[2003] ASR paper: A Concept for a Simple Radio Observatory at the Lunar South Pole

[2002/8-2003/1] Lunar South Polar Infrared Telescope, NASA Study

[2001/8-2002/8] M.Sc. research thesis (with Dr. Graham Woan) thanks to the US-UK Award

2003/11/18 Presentation @ International Lunar Conference

2002/10/11 Presentation @ World Space Congress

2002/10 IAC paper: New Astronomy from the Moon: A Lunar-based Very Low Frequency Radio Array. IAC abstract (2002/6)

2002/9 MB poster: Proposing lunar science missions to enable astronomy from the Moon

2002/4 EGS poster 2002/1 EGS abstract (pdf)

2002/2 Report: Attenuation of Radio Interference Behind the Moon

2002/1 NVME report Radio Astronomy from the Lunar Far Side: Precursor Studies of Radio Wave Propagation around the Moon. NVME abstract / pdf (2001/11)

Contributor to the Lunar Farside Radio Laboratory (IAA Study)

Glasgow Space & Lunar Explorers, LUNEX

[1999-2001] Caltech SEDS project:

2001/2 Radio Astronomy from the Lunar Farside (RALF)

2000/ 7/19, 8/6, 8/19, 11/5, Organization chart, drawing (by Chris)

[1999] Mission Design for Setting up an Optical Telescope on the Moon - Chris comments

potential team members: [If you are one or know of any, please let me know!]

Kurt Weiler, Namir Kassim (NRL) Dayton Jones, Tom Kuiper, Michael Mahoney, Robert Preston (JPL) Graham Woan (Glasgow, radio) Jean-Louis Bougeret (Observatoire de Paris) Michael Kaiser (GSFC) Jack Burns (CO) John Basart (IA) James Douglas (TX) Neb Duric (NM) K. S. Dwarakanath (India) Tetsuro Kondo et al. (Japan)	Wendell Mendell (JSC) Mike Duke (CSM) Jim Burke (ISU) Bernard Foing (ESTEC) Claudio Maccone (IAA) Stanislaw Gorgolewski (Poland) Mike Davis (SETI) Frank Drake (SETI) Paul Lowman (GSFC) Peter Chen (GSFC) Bruce Altner (ARInternet) Kaifu-san (NAO, IAU)

PAST WORK TO BUILD UPON (ADS, e-journals): [I'm trying to compile a complete list -- Please let me know if you know of any work not yet listed here!]

Lunar/related missions

meetings

[1968] RAE-A [1973] RAE-B / RAE-2 - Radio quiet on the Far Side of the Moon! [1971] Apollo 14: Lunar "ionosphere"! [1972,1974] Luna 19, Luna 22 - Lunar plasma! [1994] Clementine [1998] Lunar Prospector [2003] SMART-1 [2004?] TransOrbital [2004] Lunar-A [2005] SuperSat (LunaCorp) [2005] IceBreaker (pdf) [2005] sounder/ionosphere [2006] SELENE-B lander [200?] Lunar Dish Observatory (SpaceDev) [2009-2013?] Lunar South Pole Aitken Basin Sample Return mission (New Frontiers) Moon Orbiting Observatory Lunar European Demonstration Approach

1986/1 Future Astronomical Observatories on the Moon (NASA Conference 2489) 1988/2 A Lunar Far-Side Very Low Frequency Array (NASA Conference 3039) 1989/5 Physics and astrophysics from a lunar base (NASA Workshop) 1990/1 Low Frequency Astrophysics from Space (International Workshop) 1990/2 Astrophysics from the Moon (AIP Conference 207) 1997/8 Astronomy from the Moon (23rd meeting of the IAU, Joint Discussion 22) 1998/10 Chapman Conference on Space Based Radio Observations at Long Wavelengths 2000/7 International Conference on Exploration and Utilization of the Moon (ESA/ESTEC) 2001/3 Open session on lunar exploration: Lunar Odyssey 2001 2001/10 International Astronautical Congress 2001/11 meeting at JPL 2002/1 New Views of the Moon, Europe 2002/4/26 PS4. Lunar exploration 2002/5/25 International Space Development Conference (Denver) 2002/6/10-20 Lunar Base Design Workshop (ESTEC) 2002/7/18-20 Return to the Moon Symposium (Houston) 2002/9/12-14 The Moon Beyond 2002: Next Steps in Lunar Science and Exploration (NM, USA) 2002/10/10-19 The World Space Congress (Houston) ESA 2003/5/24 International Space Development Conference (CA) 2003/11/16-22 International Lunar Conference (Hawaii) Measurements wanted at the earliest opportunity in precursor missions [ESA SCI(97)2] to identify the best site for the observatory * Lunar "ionosphere": Electron concentration profile above Lunar surface, at various times of Lunar day & night. (SELENE) * Noise levels at various Lunar longitudes and altitudes (also with respect to the Sun). * Electrical permittivity & conductivity of Lunar regolith, to depth of ~10km, for low frequencies (30kHz~30MHz). * Detailed sounding at surface of candidate sites for unwanted sub-surface reflections. * Topological survey of candidate sites at altitude resolution of 0.5m over grid size of 10m. * Magnetic survey of candidate sites to find a site with low magnetic field. So far, we have some measurements from the 1970s when humans used to actively explore the Moon... Although helpful, they're not complete and may not be so reliable. Apollo Lunar Sounder Experiment Limits to a Lunar Ionosphere (PDF) (Bauer, 1996)

groups:

Forum Dutch Chapter

IAA Lunar SETI <- Committee on Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)

SETI

resources:

Low Frequency Radio Astronomy from Space (Weiler) Astronomical Low Frequency Array (JPL) Solar Imaging Radio Array (GSFC) Low Frequency Array (2008~) Far Side Lunar Observatory (1991), Lunar Farside Observatory (1989) Lunar Interferometric Radio Array (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 2000) Astronomers plan telescope on Moon (Maccone) Moon's Malapert Mountain seen as Ideal Site for Lunar Lab Lunar ionosphere (K. Noguchi, 1999) RadioAstron Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 1980's, Volume 1: Report of the Astronomy Survey Committee (1982) Protection of Radio Astronomy Observations in Shielded Zone of Moon (1991) Astronomy and Astrophysics Panel Reports (1991) Frequency Utilization of the Far Side of the Moon (2002)

Astronomy from the Moon (NAP 1991) Exploring the Moon and Mars: Choices for the Nation (1991) Lunar South Pole InfraRed Telescope (Paul van Susante, 2000) Large Lunar Telescope (NASA) Lunar Rover Initiative, Lunar Telescope Deployment (Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute, 1996) Romance to Reality: moon & Mars Plans (David Portree) International Lunar Initiative Organization (1988) Science from the Moon (NASDA report) Ice at the South Pole of the Moon Ideal Moon Bases Identified At South Pole Lunar South Pole water truck Moon Handbook The Moon: Resources, Future Development and Colonization (Schrunk et al. 1999) Space Age Publishing International Manned Lunar Base (1991)

What the scientific community wants:

Astronomy from the Moon (NAP 1991)

New Frontiers in the Solar System: An Integrated Exploration Strategy (NAP 2002)

Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium (2001) - priorities

Physics of the Universe study plan (2001)

NASA Origins Roadmap

NASA Structure and Evolution of the Universe Roadmap

funding/collaborators:

NASA New Frontiers (~$650M), Discovery program (~$300M for small testing landers)

NASA / Space Science Enterprise (JPL, Mike Shao) / telescopes - Enterprise Strategic Plan

ESA (FLEXI), Japan, China, Russia, India, Canada

Caltech Mars Society

^_^	LOW-FREQUENCY	RADIO	MICROWAVE	INFRARED	VISIBLE	ULTRAVIOLET	X RAY	GAMMA RAY
wavelength (m)	104~103~102~10	1~10-1	10-2~10-3	10-4~10-5	10-6	10-7~10-8	10-9~10-10~10-11	10-12~10-13~10-14~10-15
frequency (Hz)	104~105~106~107	108~109	1010~1011	1012~1013	1014	1015~1016	1017~1018~1019	1020~1021~1022~1023
energy (eV)	10-10~10-9~10-8~10-7	10-6~10-5	10-4~10-3	10-2~10-1	1	10~102	103~104~105	106~107~108~109
observatory	Lunar Farside!	Earth-based	Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) ~$145M	Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS)	Hubble Space Telescope (HST) ~$2200M	Extreme Ultraviolet Exporer (EUVE) $215M	Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT)	Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) $671M
(beautiful) view of the Universe	? Let's Find Out!

CNN
public reaction (Japan)

Please let me know what you think!