Improving Lunar Soil Simulant for Plant Cultivation: Earthworm-Mediated Organic Waste Integration and Plant-Microbe Interactions [PDF]
PlantsLong-term human residence on the Moon is an inevitable trend in lunar exploration, necessitating the development of Bioregenerative Life Support Systems (BLSSs).
Zhongfu Wang +6 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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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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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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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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Effects of Microbial Fertilizers on the Properties of Simulated Lunar Soil and Lettuce Growth [PDF]
PlantsThe lunar surface soil (regolith) represents a potential substrate for crop cultivation in future extraterrestrial bases. However, the absence of indigenous microbial activity severely limits nutrient availability in lunar soil.
Chuang Mei, Gengxin Xie, Xi Wang
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Geophysical Research Letters, 2020 Earth's present dipolar magnetic field extends into the interplanetary space and interacts with the solar wind, forming a magnetosphere filled up with charged particles mostly originating from the Earth's atmosphere.
Y. Wei +12 more
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