S. Sembay, J.A. Carter, M. Collier, G. Fraser, S. Snowden

The next decade or two is likely to see a huge increase in the scientific endeavour associated with lunar exploration. In this paper we discuss the part that X-ray astronomy can play within this activity. An X-ray telescope on the lunar surface can make important scientific observations of the interactions of the solar wind with both lunar and terrestrial sources; the position of the Moon relative to the Earth makes the moon an ideal location for observing X-ray emission from the solar wind charge exchange (SWCX) process in the Earths magnetosheath. Compact and low-mass X-ray telescopes can be constructed that would be carried to the lunar surface by either manned missions or on automated soft landers. In both cases the X-ray telescope would be a small part of a much larger scientific payload.

DGLR Symposium "To Moon and Beyond", 2007, Bremen

Conference Paper

englisch

A4, 10 Seiten

DGLR-Bericht, 2007, 2007-02, To Moon and Beyond; S.1-10; 2007; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt - Lilienthal-Oberth e.V., Bonn

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2007