PLANETARY SCIENCE:
New Visitors Set for Lunar Voyage
Alexander Hellemans
NAPLES, ITALY--The moon has been largely ignored since Apollo 17 departed with a load of moon rocks in 1972. But plenty of science remains to be done. Next week, at a meeting of the International Astronautical Federation in Toulouse, France, Japanese and European scientists will present new missions that will probe the satellite's surface and interior.