Publication Date:
2013-02-20
Description:
Author(s): Kyle J. Berger, Anshu Anand, Philip T. Metzger, and Christine M. Hrenya The supersonic gas plume of a landing rocket entrains lunar regolith, which is the layer of loose solids covering the lunar surface. This ejection is problematic due to scouring and dust impregnation of surrounding hardware, reduction in visibility for the crew, and spoofing of the landing sensors. ... [Phys. Rev. E 87, 022205] Published Tue Feb 19, 2013
Keywords:
Granular Materials
Print ISSN:
1539-3755
Electronic ISSN:
1550-2376
Topics:
Physics
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