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Compaction trial on lunar regolith simulant

NASA’s Artemis program involves inhabiting the Moon’s south pole, which consists of lunar highlands regolith. For successful long-term habitation on the Moon, resilient infrastructure built on lunar regolith will be required. Therefore, it will be essential that the geotechnical characteristics of lunar regolith are quantified and improved, where ...
Brendan Scott, Yien Lik Kuo, Mark Jaksa, Akshay Kumar Agarwal   +3 more
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Effect of Soil Type on Running Performance of Small Lunar Rover

Aerospace
It is very easy for a small lunar rover to slip on the regolith of the lunar surface and become stuck. Previous studies have quantitatively evaluated the effects of wheel geometry, such as elliptical or eccentric wheels, on the performance of a rover ...
Kimitaka Watanabe, Tomoki Horiguchi, Kazuto Tanaka   +2 more
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Massive Water Production from Cryogenic Icy Lunar Regolith by a Microwave Heating Method

Research
Water extraction from lunar regolith is one of the critical techniques for in situ resource utilization on the Moon. Traditional conductive heating methods show low efficiencies for massive water production from lunar regolith due to the low heat ...
Qinggong Wang, Yong Pang, Juping Gu, Zhongxian Zhao, Qichen Sun, Mengfei Yang   +5 more
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Dynamic mechanical properties of lunar regolith based geopolymer: Coupled effects of composition and temperature

Case Studies in Construction Materials
This study developed a high-fidelity lunar regolith simulant (GCD-2) that closely replicated the physicochemical properties of lunar samples retrieved by the Chang'e-6 mission.
Zihan Zhou, Xiyao Zheng, Jun Wu
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Development and characterization of a regional lunar soil simulant for emirates lunar missions

International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
Lunar soil simulants (LSS) have been pivotal in the success of past and current lunar missions. They have enhanced the design of lander and rover wheels through interaction studies on the lunar testbed under simulated environmental conditions.
Bo Peng, Prabu Thannasi, Waleed El-Sekelly, Tarek Abdoun, Kemal Celik   +4 more
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Effect of TiO₂ on the Microstructure and Flexural Strength of Lunar Regolith Simulant

Crystals
Lunar regolith is the preferred material for lunar base construction using in situ resource utilization technology. The TiO2 variations in lunar regolith collected from different locations significantly impact its suitability as a construction material ...
Junhao Chen, Haoming Chen, Zhe Zhao, Xiao Zong   +3 more
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Resource-Constrained 3D Volume Estimation of Lunar Regolith Particles from 2D Imagery for In Situ Dust Characterization in a Lunar Payload

Remote Sensing
Future lunar exploration will depend on a clearer understanding of regolith behavior, as underscored by adhesion issues observed during Apollo. The Lunaris Payload, a compact instrument developed in Poland, targets in situ assessment of lunar regolith ...
Filip Wylęgała, Tadeusz Uhl
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Thermal Weathering of 3D-Printed Lunar Regolith Simulant Composites

ACS Applied Engineering Materials
The production of lunar regolith composites is a promising venture, especially when enabled by extrusion-based additive manufacturing techniques such as direct ink write. However, both three-dimensional (3D) printing production and usage of polymer composites containing regolish on the lunar surface are challenges due to harsh environmental conditions ...
Alexandra Marnot, Jami Milliken, Jaehyun Cho, Zihao Lin, Chingping Wong, Jennifer M. Jones, Curtis Hill, Blair Brettmann   +7 more
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The Luna Analog Facility testbeds (ESA, EAC): contemporary characterization work of highland (lunar) and mare (EAC-1) lunar regolith simulants

Frontiers in Space Technologies
The Luna Analog Facility, a joint ESA-DLR endeavour, consists of three components and spans an area of 1,000 m2, providing testbeds of simulated lunar environments.
Aliz Zemeny, Aliz Zemeny, Lorenza Sardisco, Santiago Quinteros, T. Dylan Mikesell, Duncan Pirrie, Libby Rose, Aidan Cowley, Kamini Manick   +8 more
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An Open Database of Lunar Regolith and Simulants Properties

Lunar regolith, the layer of unconsolidated material covering the Moon's surface, is central to the science and technology developed for the Moon, notably related to in-situ science investigations, resource utilization, surface infrastructure, and mobility systems.
Gasteiner, Léonie, Murdoch, Naomi, D'Angelo, Olfa   +2 more
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