Return to the Moon: Insights into lunar volatile resources through analysis of new samples

返回月球：通过分析新样本深入了解月球挥发性资源

• 批准号: 2448281
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: The Open University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2448281
• 关键词: Return; Moon; Insights; into; lunar

When first returned, the lunar samples appeared to be from a barren, dry, environment, but recent advances in analytical capability and understanding of the lunar surface has forced us to revise this assessment, and we now realise that the lunar surface contains a wealth of useful volatiles that have the potential to be a critical resource for future exploration [1]. One of the major challenges with the study of lunar samples is that they were returned to Earth 50 years ago and exposed to various environments in the curation facility since. However, new pristine samples have recently become available through meticulously planned opening of two new core samples from the Apollo 17 mission that have been stored unopened since their return in 1972. The Open University staff are members of a recently NASA funded project (led by Dr Chip Shearer, University of New Mexico) to systematically examine the Apollo 17 Core Sample Vacuum Container (CSVC) sample 73001 and its double drive tube companion 73002.

当第一次返回时，月球样本似乎来自贫瘠，干燥，环境，但是最近的分析能力和对月球表面的理解的最新进展迫使我们对这项评估进行了修改，我们现在意识到月球表面包含大量有用的挥发物，这些挥发物具有将来探索的重要资源[1]。研究月球样本的主要挑战之一是，它们在50年前返回地球，并接触到策展设施中的各种环境。 However, new pristine samples have recently become available through meticulously planned opening of two new core samples from the Apollo 17 mission that have been stored unopened since their return in 1972. The Open University staff are members of a recently NASA funded project (led by Dr Chip Shearer, University of New Mexico) to systematically examine the Apollo 17 Core Sample Vacuum Container (CSVC) sample 73001 and its double drive tube companion 73002。