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Preparation of a Frozen Regolith Simulant Bed for ISRU Component Testing in a Vacuum Chamber [PDF]

open access: yes
In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) systems and components have undergone extensive laboratory and field tests to expose hardware to relevant soil environments.
Gustafson R.   +2 more
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Toxicity of lunar dust

open access: yes, 2012
The formation, composition and physical properties of lunar dust are incompletely characterised with regard to human health. While the physical and chemical determinants of dust toxicity for materials such as asbestos, quartz, volcanic ashes and urban ...
Alving   +159 more
core   +1 more source

Study on the mechanical properties of multi-walled carbon nanotubes-basalt fiber reinforced lunar soil simulant

open access: yes矿业科学学报
The utilization of in-situ lunar resources has become the core path for the construction of lunar scientific research stations. This paper adds multi-walled cabon nanotbes (MWCNTs) and basalt fibers (BF) into basalt-simulated lunar soil to study the ...
MA Qinyong, YANG Jinhui, ZHANG Bobo
doaj   +1 more source

Development and mechanical properties of structural materials from lunar simulant [PDF]

open access: yes
Development of versatile engineering materials from locally available materials in space is an important step toward establishment of outposts such as on the moon and Mars.
Desai, Chandra S.
core   +1 more source

Process to create simulated lunar agglutinate particles [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
A method of creating simulated agglutinate particles by applying a heat source sufficient to partially melt a raw material is provided. The raw material is preferably any lunar soil simulant, crushed mineral, mixture of crushed minerals, or similar ...
Gustafson, Marty A.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Penetration Law in Loose Granular Medium for the Chang’E 5 and Chang’E 6 Footpad

open access: yesThe Planetary Science Journal
This study investigates the penetration behavior of the footpads used in the Chang’e-5 (CE-5) and Chang’e-6 (CE-6) lunar probes when interacting with granular materials.
Diwen Duan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and characterization of the PolyU-1 lunar regolith simulant based on Chang’e-5 returned samples

open access: yesInternational Journal of Mining Science and Technology
Leading national space exploration agencies and private enterprises are actively engaged in lunar exploration initiatives to accomplish manned lunar landings and establish permanent lunar bases in the forthcoming years.
Yuan Zou   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lunar Dust and Lunar Simulant Activation and Monitoring [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Prior to returning to the moon, understanding the effects of lunar dust on both human physiology and mechanical equipment is a pressing concern, as problems related to lunar dust during the Apollo missions have been well documented (J.R.
Hammond, D. K.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Damage constitutive model of lunar soil simulant geopolymer under impact loading

open access: yesJournal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Lunar base construction is a crucial component of the lunar exploration program, and considering the dynamic characteristics of lunar soil is important for moon construction. Therefore, investigating the dynamic properties of lunar soil by establishing a
Hanyan Wang, Qinyong Ma, Qianyun Wu
doaj   +1 more source

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