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Lunar Exploration Based on Ground-Based Radar: Current Research Progress and Future Prospects

Remote Sensing
Lunar exploration is of significant importance in the development and utilization of in situ lunar resources, water ice exploration, and astronomical science. In recent years, ground-based radar (GBR) has gained increasing attention in the field of lunar
Jiangwan Xu, Chunyu Ding, Yan Su, Zonghua Ding, Song Yang, Jiawei Li, Zehua Dong, Ravi Sharma, Xiaohang Qiu, Zhonghan Lei, Haoyu Chen, Changzhi Jiang, Wentao Chen, Qi Cheng, Zihang Liang   +14 more
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Dielectric Properties of Lunar Materials at the Chang’e-4 Landing Site

Remote Sensing, 2021
On January 3rd 2019, the Chang’e-4 mission successfully landed in the Von Kármán Crater inside the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin and achieved the first soft landing on the farside of the Moon.
Jialong Lai, Feifei Cui, Yi Xu, Chaofei Liu, Ling Zhang   +4 more
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Structural Analysis of Lunar Regolith from LPR CH-2 Data Based on Adaptive f-x E MD: LPR Data Processed by Adaptive f-x EMD

Advances in Astronomy, 2019
The Lunar Penetrating Radar (LPR) is one of the important scientific payloads in China’s Chang’E-3 (CE-3) to image within 100 m below the lunar surface. The acquired LPR data is significant for the research of lunar geological structure.
Bin Hu, Deli Wang, Ling Zhang, Zhaofa Zeng   +3 more
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The Evolution of Autonomous Systems for Planetary Cave Exploration: A Review

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The exploration of Subsurface Access Points (SAPs), such as lava tubes on the Moon and Mars, has gained significant interest due to their potential as stable environments shielded from surface radiation and temperature extremes. These sites are considered high‐value targets for detecting water and signs of ancient life, and assessing their ...
Sarah Swinton, Daniel Mitchell, Jamie Blanche, Euan McGookin, David Flynn   +4 more
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From Flybys to Sample Return: A Review of Space Probes and Robotic Sampling Technologies for Small Bodies

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As a crucial puzzle piece of deep space exploration, exploring small bodies can provide significant scientific insights and valuable mineral resources. Unlike missions to the Moon and Mars, small‐body missions pose distinct technical challenges, including communication delays, weak gravity, and uncertain environments. This paper reviews a full
Xin Zhang, Hao Zhou, Dalin Zhou, Zhaojie Ju   +3 more
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Layering Structures in the Porous Material Beneath the Chang'e‐3 Landing Site

Earth and Space Science, 2020
The lunar penetrating radar (LPR) onboard the Chinese Chang'e‐3 (CE‐3) mission obtained high‐resolution profile data for the continuous ejecta deposits of the Ziwei crater.
Chunyu Ding, Chunlai Li, Zhiyong Xiao, Yan Su, Shuguo Xing, Yichen Wang, Jianqing Feng, Shun Dai, Yuan Xiao, Meijuan Yao   +9 more
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Compositional variations along the route of Chang’e-3 Yutu rover revealed by the lunar penetrating radar

Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 2020
Using the high-frequency lunar penetrating radar data obtained by the Chang’e-3 mission, we apply the frequency-shift method to calculate the decay rate of the electromagnetic wave in the regolith-like ejecta deposits of the Ziwei crater.
Chunyu Ding, Zhiyong Xiao, Yan Su, Jiannan Zhao, Jun Cui   +4 more
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Observing the Earth's Plasmasphere and Ionosphere From the Lunar Surface

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 12, 28 June 2026.
Abstract We present the analysis of the first lunar‐based observational characterization of the Earth's plasmasphere and ionosphere using Global Navigation Satellite Systems signals tracked from the lunar surface by the Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE). The Earth‐Moon geometry enables limb sounding of the plasmasphere at altitudes exceeding 3,000 
C. Cesaroni, L. Spogli, M. Guerra, R. Ghidoni, V. Ventriglia, A. Minetto, A. Nardin, L. Alfonsi, F. Dovis   +8 more
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Survey on AI‐Enabled Computer Vision Technologies and Applications for Space Robotic Missions

Journal of Field Robotics, Volume 43, Issue 4, Page 2553-2584, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This survey provides a comprehensive overview of recent advancements and challenges in Artificial Intelligence (AI)‐enabled computer vision (CV) techniques for space robotic missions, spanning critical phases such as Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL), orbital operations, and planetary surface exploration.
Maciej Quoos, Steven Kay, Julia Wajoras, Robert Field, Evridiki V. Ntagiou, Fakher Mohammad, Yang Gao   +6 more
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Terrestrial Analogs to Titan for Geophysical Research

Reviews of Geophysics, Volume 64, Issue 2, June 2026.
Abstract Saturn's moon Titan exhibits remarkable parallels to the Earth in many geophysical and geological processes not found elsewhere in the solar system at the present day. These include a nitrogen atmosphere with a condensible gas—methane—replacing the Earth's water, leading to an active meteorology with rainfall and surface manifestations ...
Conor A. Nixon, Samuel Birch, Audrey Chatain, Charles Cockell, Kendra K. Farnsworth, Peter M. Higgins, Stéphane Le Mouélic, Rosaly M. C. Lopes, Michael J. Malaska, Mohit Melwani Daswani, Kelly E. Miller, Catherine D. Neish, Olaf G. Podlaha, Jani Radebaugh, Lauren R. Schurmeier, Ashley Schoenfeld, Krista M. Soderlund, Anezina Solomonidou, Christophe Sotin, Nicholas A. Teanby, Tetsuya Tokano, Steven D. Vance   +21 more
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