Lunar Science
It may seem that the moon is old hat. After all, we went there 40 years ago so there must be nothing new in lunar science. This is not true. Below is a flyer I just received calling for submissions to an upcoming conference. Clearly lunar science continues .....
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Dear colleagues,
the deadline for abstract submission (Feb 21st) is approaching for this year Goldschmidt conference (13-18 June, Knoxville, TN). We hope to see you there and encourage you to submit your contributions to "The Moon 40 years after Apollo: Origin, evolution and volatiles". See description below:
Dear lunatics and befriended researchers and thinkers,
hereby we would like to bring your attention to the upcoming event to be held in Knoxville, TN, in June 2010. The Goldschmidt conference has quickly developed into the largest and most influential geochemistry meeting worldwide. In particular, the 2010 Goldschmidt assembly will offer the 01c session "The Moon 40 Years after Apollo: Origin, Evolution and Volatiles" which may be of a great interest to many of you:
The Moon has been studied in detail through data and samples collected during the Apollo era and subsequent orbital missions, as well as with lunar meteorites. Indeed, on the basis of these datasets, models for lunar origin and evolution have been debated and revised. However, current and recent missions to the Moon over the last decade have clearly demonstrated that while humans actually went there during Apollo, we have certainly not understood everything about our closest celestial neighbor. Evidence for the presence of volatiles inside and outside of permanently shadowed craters and evidence for volatiles in volcanic glass beads and minerals returned by Apollo have only recently been recognized. Clearly we need to rethink our ideas on the formation and evolution of the Moon. The combination of Kaguya, Chang'e-1, Chandrayaan-1, and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter remotely-sensed data have provided for major steps in a better understanding of lunar science, and in addition, their data provide an evaluation of future robotic sample return sites and human landings. The data returned from these recent missions, when integrated with those already collected, emphasize the major role the Moon plays in planetary science, as it is the paradigm for the early evolution of the terrestrial planets. The Moon continues to inspire and amaze us as its secrets are revealed, and continued exploration allows lunar scientists to ask more searching questions.
Here, we seek contributions from the whole range of major and trace element geochemistry, stable and radiogenic isotope geology and recent remote sensing missions that aim at improvements in our current knowledge of lunar science.
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