Dispersal of gases generated near a lunar outpost

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Oct 1990

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990jspro..27..527b&link_type=abstract

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets (ISSN 0022-4650), vol. 27, Sept.-Oct. 1990, p. 527-538.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Environment Pollution, Lunar Atmosphere, Lunar Bases, Lunar Environment, Space Processing

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The dispersal of gases evolved by prospective lunar base operations is presently modeled analytically using continuous (mining and habitat-venting) and impulsive (primarily rocket exhaust) injections of gases. In the case of impulsive injection, the neutral atmosphere and associated ionosphere both decay on time-scales of about 20 min; in that of continuous injection, the atmosphere near the base grows and achieves a steady state after about 20 min. Both direct and diffusive transport mechanisms are considered, and it is concluded that for the injection rates and assumptions presently employed the artificial lunar atmospheres produced are not significantly detrimental to astronomical observations and high-vacuum materials processing operations.

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