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Earth's Minimoons: Opportunities for Science and Technology

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2018
Twelve years ago the Catalina Sky Survey discovered Earth's first known natural geocentric object other than the Moon, a few-meter diameter asteroid designated 2006 RH120. Despite significant improvements in ground-based telescope and detector technology
Robert Jedicke, Bryce T. Bolin, William F. Bottke, Monique Chyba, Grigori Fedorets, Mikael Granvik, Mikael Granvik, Lynne Jones, Hodei Urrutxua   +8 more
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Characterization of High-priority Landing Sites for Robotic Exploration Missions in the Apollo Basin, Moon

The Planetary Science Journal
The South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin is the oldest and largest visible impact structure on the Moon, making it a high priority science site for exploration missions. The 492 km diameter Apollo peak-ring basin is one of the youngest and largest basins within
Csilla Orgel, Ines Torres, Sebastien Besse, Carolyn H. van der Bogert, Rickbir Bahia, René Prissang, Mikhail A. Ivanov, Harald Hiesinger, Gregory Michael, Jan Hendrik Pasckert, Mayssa El Yazidi, Balazs Bradak, Sebastian H. G. Walter   +12 more
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In-Situ resource utilization-derived iron perchlorate redox flow battery for Mars: electrolyte characterization and extreme cold performance validation

Frontiers in Space Technologies
Sustained habitation on Mars demands robust energy storage systems capable of reliable operation under extreme cold, especially during night and dust storm periods that render conventional lithium-ion batteries ineffective.
Chris Z. Liu, Chris Z. Liu, Kaiyue Deng, Kelvin Fu, Hansan Liu   +4 more
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Volcanic deposits from mount Etna (Italy) as high-fidelity lunar simulants for In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) applications

Materials Today Advances
Terrestrial analogues of lunar regolith are crucial for developing In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) technologies and testing mission hardware before lunar deployment.
Giacomo Melchiori, Francesco Santoro De Vico, Alice Dottori, Riccardo Pozzobon, Luca Valentini, Patrizia Ferretti, Alessandro Bonetto, Michéle Lavagna, Sonia Calvari, Matteo Massironi   +9 more
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Towards sustainable lunar habitats with ISRU in Chang’E mission: Mechanical–energy evolution and damage mechanisms of LPBF-printed lunar regolith simulate

International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
Targeting Chang’E-8 mission’ in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) for sustainable lunar habitats, laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) provides a viable pathway for in-situ additive manufacturing of lunar regolith.
Sheng Li, Xinyi Li, Yuyue Gao, Bo Zhou, Yan Zhou, Jian Song, Cheng Zhou, Wei Yao, Lieyun Ding   +8 more
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Integration of space based solar power into a scaling lunar ISRU based infrastructure and economy

Energy Conversion and Management: X
The presented work compares the viability of four space based solar power architectures that have the potential to support a sustainable future lunar economy.
Connor J. MacRobbie, Madelyn MacRobbie, Mark Sun, John Z. Wen   +3 more
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Development of a mineralogically replicated Martian regolith simulant informed by Martian meteorites

Cleaner Materials
Martian regolith simulants play a critical role in scientific research, payload testing, and in situ resource utilization (ISRU) experiments. However, the absence of actual Martian soil samples limits the accuracy of current simulants in replicating the ...
Yutong Deng, Feng Li, Siqi Zhou, Xinyang Tao, Jiayuan Liu, Zhiqian Lin   +5 more
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Oven Design for In‐Situ Thermal Extraction of Volatiles From Lunar Regolith

Earth and Space Science
Extracting volatiles from lunar regolith for analysis or utilization is one of the most important aspects of future lunar exploration. However, the low thermal conductivity of lunar regolith poses a challenge.
Renhao Ruan, Wei Yang, Jialong Hao, Guangjun Guo   +3 more
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The Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) Payload Operations Summary from the IM-2 Mission

The Planetary Science Journal
The Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) payload was designed to aid in NASA’s Lunar In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) technology development program. It was proposed for resource reconnaissance, identifying and quantifying volatiles up to
Matthew Hancock, Roberto Aguilar Ayala, Julie Kleinhenz, James Smith, Prital Johnson, Rolando Nieves, John Ryan O’Farrell, Amy Eichenbaum, Rodolphe Carro, Stefan Tomovic, Christopher Johnson, Alexander Jarnot, Aleksandra Gawronska, P. Douglas Archer Jr., Amy McAdam, Nilab Azim, Ryan Gott, Morgan Crabtree, Philip Chu, Nicholas Bottomley, Paul Creekmore, Carter Fortuin, Samuel Goldman, Isabel King, Gale Paulsen, Jaqueline Stamboltsian, Vincent Vendiola, Kris Zacny, Janine Captain, Jacqueline Quinn   +29 more
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The Dehydration of Serpentines and Extraction of Water

The Planetary Science Journal
Some groups of carbonaceous chondrites are dominated by phyllosilicates, specifically the serpentine group, which are characterized as alternating layers of silicates, metal cations, and hydroxyl (OH). Both antigorite, an Mg-rich member, and cronstedtite,
Leos Pohl, Daniel T. Britt
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