The following topics are addressed: (1) the frequency of encountering boulders that represent hazards to lunar operations; (2) the ease of lunar soil excavation; (3) the use of explosives in excavation operation; (4) the trafficability of the regolith; (5) problems encountered in mining (probably strip mining) of the regolith; (6) the stable angle(s) of repose in excavation of the regolith; (7) the layering to be encountered in the subsurface; (8) knowledge of the regolith site and the possibility of its general application to any site on the lunar surface; (9) the data needed to characterize a site for a lunar base; (10) the influence of regolith properties on the design of geophysical experiments from the lunar base; and (11) terrestrial analogues for the geophysical properties of the lunar regolith.
Evaluation of Geophysical Properties of the Lunar Regolith for the Design of Precursor Scientific Missions for the Space Exploration Initiative
1990
13 pages
Report
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Englisch
Lunar Regolith Geotechnical Properties: Implications for Exploration
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2006
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British Library Conference Proceedings | 2006
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