The water contents of the lunar interior record important clues for understanding the formation and subsequent thermochemical evolution of the Moon.
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A Microbial Survival Model For The permanently Shadowed Regions Of The Moon Shows Long-Term Survival of Terrestrial Microbe Forward Contamination
Based on previous models of microbial survival there are regions in the solar system which have high preservation potential for terrestrial spore-forming microbes such as Bacillus subtilis.
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Results from NASA’s First Radio Telescope on the Moon: Terrestrial Technosignatures and the Low-Frequency Galactic Background Observed by ROLSES-1 Onboard the Odysseus Lander
Radiowave Observations on the Lunar Surface of the photo-Electron Sheath instrument (ROLSES- 1) onboard the Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lunar lander represents NASA’s first radio telescope on the Moon, and the […]
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Developing An Alternative Medium For In-space Biomanufacturing
In this process, in-situ resources (e.g., Lunar and Martian regolith), end-of-life materials (e.g., PET plastic), and human waste (e.g., astronaut fecal waste) can be converted into metabolizable substrates to feed […]
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Finding Water On The Moon And Mars: Humanity’s Extraterrestrial Future
The inclination to explore across vast expanses has been a continual part of human history. In voyages across the Atlantic, or North America, one of the greatest obstacles was the […]
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Study Reveals Origins Of Lunar Water And Its Connection To Earth’s Early History
The team analyzed water in nine samples from the Apollo lunar mission, using a high-precision triple oxygen isotope technique. This method, developed by Dr. Morgan Nunn Martinez of the University […]
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BioMoon: A Concept For A Mission To Advance Space Life Sciences And Astrobiology On The Moon
As humans advance their presence in space and seek to improve the quality of life on Earth, a variety of science questions in support of these two objectives can be […]
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Breadboarding the European Moon Rover System: Discussion and Results of the Analogue Field Test Campaign
This document compiles results obtained from the test campaign of the European Moon Rover System (EMRS) project.
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Terrestrial Planet Surfaces And Interiors
Rocky planets in our Solar System, namely Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and the Moon, which is generally added to this group due to its geological complexity, possess a solid surface […]
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Sulfur In The Moon And Mercury
This chapter presents a comprehensive overview of the abundances and distribution of S, and the processes that control the behavior of S on the Earth’s Moon and on Mercury. The […]