[HTML][HTML] Working with lunar surface materials: Review and analysis of dust mitigation and regolith conveyance technologies

KM Cannon, CB Dreyer, GF Sowers, J Schmit… - Acta Astronautica, 2022 - Elsevier
The Moon's dusty surface environment threatens any equipment that operates there,
especially for long-duration infrastructure needed for a sustained lunar presence. This is …

Lunar dust: Properties and potential hazards

AV Zakharov, LM Zelenyi, SI Popel' - Solar System Research, 2020 - Springer
The surface of the Moon, like that of any airless body in the Solar System, constantly
experiences micrometeorite bombardment as well as the influence of solar radiation, solar …

[HTML][HTML] Physics and applications of dusty plasmas: The Perspectives 2023

J Beckers, J Berndt, D Block, M Bonitz… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Dusty plasmas are electrically quasi-neutral media that, along with electrons, ions, neutral
gas, radiation, and electric and/or magnetic fields, also contain solid or liquid particles with …

Dust dynamics in the lunar dusty plasmas: Effects of magnetic fields and dust charge variations

SI Popel, AP Golub, AI Kassem, LM Zelenyi - Physics of Plasmas, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The influence of the magnetic field of the Earth's magnetotail on dusty plasmas above the
sunlit surface of the Moon is studied. For this purpose, a physical-mathematical model for a …

Dusty plasmas above the sunlit surface of Mercury

SI Popel, AP Golub, LM Zelenyi - Physics of Plasmas, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Above the sunlit surface of Mercury, the properties and formation of dusty plasmas are
investigated. It is demonstrated that the dusty plasmas are formed for subsolar angles …

Numerical estimations of lunar regolith trajectories and damage potential due to rocket plumes

D Fontes, JG Mantovani, P Metzger - Acta Astronautica, 2022 - Elsevier
This study presents a numerical investigation of rocket plumes carrying regolith particles in
the context of the lunar environment (gravity and vacuum conditions). We investigated two …

[HTML][HTML] The investigation of plume-regolith interaction and dust dispersal during Chang'E-5 descent stage

H Zhang, C Li, J You, X Zhang, Y Wang, L Chen, Q Fu… - Aerospace, 2022 - mdpi.com
The plume-surface interaction that occurs as a result of a variable-thrust engine exhaust
plume impinging on soil during landings is critical for future lunar mission design. Unique …

Quantum and relativistic effects on the KdV and envelope solitons in ion-plasma waves

H Sahoo, C Das, S Chandra, B Ghosh… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we investigate the linear and nonlinear behavior of ion-plasma waves in a two-
component plasma containing ions and dust particles. We have studied the linear dispersion …

Space plasma physics: A review

BT Tsurutani, GP Zank, VJ Sterken… - … on Plasma Science, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Owing to the ever-present solar wind, our vast solar system is full of plasmas. The turbulent
solar wind, together with sporadic solar eruptions, introduces various space plasma …

Payload concepts for investigations of electrostatic dust motion on the lunar surface

CM Hartzell, P Bellan, D Bodewits, GL Delzanno… - Acta Astronautica, 2023 - Elsevier
Significant experimental and computational investigations have explored the feasibility of
electrostatically-motivated dust motion on the lunar surface. The motion of lunar dust …