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Uses of lunar sulfurSulfur and sulfur compounds have a wide range of applications for their fluid, electrical, chemical, and biochemical properties. Although known abundances on the Moon are limited (approximately 0.1 percent in mare soils), sulfur is relatively extractable by heating. Coproduction of sulfur during oxygen extraction from ilmenite-rich mare soils could yield sulfur in masses up to 10 percent of the mass of oxygen produced. Sulfur deserves serious consideration as a lunar resource.
Document ID
19930004793
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Vaniman, D. (Los Alamos National Lab. NM, United States)
Pettit, D. (Los Alamos National Lab. NM, United States)
Heiken, G. (Los Alamos National Lab. NM, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Johnson Space Center, The Second Conference on Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st Century, Volume 2
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
93N13981
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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