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Statistical models of lunar rocks and regolith [PDF]

The mathematical, statistical, and computational approaches used in the investigation of the interrelationship of lunar fragmental material, regolith, lunar rocks, and lunar craters are described. The first two phases of the work explored the sensitivity
Marcus, A. H.
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Chang’E-5 radar reveals fast regolith production at landing site

Scientific Reports
Lunar regolith is an unconsolidated fine-grained layer overlaying on the entire lunar surface, formed by continuous impact and space weathering processes.
Gang Yu, Yong Pang, Menglong Xu, Yuqi Qian   +3 more
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Laser-based directed energy deposition with mullite: A necessary step for lunar regolith printing

Materials & Design
Additive manufacturing (AM) is pivotal in advancing in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) technologies for space exploration, enabling the construction of lunar infrastructure directly from local materials such as lunar regolith.
Ana Luisa C. de Lucena, Navid Ranjbar, Saeed Khademzadeh, Mohamad Bayat   +3 more
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Application of manufactured products [PDF]

A wide range of products can be manufactured from the following materials: (1) lunar regolith or basalt; (2) regolith or rock beneficiated to concentrate plagioclase or other minerals; (3) iron, extracted from lunar soil or rocks by various means; (4 ...
Duke, Michael B., Sastri, Sankar
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Rheological Lunar Regolith Simulants

5 pages, 2 figures, 1 table, Conference: IAC ...
Gasteiner, Léonie, Glazyrina, Alyona, Murdoch, Naomi, D'Angelo, Olfa   +3 more
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Online Estimation Method and Verification of Sampling Mass for Lunar Drilling in the Chang’E-6 Mission

Aerospace
The Chang’E-6 lunar mission successfully collected the lunar back surface and subsurface lunar regolith by excavating and drilling and returned the lunar regolith samples to the earth.
Gao Zhang, Lei Guo, Weiwei Zhang, Shengyuan Jiang, Xiangjin Deng, Nai Zhang, Zongquan Deng   +6 more
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Resources for a lunar base: Rocks, minerals, and soil of the Moon [PDF]

The rocks and minerals of the Moon will be included among the raw materials used to construct a lunar base. The lunar regolith, the fragmental material present on the surface of the Moon, is composed mostly of disaggregated rocks and minerals, but also ...
Taylor, Lawrence A.
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In situ lunar heat flow experiment using the LUNAR-A penetrator [PDF]

, 2001
An in situ lunar heat flow measurement is planned using the Japanese Lunar-A penetrators.
Fujimura, A., Hagermann, A., Hayakawa, M., Mizutani, M., Tanaka, S., Yoshida, S.   +5 more
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Preparation of geopolymer for in-situ pavement construction on the moon utilizing minimal additives and human urine in lunar regolith simulant

Frontiers in Materials
Constructing lunar pavements is of great significance for improving the transportation efficiency of materials and personnel transfer at lunar bases. Utilizing lunar regolith for the in-situ preparation of geopolymer is an effective means of supplying ...
Lichong Chen, Tao Wang, Feng Li, Siqi Zhou   +3 more
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Beneficiation of lunar ilmenite [PDF]

One of the most important commodities lacking in the moon is free oxygen which is required for life and used extensively for propellent. Free oxygen, however, can be obtained by liberating it from the oxides and silicates that form the lunar rocks and ...
Ruiz, Joaquin
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