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Terrestrial Laser Scanning of Lunar Soil Simulants [PDF]

, 2022
Marzena Damięcka-Suchocka, Jacek Katzer
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Corrigendum to “Preparation and Characterization of High-Strength Geopolymer Based on BH-1 Lunar Soil Simulant with Low Alkali Content” [Engineering 7(11) (2021) 1631–1645]

Engineering
Siqi Zhou, Chenghong Lu, Xingyi Zhu, Feng Li   +3 more
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Near Room Temperature Production of Segregated Network Composites of Carbon Nanotubes and Regolith as Multifunctional, Extra‐Terrestrial Building Materials

Small, Volume 20, Issue 38, September 19, 2024.
Future space missions will need to fabricate building materials on the moon or Mars from local soil or regolith. Here it is shown that carbon nanotubes can be used as a binder to convert fine sand as well as lunar and Martian regolith simulants into solid “bricks” with excellent mechanical properties.
James Garcia, Eoin Caffrey, Luke Doolan, Dominik V. Horvath, Tian Carey, Cian Gabbett, Jonathan N. Coleman   +6 more
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The reactivity of experimentally reduced lunar regolith simulants: Health implications for future crewed missions to the lunar surface

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 59, Issue 9, Page 2487-2504, September 2024.
Abstract Crewed missions to the Moon may resume as early as 2026 with NASA's Artemis III mission, and lunar dust exposure/inhalation is a potentially serious health hazard that requires detailed study. Current dust exposure limits are based on Apollo‐era samples that spent decades in long‐term storage on Earth; their diminished reactivity may lead to ...
Donald A. Hendrix, Tristan Catalano, Hanna Nekvasil, Timothy D. Glotch, Carey Legett IV, Joel A. Hurowitz   +5 more
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Mole‐Inspired Robot Burrowing with Forelimbs for Planetary Soil Exploration

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 6, Issue 6, June 2024.
This study presents a mole‐inspired burrowing robot designed to replicate the unique anatomical characteristics and exceptional burrowing efficiency observed in European moles. This compact and lightweight robot exhibits the ability to crawl on the surface and burrow within granular media through the coordination of its forelimbs and hindlimbs.
Tao Zhang, Hongyu Wei, Hongmin Zheng, Zhaofeng Liang, Haotian Yang, Yinliang Zhang, Haifei Zhu, Yisheng Guan, Xilun Ding, Kunyang Wang, Kun Xu   +10 more
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Oven Design for In‐Situ Thermal Extraction of Volatiles From Lunar Regolith

Earth and Space Science, Volume 11, Issue 6, June 2024.
Abstract Extracting volatiles from lunar regolith for analysis or utilization is one of the most important aspects of future lunar exploration. However, the low thermal conductivity of lunar regolith poses a challenge. Here, we conduct simulations to analyze the heat and mass transfer processes within the sample inside the oven.
Renhao Ruan, Wei Yang, Jialong Hao, Guangjun Guo   +3 more
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Mechanical properties of minerals in lunar and HED meteorites from nanoindentation testing: Implications for space mining

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 59, Issue 6, Page 1297-1313, June 2024.
Abstract This study analyzes the mechanical and elemental properties of lunar meteorites DHOFAR 1084, JAH 838, NWA 11444, and HED meteorite NWA 6013. Utilizing microscale rock mechanics experiments, that is, nanoindentation testing, this research reveals significant heterogeneity in both mechanical and elemental attributes across the mineral samples ...
Eloy Peña‐Asensio, Josep M. Trigo‐Rodríguez, Jordi Sort, Jordi Ibáñez-Insa, Albert Rimola   +4 more
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Spirulina supported plant growth in regolith simulants and elevated levels of CO2

Frontiers in Space Technologies
IntroductionA key element for sustainable off-world habitation is the ability to grow food through in-situ resource utilization (ISRU). Growth substrates are required to overcome the challenges of ISRU in the space environment, including the use of ...
Kristen A. Miller, Dennis Terry Trevino, Gilbert Cauthorn   +2 more
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Advanced microstructural and compositional analysis of a lunar agglutinate from the Apollo 11 mission

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 59, Issue 6, Page 1455-1472, June 2024.
Abstract The microstructural characterization of lunar agglutinate samples serves many essential purposes in lunar science and cosmochemistry, from understanding the formation process of lunar regolith to preparing for human activity on the Moon.
Tai‐Jan Huang, Eshan Ganju, Hamid Torbatisarraf, Michelle S. Thompson, Nikhilesh Chawla   +4 more
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Survivability of Amino Acids in Lunar Soil

The Planetary Science Journal
We present a laboratory investigation on the survivability of amino acids in lunar simulant soil under conditions similar to the lunar surface. Survival rates of various amino acids are quantified using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography in ...
Li Hsia Yeo, Hannah McLain, Sophia Westerkamp, Danielle Simkus, Jennifer Holt, Jason McLain   +5 more
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