▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁competition ▁for ▁New ▁Front iers ▁program ▁mission ▁ 4 . ▁ ▁Science ▁object ives ▁ ▁Moon R ise ▁has ▁the ▁following ▁object ives : ▁ ▁Det erm ine ▁the ▁impact ▁chron ology ▁of ▁the ▁S PA ▁bas in ▁ ▁Investig ate ▁processes ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁large ▁impact ▁bas ins ▁ ▁Investig ate ▁the ▁materials ▁exc av ated ▁from ▁the ▁deeper ▁cr ust , ▁and ▁possibly ▁the ▁mant le , ▁of ▁the ▁Moon ▁within ▁the ▁S PA ▁bas in ▁ ▁Det erm ine ▁rock ▁types , ▁distribution ▁of ▁thor ium , ▁and ▁imp lications ▁for ▁the ▁Moon ' s ▁thermal ▁evolution ▁ ▁Sample ▁and ▁analyze ▁bas alt ic ▁rock ▁and ▁vol can ic ▁glass , ▁which ▁record ▁the ▁composition ▁and ▁chemical ▁evolution ▁of ▁the ▁Moon ' s ▁far - side ▁mant le ▁beneath ▁the ▁S PA ▁bas in ▁ ▁Future ▁prospect s ▁Moon R ise ▁received ▁Ph ase ▁A ▁fund ing ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Front iers ▁program . ▁The ▁study ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁concepts ▁to ▁get ▁ ▁fund ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁further ▁develop ▁the ▁mission ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁selection , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁ ▁mission ▁to ▁launch ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 0 s . ▁The ▁three ▁semi - final ists ▁were ▁Moon R ise , ▁the ▁O SI R IS - R Ex ▁sample ▁return ▁mission , ▁and ▁the ▁Ven us ▁In ▁Situ ▁Explorer ▁mission . ▁ ▁Although ▁Moon R ise ▁was ▁passed ▁over ▁in ▁favor