To develop a lunar outpost, we must understand the blowing of soil during launch and landing of the new Altair Lander. For example, the Apollo 12 Lunar Module landed approximately 165 meters from the deactivated Surveyor Ill spacecraft, scouring its surfaces and creating numerous tiny pits. Based on simulations and video analysis from the Apollo missions, blowing lunar soil particles have velocities up to 2000 m/s at low ejection angles relative to the horizon, reach an apogee higher than the orbiting Command and Service Module, and travel nearly the circumference of the Moon [1-3]. The low ejection angle and high velocity are concerns for the lunar outpost.


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    Title :

    Lunar Soil Erosion Physics for Landing Rockets on the Moon


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Joint Annual Meeting of LEAG-ICEUM-SRR (2008) ; 2008 ; Cape Canaveral, FL, United States


    Publication date :

    2008-10-28


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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