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ANSA planetary science addresses the origin, evolution and present environments of the Moon, planets and small bodies through flight missions, laboratories and open competitive research.
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LUNAR & PLANETARY SCIENCE
Investigating worlds beyond Earth
Research missions, competitive investigations, returned samples and planetary data stewardship.
UPDATED 16 JULY 2026
PUBLIC SERVICE
Information and access
Current service areas and the terms that apply to public use.
Lunar polar science
Volatiles, surface processes, geophysics and the environmental record at the Moon's poles.
Current: ALEP 15
Mars research
Subsurface ice, atmosphere, dust and surface change from Farpoint Kestrel.
Extended mission
Small bodies
Remote characterization and sample return from primitive near-Earth asteroids.
Tern SR-1 in flight
Returned materials
Controlled curation, nondestructive analysis, competitive allocation and permanent archive samples.
356.5 kg lunar material
SERVICE CONTACT
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RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITYScience Missions Directorate
16 July 2026
CONTACTPlanetary Science Division · planetary@ansa-alep.com
Responses are provided in Ainare Standard Time.