Remote Sensing, 2021 Accurate relative permittivity is essential to the further analysis of lunar regolith. The traditional hyperbola fitting method for the relative permittivity estimation using the lunar penetrating radar generally ignored the effect of the position and ...
Ruigang Wang +8 more
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Telomere dynamics and oxidative stress in Arabidopsis grown in lunar regolith simulant [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceNASA envisions a future where humans establish a thriving colony on the Moon by 2050. Plants will be essential for this endeavor, but little is known about their adaptation to extraterrestrial bodies.
Borja Barbero Barcenilla +10 more
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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.
Engelschiøn VS +6 more
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Matrix transformation of lunar regolith and its use as a feedstock for additive manufacturing [PDF]
iScience, 2023 Summary: Building a sustainable human habitat on the Moon requires advances in excavation, paving, and additive manufacturing to construct landing pads, surface transportation arteries, resilient shelters, and scientific outposts.
Nicholas I. Cool +12 more
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Thermal conductivity of high latitude lunar regolith measured by Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE) onboard Chandrayaan 3 lander [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe thermal conductivity of the lunar regolith is an essential parameter in studying the thermal behavior of the Moon and in planning future lunar exploration.
Nizy Mathew +35 more
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Biomining of lunar regolith simulant EAC-1 A with the fungus Penicillium simplicissimum [PDF]
Fungal Biology and BiotechnologyBackground On a future lunar habitat, acquiring needed resources in situ will inevitably come from the Lunar regolith. Biomining, i.e. the use of microorganisms to extract metals from the regolith, is sustainable and energy-efficient, making it highly ...
João Figueira +6 more
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The Lunar Regolith Structure and Electromagnetic Properties of Chang’E-5 Landing Site
Remote Sensing, 2022 On 1 December 2020, China’s Chang’E-5 (CE-5) probe successfully landed in the northeastern Oceanus Procellarum. This work mainly presents the results of Lunar Regolith Penetrating Radar (LRPR) equipped on the CE-5 Lander.
Yuxi Li +8 more
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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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Untangling the formation and liberation of water in the lunar regolith. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2019 Significance Observational evidence collected over the past two decades supports the existence of water on the Moon. However, the sources and chemical and/or physical processes responsible for the production of the lunar water are still unknown.
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Parameter Estimation of Lunar Regolith from Lunar Penetrating Radar Data. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2018 Parameter estimation of the lunar regolith not only provides important information about the composition but is also critical to quantifying potential resources for lunar exploration and engineering for human outposts. The Lunar Penetrating Radar (LPR) onboard China’s Chang’E-3 (CE-3) provides a unique opportunity for mapping the near-surface ...
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