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View SchemaInstrumentation For Geological Fieldwork on the Moon
| Authors | D. L. Talboys, G. W. Fraser, R. M. Ambrosi, N. Nelms, N. P. Bannister, M. R. Sims, D. Pullan, J. Holt |
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| ArXiv ID | physics/0510137 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0510137 |
Abstract
A human return to the Moon will require that astronauts are well equipped with instrumentation to aid their investigations during geological field work. Two instruments are described in detail. The first is a portable X-ray Spectrometer, which can provide rapid geochemical analyses of rocks and soils, identify lunar resources and aid selection of samples for return to Earth. The second instrument is the Geological and Radiation environment package (GEORAD). This is an instrument package, mounted on a rover, to perform in-situ measurements on the lunar surface. It can be used for bulk geochemical measurements of rocks and soils (particularly identifying KREEP-enriched rocks), prospect for ice in shadowed areas of craters at the poles and characterise the lunar radiation environment.
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