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| ID No : | 627 Edit | Title: | Realistic Models of Ice Distribution on the Lunar Sub-Surface |
| Summary / Review : | "In the context of the Lunar Science Institute "Scientific and Exploration of the Moon" we study models of ice distribution in the lunar subsurface. The main aim of this research is to constrain such models with state-of-art lunar data and gain a better understandin6 of water ice dynamics in the lunar sub-surface throughout the lunar history. To understand the current distribution of water ice in the polar neighborhood one needs to study the dynamics of water in the top layer of regolith throughout lunar history. In a seminal paper, researchers investigated the migration of H2O molecules in the lunar regolith by random hops within the pores. They discussed several scenarios for subsurface accumulation. In the current study, we propose to apply a more realistic diffusion process than the ones used in that earlier study to regions of the lunar surface where the measured temperatures and the hydrogen maps, as measured by Lunar Prospector. indicate that the presence of water ice has been stable over the last few billion years." (Author's abstract) |
| Author(s) : |
Teodoro, L. F. A.; Elphic, R. C.; Sigler, M.; Eke, V. R., [Ames Research Center] |
| Publication Date: | 2010 |
| Category(s) : |
Exploration and resources / Lunar / Geology and resources / Volatiles |
| Progress Type: | A ( A=Analysis only, D=Design, T=Testing, C=Completed or Commercial product ) |
| Web URL : |
http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20110012535
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| NTRS : | 20110012535 |
| Submitted by : | MEP |
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