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，干燥的环境，但最近分析能力和对月球表面的理解的进步迫使我们修改了这一评估，我们现在意识到月球表面含有丰富的有用挥发物，有可能成为未来探索的关键资源。研究月球样本的主要挑战之一是，它们在50年前被送回地球，并暴露在管理设施的各种环境中。然而，最近通过精心计划打开阿波罗17号使命的两个新的核心样品，新的原始样品已经可以获得，这些样品自1972年返回以来一直未打开储存。开放大学的工作人员是最近NASA资助的项目（由新墨西哥州大学的Chip Shearer博士领导）的成员，该项目旨在系统地检查阿波罗17号核心样品真空容器（CSVC）样品73001及其双驱动管同伴73002。