Flahaut Jessica, van der Bogert Carolyn H, Crawford Ian A, Vincent-Bonnieu Sebastien
CRPG, CNRS-UMR7358/Université de Lorraine, 54500, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität-Münster, Münster, Germany.
NPJ Microgravity. 2023 Jun 24;9(1):50. doi: 10.1038/s41526-023-00298-9.
The Moon is a geological history book, preserving information about the history of the Solar System, including the formation and early evolution of the terrestrial planets and their bombardment histories, as well as providing insight into other fundamental Solar System processes. These topics form the basis for science "of the Moon", but the lunar surface is also a platform for science "on the Moon" and "from the Moon"-including astronomical observations, fundamental physics, and life science investigations. Recently, the Moon has become a destination for technology research and development-in particular for developing in situ resources, human exploration, and habitation, and for its potential use as a waypoint for the human exploration of Mars. This paper, based on recommendations originally proposed in a White Paper for ESA's SciSpacE strategy, outlines key lunar science questions that may be addressed by future space exploration missions and makes recommendations for the next decades.
月球是一本地质历史书，保存着有关太阳系历史的信息，包括类地行星的形成和早期演化及其撞击历史，还能让我们深入了解太阳系的其他基本过程。这些主题构成了“月球科学”的基础，但月球表面也是进行“月球上的科学”和“从月球开展的科学”的平台——包括天文观测、基础物理学和生命科学研究。最近，月球已成为技术研发的目的地——特别是用于开发原位资源、人类探索和居住，以及作为人类探索火星的一个中途点的潜在用途。本文基于欧洲航天局（ESA）科学与空间战略白皮书中最初提出的建议，概述了未来太空探索任务可能解决的关键月球科学问题，并为未来几十年提出了建议。
