Laser melting manufacturing of large elements of lunar regolith simulant for paving on the Moon. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 The next steps for the expansion of the human presence in the solar system will be taken on the Moon. However, due to the low lunar gravity, the suspended dust generated when lunar rovers move across the lunar soil is a significant risk for lunar ...
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Intensity dataset acquired through laser scanning of lunar and Martian soil simulants
Data in Brief, 2021 The future construction effort on the Moon and Mars is increasingly discussed by the scientific community. In authors’ opinion quick, precise and remote measuring technique will be essential for successful development of lunar and Martian construction ...
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Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Mortar Generated by using Lunar Soil Simulant
International Journal of Advanced Research in Science, Communication and TechnologyThis study investigates the mechanical properties of mortar produced using lunar soil simulant, with the aim of assessing its suitability for construction in extraterrestrial habitats.
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MELTING AND SOLIDIFICATION EXPERIMENT OF LUNAR SOIL SIMULANT, FJS-1 BY ISOTROPIC AND SURFACE HEATING
Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. A2 (Applied Mechanics (AM)), 2021 Masahiro OTA +2 more
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Biomining of lunar regolith simulant EAC-1 A with the fungus Penicillium simplicissimum. [PDF]
Fungal Biol BiotechnolBackground On a future lunar habitat, acquiring needed resources in situ will inevitably come from the Lunar regolith. Biomining, i.e. the use of microorganisms to extract metals from the regolith, is sustainable and energy-efficient, making it highly ...
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Erratum to: Sintering of Chang’e-5 high-fidelity lunar soil simulant for providing high-strength materials for lunar base construction [Sci China Tech Sci, 2025, 68(8): 1820602] [PDF]
Science China Technological SciencesSiqi Zhou +9 more
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Telomere dynamics and oxidative stress in Arabidopsis grown in lunar regolith simulant. [PDF]
Front Plant SciNASA envisions a future where humans establish a thriving colony on the Moon by 2050. Plants will be essential for this endeavor, but little is known about their adaptation to extraterrestrial bodies.
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Mechanical fracture properties of concrete with lunar aggregate simulant [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2020 From the volumetric point of view, aggregate is the most important ingredient in any kind of concrete. It is impossible to use raw soil instead of aggregate to produce concrete.
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Turning earthworms into moonworms: Earthworms colonization of lunar regolith as a bioengineering approach supporting future crop growth in space. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 The earthworms beneficial effects on soils may be promising to improve lunar soil fertility, enabling the use of local substrates for space farming. Herein, we investigated the effects of the lunar regolith simulant (LHS-1) at different concentrations in
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3D Printing Of Lunar Soil Simulant towards Compact Structures
Proceedings of the 8th World Congress on Mechanical, Chemical, and Material Engineering, 2022 Building an outpost on the moon has become a new frontier in deep space exploration [1-3]. The moon contains rich mineral and energy resources [4], provides 715,000 tons of helium-3, 70 trillion tons of TiO 2 and other mineral resources, and has ...
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