In situ resource utilization of lunar soil for highly efficient extraterrestrial fuel and oxygen supply. [PDF]
Natl Sci Rev, 2023 Building up a lunar settlement is the ultimate aim of lunar exploitation. Yet, limited fuel and oxygen supplies restrict human survival on the Moon.
Zhong Y +16 more
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Terrestrial Laser Scanning of Lunar Soil Simulants. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2022 In the near future, permanent human settlements on the Moon will become increasingly realistic. It is very likely that the Moon will serve as a transit point for deep space exploration (e.g., to Mars). The key to human presence on the Moon is the ability
Damięcka-Suchocka M, Katzer J.
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Analysis of the Direct Shear Test and Microstructure of the Lunar Soil Simulant Solidified by Sodium Silicate [PDF]
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2022 The lunar soil is an ideal building material for future lunar base construction. In order to improve the strength of lunar soil, basalt with similar composition to lunar soil was used to simulate lunar soil due to lack of real lunar soil, and the ...
Qinyong Ma, Hanyan Wang
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Sub-microscopic magnetite and metallic iron particles formed by eutectic reaction in Chang'E-5 lunar soil. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2022 Ferric iron as well as magnetite are rarely found in lunar samples, and their distribution and formation mechanisms on the Moon have not been well studied. Here, we discover sub-microscopic magnetite particles in Chang’E-5 lunar soil.
Guo Z +10 more
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Investigating the microwave heating behaviour of lunar soil simulant JSC-1A at different input powers. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2021 For a sustainable human presence on the Moon, it is critical to develop technologies that could utilise the locally available resources (a.k.a. in situ resource utilisation or ISRU) for habitat construction.
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Updating “Intensity dataset acquired through laser scanning of lunar and Martian soil simulants” with additional lunar soil simulants specimens [PDF]
Data in Brief, 2023 Updated dataset based on the laser scanning of three specimens of lunar soil simulants representing highland regions (LHS-1, AGK-2010, CHENOBI) and three specimens of lunar soil simulants representing mare regions (LMS-1, JSC-1A, OPRL2N).
Marzena Damięcka-Suchocka, Jacek Katzer
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Lunar soil record of atmosphere loss over eons. [PDF]
Sci AdvThe Moon has a tenuous atmosphere produced by space weathering. The short-lived nature of the atoms surrounding the Moon necessitates continuous replenishment from lunar regolith through mechanisms such as micrometeorite impacts, ion sputtering, and ...
Nie NX +4 more
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Multiple sources of water preserved in impact glasses from Chang'e-5 lunar soil. [PDF]
Sci AdvThe existence of molecular H2O and evolution of solar wind–derived water on the lunar surface remain controversial. We report that large amounts of OH and molecular H2O related to solar wind and other multiple sources are preserved in impact glasses from
Zhou C +7 more
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Proof of Principle of the Lunar Soil Volatile Measuring Instrument on Chang’ e-7: In Situ N Isotopic Analysis of Lunar Soil [PDF]
AerospaceThe nitrogen isotopic compositions of lunar soil have important implications for the sources of lunar volatiles and even the evolution of the moon.
Ye He +12 more
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The contact force between lunar-based equipment and lunar soil [PDF]
iScienceSummary: Lunar-based equipment plays a vital role in the exploration of the moon because it undertakes the tasks of moving, transporting, digging, and so on.
Zheng-Han Chen +7 more
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