Geothermal heat flow is obtained as a product of the two separate measurements of geothermal gradient in, and thermal conductivity of, the vertical soi/rock/regolith interval penetrated by the instrument. Heat flow measurements are a high priority for the geophysical network missions to the Moon recommended by the latest Decadal Survey (I) and previously the International Lunar Network (2). The two lunar-landing missions planned later this decade by JAXA (3) and ESA (4) also consider geothermal measurements a priority.


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    Title :

    Compact, Deep-Penetrating Geothermal Heat Flow Instrumentation for Lunar Landers


    Contributors:
    S. Nagihara (author) / K. Zacny (author) / M. Hedlund (author) / P. T. Taylor (author)

    Publication date :

    2012


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English