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ORION/MOONRISE: JOINT HUMAN-ROBOTIC LUNAR SAMPLE RETURN MISSION CONCEPT

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Addresses key objectives for<br />

Planetary Science.<br />

How the Solar<br />

System evolved<br />

to its current,<br />

diverse state.<br />

MoonRise sample return addresses key<br />

Solar System Science as endorsed by the NRC!<br />

Dynamics of the<br />

Outer Solar System<br />

Origin of the<br />

Earth-Moon system<br />

Impact Cataclysm<br />

MoonRise<br />

Science<br />

SPA Samples<br />

•Potential episodes of crust formation<br />

•on the terrestrial planets.<br />

•Modified from Head<br />

Differentiation and<br />

Thermal History of<br />

the Terrestrial Planets<br />

Advances scientific knowledge<br />

knowledge<br />

of Solar System history and<br />

processes.<br />

Effects of Giant<br />

Impacts on<br />

Planetary Evolution<br />

Planetary<br />

Environments<br />

for the Origin and<br />

Evolution of Life<br />

5<br />

Implications for the<br />

history of Earth at a<br />

critical time in the<br />

development of<br />

its habitable<br />

environments and<br />

the origin and<br />

survival of Earth’s<br />

early life.<br />

5

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