Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 213-218 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Aerospace Engineering |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2010 |
Keywords
- Exploration
- Geotechnical
- Geotechnical engineering
- Lunar simulant
- Moon
- Space exploration
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