Lunar regolith is the unconsolidated material found on the surface of the Moon and in the Moon's tenuous atmosphere. Sometimes referred to as Lunar soil...

60 cm. The term lunar soil is often used interchangeably with "lunar regolith" but typically refers to the finer fraction of regolith, that which is composed...

A lunar regolith simulant is a terrestrial material synthesized in order to approximate the chemical, mechanical, engineering, mineralogical, or particle-size...

surface where they would contribute directly to the global economy. Regolith (lunar soil) is the easiest product to obtain; it can provide radiation and...

into the regolith, and some water is chemically bonded with minerals. Other experiments have detected water molecules in the negligible lunar atmosphere...

the lunar regolith can also be used to infer its source origin. Lunar lava tubes form a potentially important location for constructing a future lunar base...

several feet above the lunar surface. The idea is that engine exhaust and lunar regolith can cause problems if they were to be kicked back from the surface to...

the Malapert mountain near the lunar south pole, or on the rim of Peary crater near the north pole. Since lunar regolith contains structural metals like...

return up to 3 kg (6.6 lb) of lunar regolith from near Statio Shiv Shakti, the landing site of Chandrayaan-3. The plan for a lunar sample return mission was...

Apollo lunar sample displays List of individual rocks Lunar water Lunar Receiving Laboratory Lunar regolith simulant Lunar resources Lunar regolith Orloff...

The facility includes a regolith simulant pit, which is used for testing platforms under conditions that simulate the lunar surface. Additionally, the...

obtained from the lunar surface. However, there is still much debate concerning the ages of certain key events, because correlating lunar regolith samples with...

during the lunar landing of the Odysseus lander may also have enabled a better understanding of the dynamics of lunar landings on the lunar regolith and rock...

into the lunar regolith. Apollo 11 had left a seismometer on the Moon, but the solar-powered unit did not survive its first two-week-long lunar night. The...

hypothetical construction aggregate, similar to concrete, formed from lunar regolith, that would reduce the construction costs of building on the Moon. AstroCrete...

the lunar regolith to investigate the Moon's thermal properties at different depths. The Lunar PlanetVac (LPV), which is designed to acquire lunar regolith...

of regolith (over 150 tonnes of regolith to obtain one gram of helium-3). The primary objective of Indian Space Research Organisation's first lunar probe...

composition of the lunar regolith. Of the 21 thumpers, five failed to fire. On the way back to the LM, the astronauts collected and documented lunar samples, and...

S. D. Chevrel; Y. Daydou & C. Rosemberg (2000). "Local and regional lunar regolith characteristics at Reiner Gamma Formation: Optical and spectroscopic...

"Masten and Armadillo Claim Lunar Lander Prizes". NASA. Retrieved June 28, 2012. NASA-Regolith Excavation Challenge Regolith Excavation Challenge Archived...

elemental form. Extremely small traces of elemental boron were detected in Lunar regolith. Although boron is a relatively rare element in the Earth's crust, representing...

Arabidopsis thaliana had been successfully germinated and grown in samples of lunar regolith. While the plants successfully germinated and grew into seedlings, they...

water-ice mixed with lunar regolith. The proposed experiment consists of a multipurpose probe that will be deployed into ~20-30 cm of the lunar surface to scout...

that Martian regolith could be formed by itself into very strong bricks, with application of pressure. List of Mars analogs Lunar regolith simulant Martian...

technology. Montana State University. Regolith Adherence Characterization (RAC) Payload, which will determine how lunar regolith sticks to a range of materials...

analyze lunar ice below the surface. PRIME-1 is composed of two components, both of which will be mounted to a commercial lunar lander: The Regolith and Ice...

primary scientific goal of the mission, as Cone would have penetrated the lunar regolith (soil) and brought some of the Fra Mauro Formation to the surface. The...

but occurs only rarely on Earth. Helium-3 might be present in the lunar regolith in quantities of 0.01 ppm to 0.05 ppm (depending on soil). In 2006 it...

procedures on the lunar surface. The colonization of planets or moons will require obtaining local building materials, such as regolith. For example, studies...

Elvira give a value of around 190 J m−2 K−1 s−1/2, compared to 50 for lunar regolith and 400 for coarse sand in an atmosphere. "277 Elvira". JPL Small-Body...