A study of lunar soil simulants from construction and building materials perspective
Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2023 Ten lunar soil simulants originated from North America and Europe were analysed in this paper. Properties important from civil engineering perspective (especially for future large-scale field experimental studies associated with lunar aggregate and lunar
Janusz Kobaka +5 more
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Calculation of the Influence Zone for Planetary Sampling Based on DEM Simulation
International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2021 In the design of planetary sampling devices, calculating the reaction force acting on the sampling devices is crucial. According to related research, the influence zone caused by sampling plays an important role in calculating the reaction force.
Qian Li, Junping Li, Lanlan Xie
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Can plants grow on Mars and the moon: a growth experiment on Mars and moon soil simulants. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 When humans will settle on the moon or Mars they will have to eat there. Food may be flown in. An alternative could be to cultivate plants at the site itself, preferably in native soils.
G W Wieger Wamelink +4 more
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Direct Formation of Structural Components Using a Martian Soil Simulant. [PDF]
, 2017 Martian habitats are ideally constructed using only locally available soils; extant attempts to process structural materials on Mars, however, generally require additives or calcination.
Chen, Tzehan +3 more
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Planetary Bioresources and Astroecology 1. Planetary Microcosm Bioassays of Martian and Carbonaceous Chondrite Materials: Nutrients, Electrolyte Solutions, and Algal and Plant Responses [PDF]
, 2002 The biological fertilities of planetary materials can be assessed using microcosms based on materials in martian and carbonaceous chondrite meteorites.
Mautner, Michael Noah
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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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Effect of Soil Type on Running Performance of Small Lunar Rover
AerospaceIt 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 +2 more
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DEM–FEM simulation of steering performance of flexible metal wheel for staffed lunar rover [PDF]
Mechanical SciencesIn this paper, a wheel–soil coupling simulation system was constructed to simulate the interaction between the flexible metal wheels of a staffed lunar rover during steering maneuvers.
J. Zhu +6 more
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Performance of Lunar Regolith Shield under Meteoroid Impact: Uncertainties of a Numerical Prediction
Applied Sciences, 2022 The protection of the future lunar base from radiation, thermal stresses and impacts of meteoroids can be achieved by several options, generally consisting in a shielding system, made of either regolith or combined materials.
Alessia Verdino +4 more
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Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2022 Bioregenerative life support systems (BLSS) are conceived of and developed so as to provide food sources for crewed missions to the Moon or Mars. The in situ resource utilization (ISRU) approach aims to reduce terrestrial input into a BLSS by using ...
Luigi Giuseppe Duri +8 more
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