In this work we discuss various selected mission concepts addressing Venus evolution
through time. More specifically, we address investigations and payload instrument concepts …

In this chapter, we present and discuss in detail current and novel advances in our
understanding of the processes that drove primordial differentiation of the Moon. This …

The giant impact hypothesis remains the leading theory for lunar origin. However, current
models struggle to explain the Moon's composition and isotopic similarity with Earth. Here …

Seismological models from Apollo missions provided the first records of the Moon inner
structure with a decrease in seismic wave velocities at the core–mantle boundary,–. The …

The perihelion of Mercury's orbit precesses due to perturbations from other solar system
bodies, solar quadrupole moment (J 2), and relativistic gravitational effects that are …

Monitoring of vibrational eigenmodes of an elastic body excited by gravitational waves was
one of the first concepts proposed for the detection of gravitational waves. At laboratory …

Precession of planets or moons affects internal liquid layers by driving flows, instabilities and
possibly dynamos. The energy dissipated by these phenomena can influence orbital …

An international team of researchers gathered, with the support of the International Space
Science Institute (ISSI),(1) to review seismological investigations of the lunar interior from the …

The lunar gravity field and topography provide a way to probe the interior structure of the
Moon. Prior to the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission, knowledge of …

Abstract In June 2009 the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft was launched to
the Moon. The payload consists of 7 science instruments selected to characterize sites for …