Lunar landing necessary building blocks and good practices for a sustainable development of human lunar activities

Guardabasso, Paolo; Paternostro, Simone; Bedialauneta, Pablo; Fonteyne, Romain

doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.10.025

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“…Within the lunar environment, the antenna demonstrated a gain of 2.3 dB across a bandwidth ranging from 2.3 GHz to 2.7 GHz. Notably, the lunar ground, functioning as both a partial reflector and an absorber of electromagnetic waves, introduced multiple ripples to the antenna pattern due to ground reflections [ 84 , 85 ].…”

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A Review of Lunar Communications and Antennas: Assessing Performance in the Context of Propagation and Radiation

Serria,

Gadhafi,

AlMaeeni

et al. 2023

Sensors

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Over the previous two decades, a notable array of space exploration missions have been initiated with the primary aim of facilitating the return of both humans and robots from Earth to the moon. The significance of these endeavors cannot be emphasized enough as numerous entities, both public and private, from across the globe have invested substantial resources into this pursuit. Researchers have committed their efforts to addressing the challenges linked to lunar communication. Even with all of these efforts, only a few of the many suggested designs for communication and antennas on the moon have been evaluated and compared. These designs have also not been shared with the scientific community. To bridge this gap in the existing body of knowledge, this paper conducts a thorough review of lunar surface communication and the diverse antenna designs employed in lunar communication systems. This paper provides a summary of the findings presented in lunar surface communication research while also outlining the assorted challenges that impact lunar communication. Apart from various antenna designs reported in this field, based on their intended usage, two additional classifications are introduced: (a) mission-based antennas—utilized in actual lunar missions—and (b) research-based antennas—employed solely for research purposes. Given the critical need to comprehend and predict lunar conditions and antenna behaviors within those conditions, this review holds immense significance. Its relevance is particularly pronounced in light of the numerous upcoming lunar missions that have been announced.

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“…an absorber of electromagnetic waves, introduced multiple ripples to the antenna pattern due to ground reflections [84,85].…”

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A Review of Lunar Communications and Antennas: Assessing Performance in the Context of Propagation and Radiation

Serria,

Gadhafi,

AlMaeeni

et al. 2023

Sensors

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“…The United States, the former Soviet Union, and China have realized the sampling work on the lunar surface and obtained information on the lunar regolith structure and mineral elements, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent mining project of lunar resources [8]. There are still many unknown areas on the moon worthy of human exploration, and future lunar exploration will involve deeper drilling, as well as the realization of manned lunar landings and the establishment of lunar research bases [9,10].…”

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Design of Man-Machine Synergic Lunar Coring Device and Its Coring Dynamic Analysis

Zhang

Gao

et al. 2023

Applied Sciences

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The Moon is the closest extraterrestrial celestial body to the Earth. Sampling and analysis of lunar regolith or rocks can pave the way for the development and utilization of lunar resources. The acquisition of lunar regolith samples with original stratigraphic information by astronauts on the lunar surface is one of the essential missions in the manned lunar landing project. Therefore, to maintain the original stratigraphic information of the lunar samples during the sampling process while further improving the coring rate and sampling depth, a handheld dual-mode lunar regolith coring device is proposed in this paper. The device innovatively combines impact penetration and rotary drilling sampling, which allows the selection of a suitable sampling method according to the environment. In addition, this study designs a synergic coring device that can be operated by the astronaut and carried on the lander or rover based on the handheld coring device, which can ensure safe and stable coring mission. The mechanical analysis is carried out for the key properties in the coring device, the corresponding mechanical model is established, the structural parameters are optimally designed, and the performance analysis is carried out accordingly. Finally, the impact and drilling process of the coring device is simulated in explicit dynamics, and the results show that the optimized impact module can effectively penetrate the lunar rocks. The research work will provide technical reference and theoretical support for the design of human–machine synergic coring devices in manned lunar exploration missions.

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Lunar dust mitigation for solar cells via ultrasonic vibrations

Rittenhouse,

Boeringa,

Han

et al. 2025

Acta Astronautica

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Lunar landing necessary building blocks and good practices for a sustainable development of human lunar activities

Cited by 6 publications

References 10 publications

A Review of Lunar Communications and Antennas: Assessing Performance in the Context of Propagation and Radiation

A Review of Lunar Communications and Antennas: Assessing Performance in the Context of Propagation and Radiation

Design of Man-Machine Synergic Lunar Coring Device and Its Coring Dynamic Analysis

Lunar dust mitigation for solar cells via ultrasonic vibrations

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