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The Composition and Stratigraphy of the Chang’e-6 Landing Mare

The Planetary Science Journal
China’s Chang’e-6 (CE-6) mission returned lunar samples from the southern mare in the Apollo basin formed in the prominent South Pole–Aitken basin. The basic geological context of the landing mare has been well resolved.
Pei Ma, Zhiyong Xiao, Yichen Wang, Yunhua Wu, Yizhen Ma, Fanglu Luo, Rui Xu, Qingyun Deng   +7 more
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Survey on AI‐Enabled Computer Vision Technologies and Applications for Space Robotic Missions

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This survey provides a comprehensive overview of recent advancements and challenges in Artificial Intelligence (AI)‐enabled computer vision (CV) techniques for space robotic missions, spanning critical phases such as Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL), orbital operations, and planetary surface exploration.
Maciej Quoos, Steven Kay, Julia Wajoras, Robert Field, Evridiki V. Ntagiou, Fakher Mohammad, Yang Gao   +6 more
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Large-scale Roughness Properties of the Lunar North and South Polar Regions as Measured by the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA)

The Planetary Science Journal
The lunar polar regions are high-priority targets for scientific investigation and exploration. To aid these endeavors, we produced enhanced altimetry data from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter for the north polar region, from which we computed new maps
Michael K. Barker, Erwan Mazarico, Gregory A. Neumann, David E. Smith, Maria T. Zuber, James W. Head, Xiaoli Sun   +6 more
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In Situ Measurements of Thermal Environment on the Moon's Surface Revealed by the Chang'E-4 And Chang'E-5 Missions

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
The thermal environment of the lunar surface is of crucial importance for the lander thermal design and the interpretation of scientific data. Clarifying the radiative sources and intensity on the outer surface of the lander is one of the key aspects of ...
Yuanzhou Liu, Shaopeng Huang
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Lunar navigation study, summary volume Final report, Jun. 1964 - May 1965 [PDF]

Lunar surface navigation and guidance study to implement lunar surface vehicle exploration ...
Abbeduto, L. J., Amdursky, M. E., Breseke, D. K., Broadbent, J. T., Gill, R. A., Graboske, H. C., Green, W. G., Odden, R. B., Pressel, P. I., Ring, T. F., Trexler, T. T., Waite, C.   +11 more
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Key Technical Fields and Future Outlooks of Space Manipulators: A Survey

SmartBot, EarlyView.
This paper systematically reviews the technological development of space manipulators, emphasizing the unique challenges posed by space environments. It examines four areas: structural design, modeling, planning, and control, while introducing typical ground test platforms.
Gang Chen, Zeyuan Huang, Ying Yan, Xiaokang An, Zhikai Zhao, Jirong Lin, Xiangrong Zhao, Xianyuan Gao, Junyi Zong, Xuewen Jia, Zhipeng Yao, Jianliang Liao, Ning Ji   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lunar Prospector: a Preliminary Surface Remote Sensing Resource Assessment for the Moon [PDF]

The potential existence of lunar volatiles is a scientific discovery that could distinctly change the direction of pathways of inner solar system human expansion.
Mardon, A. A.
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Preliminary catalog of pictures taken on the lunar surface during the Apollo 15 mission [PDF]

, 1971
Catalog of all pictures taken from lunar module or lunar surface during Apollo 15 ...
Batson, R. M., Larson, K. B., Reed, V. S., Rennilson, J. J., Sutton, R. L., Tyner, R. L., Ulrich, G. E., Wolfe, E. W.   +7 more
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Sampling, Mobility, and Anchoring in Small‐Body Sampling Robots: A Comprehensive Review

SmartBot, EarlyView.
Small‐body sampling robots are exploration systems that perform contact, sampling, and stable operations on microgravity bodies such as asteroids and comets. The authors review representative robot architectures and key technologies, focusing on the mechanisms, evolution, and coupling of sampling, mobility, and anchoring.
Yurui Shen, Yixin Zhu, Mingxia Bao, Ting Zhang, Jun Wu, Jingbin Hao, Dezheng Hua, Xinhua Liu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

MALEO: Modular Assembly in Low Earth Orbit. A strategy for an IOC lunar base [PDF]

Modular Assembly in Low Earth Orbit (MALEO) is a new strategy for building an initial operational capability lunar habitation base. In this strategy, the modular lunar base components are brought up to Low Earth Orbit by the Space Transportation System ...
Schierle, G. G., Thangavelu, M.
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