A brief review of chemical and mineralogical resources on the Moon and likely initial in situ resource utilization (ISRU) applications
M Anand, IA Crawford, M Balat-Pichelin… - Planetary and Space …, 2012 - Elsevier
In situ resource utilization (ISRU) refers to the in situ generation of consumables for
autonomous or human activities from raw materials found on the Moon or other planetary …
autonomous or human activities from raw materials found on the Moon or other planetary …
Magmatic evolution I: Initial differentiation of the Moon
AM Gaffney, J Gross, LE Borg… - … in Mineralogy and …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
In this chapter, we present and discuss in detail current and novel advances in our
understanding of the processes that drove primordial differentiation of the Moon. This …
understanding of the processes that drove primordial differentiation of the Moon. This …
The global surface temperatures of the Moon as measured by the Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment
Abstract The Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment onboard the Lunar Reconnaissance
Orbiter (LRO) has been acquiring solar reflectance and mid-infrared radiance …
Orbiter (LRO) has been acquiring solar reflectance and mid-infrared radiance …
Lunar equatorial surface temperatures and regolith properties from the Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment
AR Vasavada, JL Bandfield… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment onboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has
measured solar reflectance and mid‐infrared radiance globally, over four diurnal cycles, at …
measured solar reflectance and mid‐infrared radiance globally, over four diurnal cycles, at …
Studying the composition and mineralogy of the Hermean surface with the Mercury Radiometer and Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (MERTIS) for the BepiColombo …
Abstract Launched onboard the BepiColombo Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) in October
2018, the Mercury Radiometer and Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (MERTIS) is on its way to …
2018, the Mercury Radiometer and Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (MERTIS) is on its way to …
Highly silicic compositions on the Moon
Using data from the Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment, we show that four regions of the
Moon previously described as “red spots” exhibit mid-infrared spectra best explained by …
Moon previously described as “red spots” exhibit mid-infrared spectra best explained by …
The evolution of the lunar crust
1609 AD marked the beginning of the modern scientific exploration of the Moon's crust when
Thomas Harriot and later Galileo Galilei made the first recorded maps of the nearside with …
Thomas Harriot and later Galileo Galilei made the first recorded maps of the nearside with …
Back to the Moon: The scientific rationale for resuming lunar surface exploration
The lunar geological record has much to tell us about the earliest history of the Solar
System, the origin and evolution of the Earth–Moon system, the geological evolution of rocky …
System, the origin and evolution of the Earth–Moon system, the geological evolution of rocky …
The OSIRIS-REx thermal emission spectrometer (OTES) instrument
Abstract The OSIRIS-REx Thermal Emission Spectrometer (OTES) will provide remote
measurements of mineralogy and thermophysical properties of Bennu to map its surface …
measurements of mineralogy and thermophysical properties of Bennu to map its surface …
Correlated compositional and mineralogical investigations at the Chang′ e-3 landing site
The chemical compositions of relatively young mare lava flows have implications for the late
volcanism on the Moon. Here we report the composition of soil along the rim of a 450-m …
volcanism on the Moon. Here we report the composition of soil along the rim of a 450-m …