The Planetary Exploration & Astromaterials Research Laboratory (PEARL) aims to provides capabilities for the creation of—and research on—cryogenic lunar regolith simulants (CRS) containing surface volatile analytes. CRS represent regolith samples that might be collected from lunar Permanently Shadowed Regions (PSRs) during future missions. Handling CRS requires procedural and engineering development due to extremely cold (i.e. ≤ - 196°C) working temperatures. However, there is an imperative to understand the physical and chemical alteration of samples during collection, transport, and curation processes throughout the Artemis missions. The chemistries that will be encountered within the PSRs need to be understood based upon prior mission data analysis. The ability to utilize these techniques provides future tests that could be relevant to planetary protection applications regarding future robotic sample return.


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    Titel :

    Generating Cryogenic Lunar Simulants Within the Planetary Exploration & Astromaterials Research Laboratory


    Beteiligte:

    Kongress:

    54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ; 2023 ; Woodlands, TX, US


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch