NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Collections About News Help Login
Back to Results
Apollo soil mechanics experiment S-200The physical and mechanical properties of the unconsolidated lunar surface material samples that were obtained during the Apollo missions were studied. Sources of data useful for deduction of soil information, and methods used to obtained the data are indicated. A model for lunar soil behavior is described which considers soil characteristics, density and porosity, strength, compressibility, and trafficability parameters. Lunar history and processes are considered, and a comparison is made of lunar and terrestrial soil behavior. The impact of the findings on future exploration and development of the moon are discussed, and publications resulting from lunar research by the soil mechanics team members are listed.
Document ID
19740019219
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Mitchell, J. K. (California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Houston, W. N. (California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Carrier, W. D., III (California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Costes, N. C. (California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1974
Subject Category
Space Sciences
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-134306
Accession Number
74N27332
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS9-11266
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

Related Records

There are no records associated with this record.
No Preview Available