Lunar Regolith Simulant
1st Edition
Published on 15. March 2017
Book
Hardback
300 pages
978-1-4398-4874-6 (ISBN)
Description
Written in language that non-geologists can easily understand, this book provides basic information about the lunar regolith and simulants. It explains how simulants are produced, what sources exist, and what processes are used for their production. It emphasizes the cost structure of simulants and the limitations of existing models. Chapters cover terrestrial sources of simulant components and processing technologies for production of simulants. The text supplies figures, photographs, charts, a glossary, and extensive references for further study.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Engineers designing and building components or systems to be used on the moon and students engaged in work pertaining to engineering for lunar applications.
Illustrations
60 s/w Abbildungen
60 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4398-4874-6 (9781439848746)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Doug Rickman is employed by NASA at the Marshall Space Flight Center. He received his doctorate at the University of Missouri, Rolla in 1981. His training and experience covers a very broad range: mineral exploration, image processing, remote sensing, software development, medical applications, and computer systems integration.
Content
Thumbnail Summary. Lunar History. Description of lunar samples. Terrestrial and lunar geological terminology. Description of the lunar regolith. What we do not know and probably need to know about regolith properties. Lunar regolith simulants: feedstocks, existing simulants, new methods of preparation. Simulant processing. Figure of merit.