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Towards an integrated scientific and social case for human space exploration

, 2004
I will argue that an ambitious programme of human space exploration, involving a return to the Moon, and eventually human missions to Mars, will add greatly to human knowledge. Gathering such knowledge is the primary aim of science, but science's compart-
Crawford, Ian
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The Identification and Analysis of Gas-Related Volcanic Features within Chang’e-5 Landing Region

Remote Sensing, 2021
Chang’e-5 (CE-5) successfully landed on the young basalts area in the northeastern Oceanus Procellarum on 1 December 2020. Recent studies on the CE-5 landing area have shown that the lack of gas-related volcanic morphology indicates that the volatile ...
Yuan Chen, Xing Wang, Jianjun Liu, Xin Ren, Hai Huang, Hongbo Zhang, Chunlai Li   +6 more
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A Comprehensive Review of Path-Planning Algorithms for Planetary Rover Exploration

Remote Sensing
Path-planning algorithms for planetary rovers are critical for autonomous robotic exploration, enabling the efficient and safe traversal of complex and dynamic extraterrestrial terrains.
Qingliang Miao, Guangfei Wei
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Descent trajectory reconstruction and landing site positioning of Chang’E-4 on the lunar farside

Nature Communications, 2019
The Chang’E-4 mission in January 2019 had the major challenge to land on the lunar far side without traditional radiometric techniques due to the missing line-of-sight.
Jianjun Liu, Xin Ren, Wei Yan, Chunlai Li, He Zhang, Yang Jia, Xingguo Zeng, Wangli Chen, Xingye Gao, Dawei Liu, Xu Tan, Xiaoxia Zhang, Tao Ni, Hongbo Zhang, Wei Zuo, Yan Su, Weibin Wen   +16 more
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Southern Himalayas rainfall as a key driver of interannual variation of pre-monsoon aerosols over the Tibetan Plateau

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 2023
The Tibetan Plateau (TP) is one of the most climate-sensitive regions around the world. Aerosols imported from adjacent regions reach their peak during the pre-monsoon season and play a vital role in the TP environment.
Weichen Liu, Chun Zhao, Mingyue Xu, Jiawang Feng, Qiuyan Du, Jun Gu, L. Ruby Leung, William K. M. Lau   +7 more
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Reciprocal control of viral infection and phosphoinositide dynamics

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Phosphoinositides, although scarce, regulate key cellular processes, including membrane dynamics and signaling. Viruses exploit these lipids to support their entry, replication, assembly, and egress. The central role of phosphoinositides in infection highlights phosphoinositide metabolism as a promising antiviral target.
Marie Déborah Bancilhon, Bruno Mesmin
wiley   +1 more source

A Dynamic Illumination-Constrained Spatio-Temporal A* Algorithm for Path Planning in Lunar South Pole Exploration

Remote Sensing
Future lunar south pole missions face dual challenges of highly variable illumination and rugged terrain that directly constrain rover mobility and energy sustainability.
Qingliang Miao, Guangfei Wei
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Spatiotemporal and quantitative analyses of phosphoinositides – fluorescent probe—and mass spectrometry‐based approaches

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Fluorescent probes allow dynamic visualization of phosphoinositides in living cells (left), whereas mass spectrometry provides high‐sensitivity, isomer‐resolved quantitation (right). Their synergistic use captures complementary aspects of lipid signaling. This review illustrates how these approaches reveal the spatiotemporal regulation and quantitative
Hiroaki Kajiho, Shin Morioka, Junko Sasaki, Takehiko Sasaki   +3 more
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Design and Analysis of a Micro–Electro-Mechanical System Thruster for Small Satellites and Low-Thrust Propulsion

Aerospace
As a cost-effective and versatile solution, small satellites are increasingly being considered for space exploration. However, one of the major challenges in deploying small satellites for high total impulse missions, particularly deep space exploration,
Yubin Zhong, Fabrizio Ponti, Francesco Barato, Guojun Xia, Siyu Li, Xiao Zhang, Tao Wu   +6 more
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The Analysis of Cones within the Tianwen-1 Landing Area

Remote Sensing, 2022
On 15 May 2021, the Zhurong rover of China’s first Mars mission, Tianwen-1 (TW-1), successfully landed in southern Utopia Planitia on Mars. Various landforms were present in the landing area, and this area recorded a complex geological history. Cones are
Hai Huang, Jianjun Liu, Xing Wang, Yuan Chen, Qing Zhang, Dawei Liu, Wei Yan, Xin Ren   +7 more
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