Instrumentation For Geological Fieldwork on the Moon

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dc.creatorTalboys, D. L.
dc.creatorFraser, G. W.
dc.creatorAmbrosi, R. M.
dc.creatorNelms, N.
dc.creatorBannister, N. P.
dc.creatorSims, M. R.
dc.creatorPullan, D.
dc.creatorHolt, J.
dc.date2005-10-14
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:48:27Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:48:27Z
dc.descriptionA 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.
dc.descriptionEarth, Moon and Planets in press, special issue Human Space Exploration, 11 pages, 5 figure
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0510137
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0510137
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/104008
dc.subjectInstrumentation and Detectors
dc.subjectGeophysics
dc.titleInstrumentation For Geological Fieldwork on the Moon
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