Planetary Science and Resources Discoveries

Planetary scientists sharing ideas and discoveries.

Planetary Science and Resources Discoveries (PSRD) is an educational site sharing the latest research on the nature and origin of the Moon, meteorites, asteroids, planets, and other materials in our Solar System, and on identifying potential resources on those bodies that could be tapped for the benefit of people on Earth. Original support came from the Planetary Science Division of NASA's Science Mission Directorate and Hawai'i Space Grant Consortium. This site is a vital link for what's new in planetary and space sciences, space resources exploration, and learning how science works.

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24 APRIL 2018 New Age for Lunar Exploration
by G. Jeffrey Taylor and Linda M. V. Martel
A change in the National Space Policy adds a lunar emphasis to NASA exploration programs.
pdf link, New Age for Lunar Exploration
OCT 2010 An Icy Treat
by Linda M. V. Martel
CosmoSparks Report - Water ice confirmed on the Moon.
pdf link, An Icy Treat
23 DEC 2004 Cosmochemistry and Human Exploration
by G. Jeffrey Taylor
Cosmochemistry plays an important role in developing local resources on the Moon and Mars, essential to sustained human presence in space.
pdf link, Cosmochemistry and Human Exploration
4 JUNE 2003 The Moon's Dark, Icy Poles
by Linda M. V. Martel
Permanently shadowed regions on the Moon--where frozen water could be trapped--are more abundant and more widely distributed than originally thought.
pdf link, The Moon's Dark, Icy Poles
21 NOV 2000 Mining the Moon, Mars, and Asteroids
by G. Jeffrey Taylor
Applied cosmochemistry plays a key role in plans to use the resources of the Moon, Mars, and asteroids.
pdf link, Mining the Moon, Mars, and Asteroids
21 DEC 1996 Ice on the Bone Dry Moon
by Paul D. Spudis
Deposits of ice in the permanently dark regions near the south pole of the Moon could bootstrap a self-sustaining lunar colony.
pdf link, Ice on the Bone Dry Moon
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