Massive water production from lunar ilmenite through reaction with endogenous hydrogen

X Chen, S Yang, G Chen, W Xu, L Song, A Li, H Yin… - The Innovation, 2024 - cell.com
Finding water resources is a crucial objective of lunar missions. However, both hydroxyl
(OH) and natural water (H 2 O) have been reported to be scarce on the Moon. We propose a …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoscale reservoirs store solar wind-derived water on the lunar surface

AM Kling, J Greer, MS Thompson, PR Heck… - Earth and Planetary …, 2025 - Elsevier
Observations of widespread hydration across the lunar surface could be attributed to water
formed via the implantation of solar wind hydrogen ions into minerals at the surface. Solar …

The inventory of OH and H2O in the non-polar regions of the Moon

W Yu, H Yan, H Tang, X Li, Y Wei, H Bao… - Earth and Planetary …, 2025 - Elsevier
The image of a bone-dry surface in the Moon's non-polar regions im**ed by the Apollo
missions was changed by the detection of widespread absorption near 3 µm in 2009 …

Depth profiling of implanted D+ in silicates: Contribution of solar wind protons to water in the Moon and terrestrial planets

X Zeng, H Tang, X Li, C Zhou, S Hu, X Zeng… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. The solar wind protons implanted in silicate material and combined with oxygen are
considered crucial for forming OH/H 2 O on the Moon and other airless bodies. This process …

[HTML][HTML] Construction of Lunar Soil Simulants-Based Aluminum-Ion Battery Systems

S Su, J Li, C Sun, K Du, C Wang, M Han, J Geng… - Materials, 2025 - mdpi.com
With the development of space technology, in situ resource utilization (ISRU) of lunar
resources holds great potential for constructing lunar bases. This study, for the first time …