The 5 most neglected bodies

[Launch window]

What places in our Solar system have we forgotten about ? Here's my list

1 Europa : I'd like to see a new mission here and I'm tired of reading old Voyager info and watching re-runs of films like 2001
2 The Earth's Moon : Yes its true the USA did great with Apollo, it was one of the greatest achievements of mankind but the last man there was in 1972, Russia landed robotic craft but has done nothing since the 70s. Today a lonley European craft continues the quest for lunar exploration
3 Neptune : Totally forgotten except for the Voyager fly, I don't see any upcoming mission
4 Asteroids : Also neglected PHAs, Trojans, Ceres, Vesta, NEAs ( I hope Dawn gets to fly )
5 Uranus : Only observed today by groundscopes and amateurs - See No3 Neptune
6 Sun : I know there are a number of Solar projects but we should have more missions to study our Sun. This giant ball of hydrogen helium and plasma is vital to life on Earth it should be intensively studied
7 Earth : I was saddened to hear Earth observation satellites may be cut back in NASA's latest budget
8 Mercury : Totally neglected expect for a Mariner fly-by but NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft is on its way and Japan and Europe might be doing a joint mission soon
9 Pluto : A forgotten world but NewHorizons is on its way to check out this planet/trans-Neptunian-object
10 KBOs or other minor-planets : Quaoar, Sedna, Xena...however we do have a spacecraft on the way to Pluto

[Fr. Wayne]

1. Getting something to orbit Venus and relate Solar Plasma output.
2. Setting up LaGrange point Stations for whatever can be monitored from there of value.
3. Polar Station on Moon using Antarctica Model.
4. Testing Advanced Nuclear Missiles at Sun for practicing NEAR scenarios.
5. Riding a periodic comet with a robotic rover.

[Manchurian Taikonaut]

scientific people have forgot Venus

but that will change in the next 21 days
http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?t=39158

[hhEb09'1]

That looks like everything's on the list except Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. But it's their turn!

Actually, my nomination for most neglected body in the solar system is...sitting in this chair.