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Toxic Entanglements: Asylum and Extraction in the Republic of Nauru
PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, Volume 49, Issue 1, May 2026.ABSTRACT Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the outsourcing of asylum processing and resettlement from Global North to South. Many of these containment practices retrace the fault lines of more typically thought‐of colonial extractive regimes. This article draws on long‐term ethnographic research conducted in the Republic of Nauru, the world'
Julia Morris
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Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 7, 16 April 2026.Abstract Understanding the interplay between micrometeoroid impacts and solar wind irradiation is crucial for interpreting lunar surface evolution. Using reactive molecular dynamics simulations and surface binding energy (SBE) analyses, this study investigates the coupled effects of these two dominant space weathering processes on lunar regolith ...
Ziyu Huang, Masatoshi Hirabayashi
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Soil mechanics on the Moon, Mars, and Mulberry [PDF]
From a soil mechanics point of view, the Moon is a relatively simple place. Without any water, organics, or clay minerals, the geotechnical properties of the lunar soil are confined to a fairly limited range.
Carrier, W. D., III
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Polarization Changes in Lunar Simulant Soil: The Role of Incident, Reflection, and Off‐Plane Angles
Earth and Space Science, Volume 13, Issue 4, April 2026.Abstract Observing the polarization of the lunar regolith is essential for obtaining detailed information about the composition and characteristics of lunar soil. Observations conducted via lunar orbiters facilitate polarization measurements over wide areas; however, achieving very high‐resolution imaging requires either a large optical system or a ...
Jinkyu Kim +5 more
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Construction of Sampling Disturbance Model of Lunar Surface
AerospaceThis study establishes a dynamic evolution model of the physical and mechanical properties of lunar simulant as a function of sampling-induced disturbance on the lunar surface, aiming to eliminate design errors in sampling missions caused by neglecting ...
Lanlan Xie +4 more
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An experimental procedure was devised to investigate the effects of the lunar environment on the physical properties of simulated lunar soil. The test equipment and materials used consisted of a vacuum chamber, direct shear tester, static penetrometer ...
Butler, Todd +5 more
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Monte Carlo Simulation of 3D Cloud Radiance Distributions Affected by Ground‐Based Lighting
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 6, 28 March 2026.Abstract Satellite observations of artificial light sources at night are increasing. Clouds, as the most important radiative modulators in the Earth‐atmosphere system, significantly influence the observed values and spatial distribution of the artificial light coming from the ground.
Huixin Sun +3 more
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AerospaceIn this study, a modern principal component analysis (PCA) of the chemical properties of lunar soils was conducted. American and Soviet results acquired during the Apollo and Luna missions, respectively, were analyzed and compared.
Jacek Katzer +2 more
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Glass fiber processing for the Moon/Mars program: Center director's discretionary fund final report [PDF]
Glass fiber has been produced from two lunar soil simulants. These two materials simulate lunar mare soil and lunar highland soil compositions, respectively.
Curreri, P., Ethridge, E., Tucker, D. S.
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Solar Activity Dependence of the Dayside Lunar Surface Potential in the Terrestrial Magnetotail
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 5, 16 March 2026.Abstract On the dayside of the Moon, the surface potential is primarily determined by (a) photoelectron emission by solar radiation and (b) the ambient plasma environment. Both of these drivers have large variability, but the resulting variability of the lunar surface potential has not been fully characterized yet.
Masahisa Kato +4 more
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