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ISOCHRON (spacecraft)
| Names | Inner SOlar system CHRONogy |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Lunar sample-return |
| Operator | NASA |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2025 (proposed)[1] |
| Moon lander | |
| Landing site | South of Aristarchus plateau[1][2] |
| Sample mass | 150 g (5.3 oz)[1] |
ISOCHRON (Inner SOlar system CHRONogy) is a proposed lunar sample-return mission that would retrieve samples of the youngest lunar mare basalt.
This robotic mission was proposed in July 2019 to NASA's Discovery Program.[1][2] It was not shortlisted.
- ^ a b c d Meghan Bartels (March 25, 2019) NASA Needs Fresh Moon Rocks. This Sample-Return Mission Could Get Them. Space.
- ^ a b D. S. Draper, R. L. Klima, S. J. Lawrenc1, B. W. Denevi, and the ISOCHRON Team (2019). "The Inner Solar System Chronology (ISOCHRON) Discovery Mission: Returning Samples of the Youngest Lunar Mare Basalts" (PDF). 50th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2132). 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference: 1110. Bibcode:2019LPI....50.1110D.
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