LEAG-ExMAG Artemis Sample Return SAT Reports Now Available

The Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (LEAG) and Extraterrestrial Materials Analysis Group (ExMAG), were requested and empowered by NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and Planetary Science Division (PSD) to establish a Artemis Sample Return Specific Action Team (ASR-SAT), The ASR-SAT was tasked with evaluating different aspects of Artemis samples including their collection, curation, analysis, and data preservation. The goals of the ASRSAT were achieved through convening three sub-panels:

1. Cold Conditioned and Volatile Artemis Samples (CCVAS; complete July 2024)
2. Nominal Artemis Samples (NAS; complete November 2024)
3. Sample Data Infrastructure (SDI; complete December 2025)

The final report of each sub-panel was provided to NASA upon completion.

All three sub-panel reports are now complete and have been finalized with the aid of NASA. We are proud to make them available to the lunar community via the direct links below. They will be available via links on the LEAG and ExMAG websites in the near future. They will also be archived on Zenodo later this year.

We thank Jessica Barnes (ASR-SAT chair), Karl Hibbitts (CCVAS subpanel chair), Sarah Valencia (NAS subpanel chair), and Timothy Glotch (SDI subpanel chair) and their full teams for the exemplary work on this massive undertaking. We also thank NASA and the community members who supported these activities and provided information vital to the ASR-SAT.

Cheers,

-Ben

Benjamin Greenhagen, Ph.D.

Chair, Lunar Exploration Analysis Group

[email protected]