Surface-Plasma Interaction on the Moon

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Sep 2008

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MULTIFACETS OF DUSTRY PLASMAS: Fifth International Conference on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volu

Physics

Dusty Or Complex Plasmas, Plasma Crystals, Magnetohydrodynamics, Interstellar Dust Grains, Diffuse Emission, Infrared Cirrus, Magnetohydrodynamic Waves, Lunar, Planetary, And Deep-Space Probes, Moon, Mhd Waves, Plasma Waves, And Instabilities

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The electrostatic levitation and transport of lunar dust remains a controversial science issue since the Apollo era. As a function of time and location, the lunar surface is exposed to solar wind plasma, UV radiation, and/or the plasma environment of our magnetosphere. Dust grains on the lunar surface emit and absorb plasma particles and are exposed to solar UV photons. There are several in situ and remote sensing observations that indicate that dusty plasma processes are responsible for the mobilization and transport of lunar soil. We briefly discuss the existing observations, and report on a series of experiments that address some of the most relevant processes acting on dusty surfaces exposed to plasmas and UV radiation.

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