Lunar exploration has become a strategic objective of space agencies worldwide. These programs offer extraordinary opportunities for science as well. Gravitational-wave (GW) detection on the Moon already emerged as a revolutionary idea during the Apollo era. Today, technologies exist to realise a GW detector on the Moon. Lunar detectors would have the capability to open the decihertz band to GW observations with enormous opportunities for breakthrough GW and multi-messenger observations. The goal of this meeting is to discuss mission concepts for lunar GW detection, payload technologies, GW science, as well as lunar geophysics, which plays a crucial role in the planning of these missions. This meeting also will include scientists who are working on other mission concepts for decihertz GW detection to facilitate a meaningful exchange of ideas and techniques. Another aim of this meeting is to help to step up the Indian presence in the international efforts to prepare a science white pape...
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