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Resource availability at Taurus-LittrowEarly lunar technologies will probably use a common lunar material as ore. They will be robust to minor fluctuations in feedstock composition and will not require appreciable feedstock beneficiation such as rock grinding or mineral concentration. Technologies using unprocessed soil and indifferent to its composition will have the advantage. Nevertheless, the size and grade of the ore body must be confirmed for even the most indiscriminate process. Simple uses such as heaping unprocessed lunar soil for thermal insulation or radiation shielding onto a habitat require that we know the depth of the regolith, the size distributions of its soils, the locations of large boulders, and the ease of excavation. Costs of detailed site surveys trade against restrictions on site selection and conservative engineering design to accommodate unknown conditions of a poorly explored site. Given the above considerations, we consider briefly some abundant lunar materials, their proposed uses, and technologies for their preparation, with particular attention to the Taurus-Littrow site.
Document ID
19930009603
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Haskin, Larry A. (Washington Univ. Saint Louis, MO, United States)
Colson, R. O. (Washington Univ. Saint Louis, MO, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
December 2, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar Science Inst., Workshop on Geology of the Apollo 17 Landing Site
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
93N18792
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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