Microwave-Sintered Lunar Regolith Bricks for Lunar Infrastructure: Fracture Behavior, Tribological Performance, and Electromagnetic Wave Transmission. [PDF]
Zhu K +7 more
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Observing the Earth's Plasmasphere and Ionosphere From the Lunar Surface
Abstract We present the analysis of the first lunar‐based observational characterization of the Earth's plasmasphere and ionosphere using Global Navigation Satellite Systems signals tracked from the lunar surface by the Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE). The Earth‐Moon geometry enables limb sounding of the plasmasphere at altitudes exceeding 3,000
C. Cesaroni +8 more
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Abstract We investigate the impact of the 2008–2009 sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) event on the mesosphere, thermosphere, and ionosphere under conditions of doubled carbon dioxide (CO2). Using the Specified Dynamics Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model with thermosphere‐ionosphere eXtension model, we perform two simulations for the 2008–2009 ...
Sunil Kumar +2 more
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Impact-processed nitrogen-bearing organics in Chang'e-5 and Chang'e-6 lunar regolith. [PDF]
Dong M +10 more
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Low Abundances of Ultramafic Components in the Chang'e‐6 Landing Site Basalt and Ejecta Material
Abstract The South Pole‐Aitken (SPA) Basin, the Moon's largest impact structure, holds key insights into lunar evolution, prompting the Chang'e‐6 mission to return first samples for ground‐truth verification. Analysis of over 6,000 grains from the Chang'e‐6 soil returned from the SPA Basin reveals a composition dominated by clinopyroxene (26.5–32.9 vol.
Zhenbing She +20 more
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Editorial: Innovative robotics for lunar exploration and on-orbit servicing. [PDF]
Kalaycioglu SS +3 more
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Abstract Mercury experiences the most intense and variable solar wind (SW) conditions in the solar system due to its close, eccentric orbit about the Sun. In addition to variation driven by coronal source and solar cycle, the SW arriving at Mercury varies periodically as the planet's heliocentric distance changes by over 50% per orbit.
Ryan M. Dewey +17 more
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Lunar base agent-based modeling - A benchmark for simulating crewed space missions. [PDF]
Vera R, Berea A, Kennedy WG.
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Regolith in Motion: Dynamic Surface Evolution After Lunar Impacts
Abstract Multi‐temporal observations captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera provide valuable insights into contemporary surface changes. These images reveal that minor impact events (resulting in <100‐m diameter craters) significantly alter regolith structure over great distances (>1,000 crater diameters) by increasing the meter‐to ...
E. J. Speyerer +2 more
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Fabrication and Characterization of Low-Mass and Flexible Heater for Lunar Applications. [PDF]
Marzana M, Fang Q, Raut AA, Shanov V.
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