Lava tubes on Earth, Moon and Mars: A review on their size and morphology revealed by comparative planetology

F Sauro, R Pozzobon, M Massironi… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sinuous collapse chains and skylights in lunar and Martian volcanic regions have often
been interpreted as collapsed lava tubes (also known as pyroducts). This hypothesis has …

Lunar mare basaltic volcanism: Volcanic features and emplacement processes

JW Head, L Wilson, H Hiesinger… - … in Mineralogy and …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Volcanism is a fundamental process in the geological evolution of the Moon, providing clues
to the composition and structure of the mantle, the location and duration of interior melting …

Detection of intact lava tubes at Marius Hills on the Moon by SELENE (Kaguya) Lunar Radar Sounder

T Kaku, J Haruyama, W Miyake… - Geophysical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Intact lunar lava tubes offer a pristine environment to conduct scientific examination of the
Moon's composition and potentially serve as secure shelters for humans and instruments …

[HTML][HTML] Lunar volcanism produced a transient atmosphere around the ancient Moon

DH Needham, DA Kring - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2017 - Elsevier
Studies of the lunar atmosphere have shown it to be a stable, low-density surface boundary
exosphere for the last 3 billion years. However, substantial volcanic activity on the Moon …

Radar evidence of an accessible cave conduit on the Moon below the Mare Tranquillitatis pit

L Carrer, R Pozzobon, F Sauro, D Castelletti… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Several potential subsurface openings have been observed on the surface of the Moon.
These lunar pits are interesting in terms of science and for potential future habitation …

The dust, atmosphere, and plasma at the Moon

WM Farrell, JS Halekas, M Horányi… - … in Mineralogy and …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The topics of lofted dust, ejected atomic and molecular species, and plasma interactions at
the Moon have made revolutionary strides since the last 'New Views of the Moon'review in …

Lunar resources

IA Crawford, M Anand, S Barber… - … in Mineralogy and …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
It has long been recognised (eg, Ehricke 1985; Spudis 1996, 2016; Duke et al. 2006;
Benaroya 2010; Kornuta et al. 2019) that the Moon has the potential to play a pivotal role in …

Geology, geochemistry, and geophysics of the Moon: Status of current understanding

R Jaumann, H Hiesinger, M Anand, IA Crawford… - Planetary and Space …, 2012 - Elsevier
The Moon is key to understanding both Earth and our Solar System in terms of planetary
processes and has been a witness of the Solar System history for more than 4.5 Ga. Building …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review of lunar lava tube base construction and field research on a potential Earth test site

Y Feng, PZ Pan, X Tang, Z Wang, Y Li… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The Moon, as the closest celestial body to Earth, plays a pivotal role in the progression of
deep space exploration, and the establishment of research outposts on its surface …

Lunar sinuous rilles: Distribution, characteristics, and implications for their origin

DM Hurwitz, JW Head, H Hiesinger - Planetary and Space Science, 2013 - Elsevier
Lunar sinuous rilles (SRs) are enigmatic features interpreted to have formed as the result of
lava erosion into the lunar surface. While specific SRs have been studied in detail over the …