Placing an Orion capsule at the Earth-Moon L2 point (EML2) would potentially enable telerobotic operation of a rover on the lunar surface. The Human Exploration Virtual Institute (HEVI) is proposing that rover operations be carried out near one of the recently discovered lunar pits, which may provide radiation shielding for long duration human stays as well as a cross-disciplinary, science-rich target for nearer-term telerobotic exploration. Ground penetrating radar (GPR) instrumentation included onboard a rover has the potential to reveal many details of underground geologic structures near a pit, as well as characteristics of the pit itself. In the present work we employ the full-wave electromagnetic code MEEP to simulate such GPR reflections from a lunar pit and other subsurface features including lava tubes. These simulations will feed forward to mission concepts requiring knowledge of where to hide from harmful radiation and other environmental hazards such as plama charging and extreme diurnal temperatures.


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    Titel :

    Electromagnetic Simulations of Ground-Penetrating Radar Propagation near Lunar Pits and Lava Tubes


    Beteiligte:
    Zimmerman, M. I. (Autor:in) / Carter, L. M. (Autor:in) / Farrell, W. M. (Autor:in) / Bleacher, J. E. (Autor:in) / Petro, N. E. (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ; 2013 ; The Woodlands, TX, United States


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2013-03-18


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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