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Planetary Soil Simulant Characterisation: NU-LHT-2M Study Case to Support Oxygen Extraction Lab Tests with a Low-Temperature Carbothermal Process

Aerospace
Since the landing on the lunar surface, the lunar regolith has begun to interact in different ways with landed elements, such as the wheels of a rover, astronaut suits, drills, and plants for extracting oxygen or manufacturing objects.
Giovanni Zanotti, Ivan Troisi, Alice Dottori, Michèle Roberta Lavagna   +3 more
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The effect of protons on the performance of swept-charge devices [PDF]

, 2009
This is the pre-print version of the final paper published in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. The published article is available from the link below.
David R. Smith, Gow, Grande, Grande, Heynderickx, Holland, Jason Gow, Smith   +7 more
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A Study Demonstrating That Using Gravitational Offset to Prepare Extraterrestrial Mobility Missions Is Misleading

Journal of Field Robotics, Volume 42, Issue 7, Page 3772-3794, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Recently, there has been a surge of international interest in extraterrestrial exploration targeting the Moon, Mars, the moons of Mars, and various asteroids. This contribution discusses how current state‐of‐the‐art Earth‐based testing for designing rovers and landers for these missions currently leads to overly optimistic conclusions about ...
Wei Hu, Pei Li, Arno Rogg, Alexander Schepelmann, Samuel Chandler, Ken Kamrin, Dan Negrut   +6 more
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Experimental Evaluation of Lunar Regolith Settlement Caused by Ice Extraction

Aerospace
Water resources are essential to human exploration in deep space or the establishment of long-term lunar habitation. Ice discovered on the Moon may be useful in future missions to the lunar surface, necessitating the consideration of in situ resource ...
Zheng Gong, Nicholas Barnett, Jangguen Lee, Hyunwoo Jin, Byunghyun Ryu, Taeyoung Ko, Joung Oh, Andrew Dempster, Serkan Saydam   +8 more
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Regolith behavior under asteroid-level gravity conditions: low-velocity impact experiments

, 2018
The dusty regolith covering the surfaces of asteroids and planetary satellites differs in size, shape, and composition from terrestrial soil particles and is subject to very different environmental conditions.
Abukhalil, Sumayya, Brisset, Julie, Colwell, Joshua E., Cox, Christopher, Dove, Adrienne, Mohammed, Nadia   +5 more
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Mechanical behaviour of additively manufactured lunar regolith simulant components [PDF]

, 2018
Additive manufacturing and its related techniques have frequently been put forward as a promising candidate for planetary in-situ manufacturing, from building life-sustaining habitats on the Moon to fabricating various replacements parts, aiming to ...
Athanasios Goulas, Brandt M, Daniel S Engstrøm, He C, Jon GP Binner, Rickman D, Ross J Friel, Russell A Harris, Simonelli M   +8 more
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Simulation of the Lunar Regolith and Lunar-Penetrating Radar Data Processing

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2018
Lunar-penetrating radar (LPR) was conducted by the “Yutu” rover of China's Chang-E 3 lunar mission to study the shallow subsurface of the Moon. Both regolith modeling and numerical simulation can provide a reliable reference for data processing of the Moon.
Ling Zhang, Zhaofa Zeng, Jing Li, Jingyi Lin, Yingsa Hu, Xuegang Wang, Xiaodong Sun   +6 more
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Accumulation of Dust on a Surface and the Subsequent Formation of Compact Aggregate Piles

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 130, Issue 10, October 2025.
Abstract Dust aggregation is a prominent topic in space physics, yet the accumulation of dust on surfaces in airless environments remains poorly understood. It is commonly assumed that, during the initial stages of dust deposition, particles spread uniformly to form a monolayer.
G. Griffin, J. Martinez, P. Adamson, L. Matthews, T. W. Hyde   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of four Apollo 16 double drive tubes using QEMSCAN® mapping techniques: Implications for sampling the lunar regolith in highland terrains

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 60, Issue 10, Page 2504-2523, October 2025.
Abstract The lunar regolith contains a rich history of Solar System impact events and solar activity. Many future missions will land in the south polar region of the Moon, a heavily impact cratered highland terrain, similar to the Apollo 16 landing site.
Stephanie L. Halwa, Katherine H. Joy, Romain Tartèse, Samantha K. Bell   +3 more
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Boosting the Mechanical and Thermal Properties of CUG-1A Lunar Regolith Simulant by Spark Plasma Sintering

Crystals
The mechanical and thermal properties of the fabricated structures composed of lunar regolith are of great interest due to the urgent demand for in situ construction and manufacturing on the Moon for sustainable human habitation.
Yiwei Liu, Xian Zhang, Xiong Chen, Chao Wang, Yaolun Yu, Yi Jia, Wei Yao   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source