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Lunar exploration: opening a window into the history and evolution of the inner Solar System [PDF]
, 2014 The lunar geological record contains a rich archive of the history of the inner Solar System, including information relevant to understanding the origin and evolution of the Earth-Moon system, the geological evolution of rocky planets, and our local ...
Colaprete A +32 more
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A Coarse‐To‐Fine Approach to Detect Shadows in the Chang’E−4 VNIS Hyperspectral Images
Earth and Space Science, 2022 The low value of shadow pixels in the images sensed by the Visible and Near‐infrared Imaging Spectrometers (VNIS) aboard Chang’E−4 Yutu‐2 rover leads to an unrealistic representation of lunar surface reflectance.
Chao Wang +7 more
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Remote Sensing, 2022 Taking the Chang’e-4 and Chang’e-5 landing areas as the study areas, this study extracts the geological unit information from the regional USGS geological map, as well as the feature information such as topography and geomorphology, material composition ...
Wei Zuo +5 more
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Space Sustainability: Reframing the Debate [PDF]
, 2018 The 21st Century has seen a significant increase in space activity, driven by private sector entities using space for commercial enterprises. This increased use of space is not without cost to the delicate space environment.
Newman, Christopher, Williamson, Mark
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Remote Sensing, 2021 In-situ measurements of the spectral information on the lunar surface are of significance to study the geological evolution of the Moon. China’s Chang’E-4 (CE-4) Yutu-2 rover has conducted several in-situ spectral explorations on the Moon.
Jiafei Xu +5 more
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Development and Prospect of Chinese Lunar Relay Communication Satellite
Space: Science & Technology, 2021 Relay communication satellites play a very important role on the lunar far side and pole areas exploration missions. Queqiao relay communication satellite was developed to provide relay communication support for the lander and the rover of Chang’e-4 ...
Lihua Zhang
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Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2023 Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is important for detecting shallow subsurface structures, which has been successfully used on the Earth, Moon, and Mars. It is difficult to analyze the underground permittivity from GPR data because its observation system ...
Wenmin Lv +7 more
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Physical Characterization of Moon Impactor WE0913A
The Planetary Science Journal, 2023 On 2022 March 4, the object known as WE0913A crashed into the Moon after several close flybys of the Earth and the Moon in the previous three months. Leading up to impact, the identity of the lunar impactor was up for debate, with two possibilities: the ...
Tanner Campbell +8 more
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THE ‘MOON MAPPING’ PROJECT TO PROMOTE COOPERATION BETWEEN STUDENTS OF ITALY AND CHINA [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2016 The research project ‘Moon Mapping’ has been established in 2014 between the Italian and Chinese Governments to promote cooperation and exchange between undergraduate students from both countries.
M. Scaioni +18 more
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A Novel Radar Processing Tool for Estimating the Permittivity Profile of the Shallow Lunar Ejecta: A Case Study at the Von Kármán Crater [PDF]
, 2021 On 3rd of January 2019, the Lunar probe Chang’E-4 landed at Von Kármán (VK) crater at South-Pole Aitken (SPA) crater. The transient cavity of SPA has been estimated at 840-1400 km, which implies that the SPA basin excavated through the Lunar’s crust and ...
Giannakis, Iraklis +3 more
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