Computer Science
Scientific paper
Nov 1979
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979m%26p....21..307m&link_type=abstract
Moon and the Planets, vol. 21, Nov. 1979, p. 307-317.
Computer Science
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Lunar Surface, Oxygen Ions, Solar Wind, Bow Waves, Chemical Reactions, Diffusion Coefficient, Lunar Atmosphere, Lunar Soil, Magnetic Fields, Minerals, Molecular Diffusion, Shock Waves, Solar Wind Velocity
Scientific paper
The role of oxygen ions in the solar-wind interactions with the lunar surface due to tenuous atmosphere and magnetic field is examined. The interaction results in an absorption of the solar-wind corpuscles producing no upstream bowshock but a cavity downstream, and the oxygen ionic species undergo a set of reactions with the lunar minerals and the solar-wind derived trapped gases. The oxygen concentrations in the lunar surface material and the solar-wind species flux are discussed, noting that for the contributions of oxygen from the lunar surface grains to the atmosphere, the diffusion coefficients of oxygen atom and molecules should be known. The coefficients are calculated by using the apparent lifetimes of oxygen in the lunar material, and the atmospheric concentration of oxygen atoms and molecules near the lunar surface were compared with the Apollo 17 lunar orbital data.
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