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Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 3, March 2026.Abstract The lunar south pole features permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) that never receive direct sunlight. These regions maintain cold temperatures that potentially trap and accumulate volatiles over geologic timescales. Within NASA's Artemis candidate landing regions, we identified 130 candidate landing sites (CLSs) that satisfy the Human Landing ...
Lukas Wueller +10 more
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Measurements of Dielectric Properties of Chang’E‐5 Lunar Samples
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 3, March 2026.Abstract The Chang’E‐5 samples are the youngest lunar materials collected to date. Determining their dielectric properties is essential for understanding the physical characteristics of lunar regolith and refining its dielectric model. In this study, the real part of permittivity and the loss tangent of the Chang’E‐5 samples were systematically ...
Yuhang Liu +8 more
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Nature Communications, 2019 Vicinity of small bodies might be dangerous to the spacecrafts and to their instrumentation. Here the authors show the operational environment of asteroid Bennu, validate its photometric phase function and demonstrate the accelerating rotational rate due
C. W. Hergenrother +24 more
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The Constraint of Crewed Mars Missions Based on Current Radiation Dose Measurements
Space Weather, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2026.Abstract Crewed missions to Mars will be a milestone of future space exploration programs. However, the absence of Earth's magnetic field leaves astronauts directly exposed to unattenuated energetic particles in deep space, primarily galactic cosmic rays (GCRs), resulting in significantly higher radiation levels and enhanced health risks. Understanding
Chao Zhang +4 more
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Birth, Volume 53, Issue 1, Page 192-200, March 2026.ABSTRACT Background Light changes during the lunar cycle affect rhythms in diverse species. Human studies focusing on whether the moon influences human health have so far neglected the effects of light/dark cycles. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether lunar phases impact perinatal outcomes by considering illumination levels due to day ...
Karin Windsperger +6 more
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Waning light, waxing pain: The lunar cycle's association with migraine headache occurrence
Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, Volume 66, Issue 3, Page 584-594, March 2026.Plain Language Summary While migraine headaches can be hard to predict, some patients believe headaches are connected to the moon‘s phases. Our research showed that migraine attacks were 34% more likely to occur during the new moon than during the full moon.
Alexander Yoo +5 more
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Apatite in Bennu samples indicates multiple stages of aqueous alteration
Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 3, Page 504-521, March 2026.Abstract Calcium phosphates are ubiquitous in planetary materials, including samples returned from asteroid Bennu by the OSIRIS‐REx mission. We characterized apatite [Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)] grains in Bennu samples by scanning electron microscopy, electron microprobe analysis, and transmission electron microscopy to investigate their compositions, mineral ...
Laura B. Seifert +10 more
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Shock metamorphic effects in Itokawa phosphates: A comparison with megaregolith‐derived meteorites
Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 3, Page 351-370, March 2026.Abstract Returned regolith samples from the asteroid Itokawa provide a unique opportunity to compare shock metamorphic effects in unconsolidated regolith materials with those preserved in lithified meteorites, that is, megaregolith. We analyzed four Itokawa particles (Ueda—RA‐QD02‐0519, Narahara—RA‐QD02‐0573, Domon—RA‐QD02‐0588, Ishiuchi—RX‐MD03‐0212 ...
E. Dobrică, A. N. Krot, A. J. Brearley
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Moon's volcanic history revealed in glassy spherules from Apollo 17 soil 76501
Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 3, Page 389-404, March 2026.Abstract Rapidly quenched droplets of pyroclastically erupted lava are common in lunar regolith at landing sites proximal to the maria. Here, we document the U‐Pb chronologies, major element, and trace element compositions of picritic glassy particles from Apollo 17 regolith sample 76501. These particles are dominated by high‐Ti compositions similar to
Alexander A. Nemchin +9 more
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X‐ray computed tomography study of terrestrial analog cores in preparation for Mars sample return
Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 3, Page 405-426, March 2026.Abstract Mars Sample Return (MSR) is expected to transform planetary science by providing unprecedented access to pristine Martian material. Initial characterization in the sample receiving facility (SRF) will rely on nondestructive techniques such as X‐ray computed tomography (XCT) to document the condition, distribution, and internal features of ...
Sophie Benaroya +3 more
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