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NASA Marshall Impact Testing Facility Capabilities Applicable to Lunar Dust WorkThe Impact Testing Facility at Marshall Space Flight Center has several guns that would be of use in studying impact phenomena with respect to lunar dust. These include both ballistic guns, using compressed gas and powder charges, and hypervelocity guns, either light gas guns or an exploding wire gun. In addition, a plasma drag accelerator expected to reach 20 km/s for small particles is under development. Velocity determination and impact event recording are done using ultra-high-speed cameras. Simulation analysis is also available using the SPHC hydrocode.
Document ID
20080015653
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Evans, Steven W. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Finchum, Andy (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Hubbs, Whitney (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Eskridge, Richard (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Martin, Jim (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
February 10, 2008
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: Institute for Space and Nuclear Power Studies
Location: Albuquerque
Country: Mexico
Start Date: February 10, 2008
End Date: February 14, 2008
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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