THE UNIVERSE NEARBY

1. Reveal the masses and kinematics of the optically-obscured nuclei of galaxies with a resolution equal to that of the HST.

2. Image the distributions of C, N, O, and S, and their isotopes, in galactic disks.

3. Observe GMCs in galaxies as distant as 100 Mpc, including all galaxies in the Shapley-Ames Catalog.

4. Study the dependence of spiral structure and galaxy evolution on the properties of the ISM.

5. Provide unobscured kinematic images of starburst galaxies.

6. Detect spectral lines of H2O and O2 in distant galaxies, uncontaminated by telluric emission.