The Chemical Reactivity of Lunar Dust: From Toxicity to Astrobiology

Earth, Moon and Planets

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 95-105

  Loftus, D J ^a   Rask, J C ^a   McCrossin, C G ^a   Tranfield, E M ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical reactivity; Free radical; Hydroxyl radical; Lunar dust; Moon; Radiation; Ultraviolet light

Indexed keywords

DUST; FREE RADICAL; LIGHT EFFECT; LUNAR SOIL; MOON; REACTION KINETICS; TOXICITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 79952446272     PISSN: 01679295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11038-010-9376-x     Document Type: Article

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