s magnetosphere, it is subject to magnetospheric erosion. Orbital velocities are generally slower than...
AGU23 | 25 January 2024
Earth observations from the Moon’s surface: scientific advantages and dependence on lunar libration
Nick Gorkavyi + Alexander Marshak + Nickolay Anatoly Krotkov
ABSTRACT. Observing the Earth from the Moon’s surface has important scientific and technical advantages compared to current LEO, GEO and L1 observations. The apparent librational...
AGU23 | 25 January 2024
Tracing the Flow of Angular Momentum and Energy in the Jupiter System: Connecting Jupiter to the Habitability of its Moons
Michel F. Blanc + Alessandro Mura + Ingo C F Mueller-Wodarg ...
Giant Planet Systems are “miniature” planetary systems in the Solar System. The flow of angular momentum and energy through these systems controls their long-term evolution,...
AGU23 | 11 December 2023
Exploring the Moon: Training Astronauts for Artemis Missions
Cynthia A Evans + Angela Garcia + Chelsea Trainor ...
For the first time in over 50 years, NASA scientists are training astronauts assigned to lunar missions. The successful Artemis 1 test flight in 2022 set the stage for future...
AGU23 | 11 December 2023
Preparation for the Farside Seismic Suite: Seismic Propagation on the Moon
Ceri Nunn + Benjamin Fernando + Mark P Panning ...
The Farside Seismic Suite will deploy two seismometers at a single location in Schrödinger Crater, on the Moon’s farside, in 2025. The mission is funded by NASA’s Commercial...