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Title: Lunar Polar Volatiles Explorer (LPVE) Mission Concept Study
Primary Author: Chip Shearer
Institution: University of New Mexico
Summary: The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of a mission to investigate the possibility of volatiles in permanently shadowed areas of the lunar poles -- the Lunar Polar Volatiles Explorer (LPVE). The overall science goals and objectives were provided as guidelines by the Decadal Survey Inner Planets Panel, with the goal of determining whether such a mission could be accomplished within a Principal Investigator (PI)-led mission cost cap (i.e., New Frontiers).
Panel Selection: Inner Planets
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