Preliminary analyses have been performed of meteoroid impacts on lunar surface structures built with elements made from in situ materials. The SPHC hydrodynamic code was used to simulate impacts, and was validated against hypervelocity impact test results. Impact risk will affect necessary wall thicknesses, depth of burial, and placement of lunar base structures.


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    Title :

    Meteoroid Risk Assessment of Lunar Habitat Concepts



    Conference:

    10th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments and Second NASA/ARO/ASCE Workshop on Granular Materials in Lunar and Martian Exploration ; 2006 ; League City/Houston, Texas, United States


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2006-03-02




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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