Mission Objectives
LADEE is a strategic mission that will address three major science goals:
- Determine the global density, composition, and time variability of the fragile lunar atmosphere before it is perturbed by further human activity;
- Determine if the Apollo astronaut sightings of diffuse emission at tens of kilometers above the surface were sodium glow or dust and;
- Document the dust impactor environment (size-frequency) to help guide design engineering for the outpost and also future robotic missions.
Read more about this topic: Lunar Atmosphere And Dust Environment Explorer
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