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Lunar-forming impacts: processes and alternatives [PDF]
Philosophical Transactions Series A, Mathematical, Physical, and Engineering Sciences, 2014 Abstract The formation of a protolunar disc by a giant impact with the early Earth is discussed, focusing on two classes of impacts: (i) canonical impacts, in which a Mars-sized impactor produces a planet–disc system whose angular momentum is comparable to that in the current Earth and Moon, and (ii) high-angular-momentum impacts ...
Robin Canup
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Orbit Design for LUMIO: The Lunar Meteoroid Impacts Observer
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2018 The Lunar Meteoroid Impacts Observer, or LUMIO, is a space mission concept awarded winner of ESA's SysNova Competition “Lunar CubeSats for Exploration,” and as such it is now under consideration for future implementation by the Agency.
Ana M. Cipriano +2 more
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Transport of Volatiles in Agglutinates from Lunar Regolith of Chang’e-5 Mission [PDF]
ResearchAgglutinate particles, an important component resulting from micrometeoroids impacts, account for about 13.4% to 84.7% of the volume of lunar regolith depending on its maturity.
Long Li +9 more
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Polycyclic aromatics in the Chang’E 5 lunar soils [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsPolycyclic aromatics are ubiquitous in the interstellar medium and meteorites, yet the search for lunar polycyclic aromatics remains a significant challenge. Here, we analyze Chang’E-5 lunar soil samples, revealing polycyclic aromatic concentrations of 5.
Guangcai Zhong +18 more
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Space weathering on the lunar nearside and farside constrained from Si isotopes [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsOver long timescales, space weathering processes can modify the compositions of surface materials on the Moon. To assess the effects of space weathering of lunar soils, we study Si isotopes of Chang’E-5 (CE-5) and Chang’E-6 (CE-6) returned samples, and ...
Hui-Yan Zhang +9 more
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Lunar cycle and moonlight intensity influence nocturnal migration patterns in a small songbird [PDF]
Scientific ReportsLunar cycle and moonlight exposure have significant impacts on animal behaviour and physiology. The presence or absence of moonlight, along with predictable changes in brightness throughout the lunar cycle, can shape reproduction, foraging, communication,
Dajana Prinz +6 more
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Review and Revision of the Lunar Cratering Chronology—Lunar Timescale Part 2
The Planetary Science Journal, 2023 Times and rates of planetary surface-modifying processes are crucial for the sequence and correlation of events on planetary bodies. For most planetary surfaces, superposition principles and crater densities are commonly used methods to collect relative ...
Stephanie C. Werner +2 more
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A New View of the Lunar South Pole from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA)
The Planetary Science Journal, 2023 Upcoming missions to the lunar south pole require detailed maps over large areas to fully characterize landing sites locally and regionally and to place their data into proper geologic context.
Michael K. Barker +6 more
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Remote Sensing, 2022 On 9 October 2009, multiple telescopes were used in a coordinated international observing campaign to acquire ground-based time series imaging to monitor the evolution of the impact plume from NASA’s Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS)
Paul D. Strycker +5 more
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Recognition of landslides in lunar impact craters [PDF]
European Journal of Remote Sensing, 2017 Landslides have been observed on several planets and minor bodies of the solar System, including the Moon. Notwithstanding different types of slope failures have been studied on the Moon, a detailed lunar landslide inventory is still pending. Undoubtedly, such will be in a benefit for future geological and morphological studies, as well in hazard, risk
Marco Scaioni +6 more
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