TY - JOUR
T1 - Geotechnical properties of NT-LHT-2M lunar highland simulant
AU - Zeng, Xiangwu
AU - He, Chunmei
AU - Wilkinson, Allen
PY - 2010/10
Y1 - 2010/10
N2 - Future lunar explorations require a thorough understanding of the geotechnical properties of lunar soils. However, the small amount of lunar soil that was brought back to earth cannot satisfy the needs. A new lunar soil simulant, NU-LHT-2M, has been developed to simulate lunar regolith in the lunar highlands region. It is characterized to help the development of regolith-moving machines and vehicles that will be used in future missions to the moon. The simulant's particle size distribution, specific gravity, maximum and minimum densities, compaction characteristics, shear strength parameters and compressibility have been studied; and the results are compared with the information about lunar regolith provided in the Lunar Sourcebook.
AB - Future lunar explorations require a thorough understanding of the geotechnical properties of lunar soils. However, the small amount of lunar soil that was brought back to earth cannot satisfy the needs. A new lunar soil simulant, NU-LHT-2M, has been developed to simulate lunar regolith in the lunar highlands region. It is characterized to help the development of regolith-moving machines and vehicles that will be used in future missions to the moon. The simulant's particle size distribution, specific gravity, maximum and minimum densities, compaction characteristics, shear strength parameters and compressibility have been studied; and the results are compared with the information about lunar regolith provided in the Lunar Sourcebook.
KW - Exploration
KW - Geotechnical
KW - Geotechnical engineering
KW - Lunar simulant
KW - Moon
KW - Space exploration
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U2 - 10.1061/(ASCE)AS.1943-5525.0000026
DO - 10.1061/(ASCE)AS.1943-5525.0000026
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77956866095
SN - 0893-1321
VL - 23
SP - 213
EP - 218
JO - Journal of Aerospace Engineering
JF - Journal of Aerospace Engineering
IS - 4
ER -