Investigation of surface properties of lunar regolith: Part I

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 253, Issue 13 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 5709-5714

  Robens, E ^a   Bischoff, A ^b   Schreiber, A ^c   Dabrowski, A ^d   Unger, K K ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c POROTEC GmbH   (Germany)

^d MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Moon; Regolith; Surface; Water

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; HELIUM; MOON BASES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHS; HELIUM PYCNOMETERS; REGOLITH;

SOILS;

EID: 34147097109     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2006.12.098     Document Type: Article

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