There is growing interest in the possibility that the resource base of the Solar System might
in future be used to supplement the economic resources of our own planet. As the Earth's …

Aside 2 from Earth, the inner solar system is like a vast desert where water and other
volatiles are scarce. An old saying is,“In the desert, gold is useless and water is priceless.” …

The interest in exploring planetary bodies for scientific investigation and in situ resource
utilization is ever-rising. Yet, many sites of interest are inaccessible to state-of-the-art …

The past two decades of lunar exploration have seen the detection of substantial quantities
of water on the Moon's surface. It has been proposed that a hydrated layer exists at depth in …

We utilize surface temperature measurements and ultraviolet albedo spectra from the Lunar
Reconnaissance Orbiter to test the hypothesis that exposed water frost exists within the …

Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment surface-temperature maps reveal the existence of
widespread surface and near-surface cryogenic regions that extend beyond the boundaries …

From the frontiers of research on ice dynamics in its broadest sense, this review surveys the
structures of ice, the patterns or morphologies it may assume, and the physical and chemical …

Hydrogen has been inferred to occur in enhanced concentrations within permanently
shadowed regions and, hence, the coldest areas of the lunar poles. The Lunar Crater …

In situ resource utilization (ISRU) refers to the in situ generation of consumables for
autonomous or human activities from raw materials found on the Moon or other planetary …

We use high-resolution altimetry data obtained by the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter
instrument onboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to characterize present illumination …