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NASA-sponsored National Academies committee recommends 4 non-polar locations for humans to begin investigating the moon

Humanity is returning to the Moon. These new footsteps in the lunar dust will inspire generations of people across Earth and herald a new era of discovery that could help unravel some of the deepest mysteries of the Moon, Earth, and the Universe. At the request of NASA, Human Exploration Across the Moon identifies high-value science destinations for short-duration human missions beyond the lunar poles. This report charts a path toward broader exploration, presenting four non-polar destinations where human explorers could pursue distinct and complementary science objectives across a range of disciplines: Bhabha Crater, Mons Hadley, Orientale Basin, and Aristarchus Plateau. Addressing science and applied science objectives with human explorers across the Moon will be key to establishing a long-term presence on the Moon, the next step for humankind after the successes of the Apollo missions and the International Space Station program.

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