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.
Compact, Deep-Penetrating Geothermal Heat Flow Instrumentation for Lunar Landers
International Workshop on Instrumentation for Planetary Missions ; 2012 ; Greenbelt, MD, United States
2012-10-10
Conference paper
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English
NTRS | 1991
NTIS | 1991