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SPONSORS — |
LCROSS Mission Project,
NASA Ames Research Center,
Lunar and Planetary Institute,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE — |
Jennifer Heldmann (chair),
NASA Ames Research
Center/SETI Institute
Geoff Briggs,
NASA Ames Research Center
Tony Colaprete,
NASA Ames Research Center
Don Korycansky,
University of California,
Santa Cruz
Pete Schultz,
Brown University
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MEETING LOCATION AND DATE
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The Workshop on Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) Site Selection will
be held at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, October 16, 2006.
Please note that the workshop has been changed from a two-day meeting to a one-day meeting.
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KEY POINTS:
Date: October 16, 2006
Location: Moffett Field, CA
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MISSION OBJECTIVE
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The primary objective of the LCROSS mission is to help advance the
Vision for Space Exploration by investigating the presence of water
on the Moon. The mission, scheduled for launch in October 2008, will
use the impact of its upper stage launch vehicle to enable a
monitoring spacecraft following closely behind to study the
composition of lunar regolith in a permanently shadowed region where
cold-trapping of volatiles is expected. The ejecta cloud will be
imaged and studied in detail spectroscopically in order to directly
measure the concentration of water and to characterize other physical
and compositional properties of permanently shadowed lunar regolith.
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TARGET SELECTION
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LCROSS shall target the following:
- a 3-km-radius impact area at 3s (LCROSS aims for 3-km-radius
impact area but final accuracy may be as high as 10 km; targeting
accuracy will be refined in upcoming weeks)
- poleward of 70° latitude at either lunar pole
- a region of permanent shadow
- a region on the lunar nearside such that the impact plume is
observable to groundbased observatories
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PURPOSE AND SCOPE
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The purpose of this workshop is to identify the impact site with the highest potential for
scientific return. Each site presented will be discussed in an open forum. The LCROSS Site
Selection Committee will then recommend optimal sites to NASA Headquarters and to the Lunar
Precursor and Robotic Program (LPRP) at the Marshall Space Flight Center for use in their final
target selection.
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WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
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The preliminary program with
abstracts is now available. Because of the open forum format,
all presentations at the workshop are oral. Two submissions are being included in the online
program as print-only abstracts.
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REGISTRATION
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There will be no registration fee associated with this workshop. However,
participants are being asked to complete the electronic registration form so that the
organizers will have an accurate headcount for planning purposes and meeting badges may be prepared for
participants.
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BADGING AND LODGING
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The workshop will be held in the Ballroom at the NASA Ames Conference Center (NACC),
which is behind the Main Gate to NASA Ames Research Center. Each
driver must present current U.S. identification, e.g., U.S. driver's
license, NASA badge, or U.S. military ID at the Main Gate.
Foreign nationals without U.S. identification must contact the Local
Organizing Chair, Jennifer Heldmann, as
soon as possible for additional badging instructions.
Lodging is available either onsite at the NASA Ames Lodge or in
nearby hotels.
For information regarding the NASA Ames Lodge, please visit
http://naccenter.arc.nasa.gov/lodging.html.
For information regarding nearby hotels, please visit
http://naccenter.arc.nasa.gov/hotels.html.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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For further information regarding the scientific objectives, program format, and/or logistics of the meeting, contact
JENNIFER HELDMANN
NASA Ames Research Center
Phone: 650-604-5530
E-mail: jheldmann@mail.arc.nasa.gov
For information regarding indications of interest or meeting announcements, contact
MARY CLOUD
Lunar and Planetary Institute
Phone: 281-486-2143
Fax: 281-486-2125
E-mail: cloud@lpi.usra.edu
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| SCHEDULE |
| October 2, 2006 | Deadline for preregistration |
| October 16, 2006 | Workshop on Lunar Crater Observing and
Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) Site Selection |
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