Future human habitation of the Moon will likely require the use of locally derived materials because of the high cost of transportation from Earth. Oxygen, extracted from oxides and silicates, is a potentially abundant lunar resource vital for life support and spacecraft propulsion. The anticipated costs of supplying all oxygen needs for a lunar base from Earth are high enough to warrant serious study of oxygen production from local resources.
Taurus Littrow Pyroclastic Deposit: High-Yield Feedstock for Lunar Oxygen
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ; 2015 ; The Woodlands, TX, United States
2015-03-16
Conference paper
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English
Lunar thrust faults in the Taurus-Littrow region
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