Phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria improve the growth of Nicotiana benthamiana on lunar regolith simulant by dissociating insoluble inorganic phosphorus. [PDF]
Commun Biol, 2023 The phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria Bacillus mucilaginosus , Bacillus megaterium , and Pseudomonas fluorescens can improve the growth of Nicotiana benthamiana in lunar regolith simulant by effectively dissociating insoluble inorganic phosphorus. In-situ
Xia Y, Yuan Y, Li C, Sun Z.
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Laser melting manufacturing of large elements of lunar regolith simulant for paving on the Moon. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 The next steps for the expansion of the human presence in the solar system will be taken on the Moon. However, due to the low lunar gravity, the suspended dust generated when lunar rovers move across the lunar soil is a significant risk for lunar ...
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Material aspects of sintering of EAC-1A lunar regolith simulant. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Future lunar exploration will be based on in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) techniques. The most abundant raw material on the Moon is lunar regolith, which, however, is very scarce on Earth, making the study of simulants a necessity.
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Diverse glasses revealed from Chang'E-5 lunar regolith. [PDF]
Natl Sci Rev, 2023 Lunar glasses with different origins act as snapshots of their formation processes, providing a rich archive of the Moon's formation and evolution. Here, we reveal diverse glasses from Chang’E-5 (CE-5) lunar regolith, and clarify their physical origins ...
Zhao R +15 more
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Plants grown in Apollo lunar regolith present stress-associated transcriptomes that inform prospects for lunar exploration. [PDF]
Commun Biol, 2022 The extent to which plants can enhance human life support on other worlds depends on the ability of plants to thrive in extraterrestrial environments using in-situ resources.
Paul AL, Elardo SM, Ferl R.
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Lunar Regolith Geopolymer Concrete for In-Situ Construction of Lunar Bases: A Review. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel)The construction of lunar bases represents a fundamental challenge for deep space exploration, lunar research, and the exploitation of lunar resources. In-situ resource utilization (ISRU) technology constitutes a pivotal tool for constructing lunar bases.
Zheng X, Zhao C, Sun X, Dong W.
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Geotechnical and Shear Behavior of Novel Lunar Regolith Simulants TUBS-M, TUBS-T, and TUBS-I. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2022 The return to the Moon is an important short-term goal of NASA and other international space agencies. To minimize mission risks, technologies, such as rovers or regolith processing systems, must be developed and tested on Earth using lunar regolith ...
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EAC-1A: A novel large-volume lunar regolith simulant. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2020 The European Astronaut Centre (EAC) is currently constructing the European Lunar Exploration Laboratory (LUNA), a large training and operations facility to be located adjacent to EAC at the DLR (German Aerospace Centre) campus in Cologne, Germany.
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Properties of Lunar Regolith on the Moon's Farside unveiled by Chang'E-4 Lunar Penetrating Radar
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 2021 The complex thermal history of the Moon leads to an unequal distribution of volcanic products between the lunar nearside and the farside. So far, no lunar materials have been sampled from the Moon's farside and no detailed properties of lunar regolith on
Zehua Dong
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Journal of Advanced Ceramics, 2023 : Over time, natural materials have evolved to be lightweight, high-strength, tough, and damage-tolerant due to their unique biological structures. Therefore, combining biological inspiration and structural design would provide traditional materials with
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