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Cryogenic, polar lunar observatoriesIn a geological vein, it is noted that some permanently shadowed regions on the Moon could provide natural passive cooling environments for astronomical detectors. A telescope located in one of the low, dark, polar regions could operate with only passive cooling at 40 K or perhaps lower, depending on how well it could be insulated from the ground and surrounded by radiation shields to block heat and light from any nearby warm or illuminated objects.
Document ID
19890006443
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Burke, J. D. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1988
Publication Information
Publication: NASA, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Future Astronomical Observatories on the Moon
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
89N15814
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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