This report presents current views of the genesis, structure and properties of lunar soils based on astronomical and radiophysical studies of the Moon. Lunar research from orbital spacecraft is discussed, and techniques and equipment employed to investigate lunar soils in soft-landed lunar stations are described in detail. A separate section is devoted to examinations of the first lunar rock samples brought to Earth in 1969.
Lunar Soil Science. Physicomechanical Properties of Lunar Soils
1975
176 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Extraterrestrial Exploration , Astrogeology , Lunar geology , Lunar probes , Lunar craters , Lunar crust , Lunar dust , Lunar rock , Lunar structure , Lunar photography , Lunar topography , Soil properties , Investigations , Mechanical properties , Chemical properties , Rocks , Volcanic ejecta , Porous materials , Soil mechanics , Noncohesive soils , Lunar spacecraft , Unmanned spacecraft , USSR , Luna 9 spacecraft , Luna 13 spacecraft , Luna 16 spacecraft , Apollo 12 spacecraft , Apollo 11 spacecraft , Translations