Lunar regolith
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Lunar regolith is the unconsolidated material found on the surface of the Moon and in the Moon's tenuous atmosphere. Lunar soil typically refers to only the finer fraction of lunar regolith, which is
Buzz Aldrin's bootprint on lunar soil was formed during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission.
Regolith collected during the 1972 Apollo 17 mission
Orange dirt found on Apollo 17, the result of volcanic glass beads
Surveyor 7 observes levitating dust
Lunarcrete
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Lunarcrete, also known as "mooncrete", an idea first proposed by Larry A. Beyer of the University of Pittsburgh in 1985, is a hypothetical construction aggregate, similar to concrete, formed from luna
Lunar regolith
…gunpowder taste and smell. Potentially, lunar regolith could be prospected as a lunar resource, particularly for lunar in situ utilization, such as a lunar building material and regolith for growing plants on the Moon. The major processes involved in the formation of lunar regolith are…
Graphical abstract of AstroCrete concept
Scheme depicting the typical fabrication procedure for producing HSA-based biocomposites
3D-printed Astrocrete samples. (a) after fabrication, (b) during compression testing, and (c) after compression testing.
Life-cycle process flow diagram for HSA/Urea-based biocomposites