Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Jul 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992fsa..workq....t&link_type=abstract
In NASDA, Future Space Activity Workshop: Lunar Base Workshop 1992 8 p (SEE N93-28014 10-12)
Mathematics
Logic
Extraterrestrial Resources, Galileo Spacecraft, Lunar Exploration, Lunar Geology, Lunar Soil, Mineral Exploration, Moon, Lunar Probes, Minerals, Mission Planning, Remote Sensing
Scientific paper
An overview of knowledge, obtained in past missions, concerning the moon is presented. By making use of false-color images, obtained by using onboard filters for wavelengths of 0.41, 0.76, and 0.99 microns, maps corresponding to the lunar geological units can be obtained. It is the knowledge that can be gained from these maps that is outlined. Resource-related, candidate exploration site areas are as follows: (1) areas of regolith that show concentrations of ilmenite; (2) areas deemed adequate for lunar base construction because of sufficient materials for construction; (3) areas where there is anorthosite from which Ca, Al, and Si resources can easily be extracted; (4) areas where KREEP (Potassium-Rare Earth Element-Phosphate Rich Mineral) and granite are densely distributed and ores containing the rare metals, U, Th, and K exist; and (5) areas where fayalite of high specific gravity and spinel-related ores containing Fe and Ti exist.
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