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Simulating Imaging of Large Scale Radio Arrays on the Lunar Surface
Published on: July 30, 2020
Distribution of water phase near the poles of the Moon from gravity aspects
Gunther Kletetschka1,2, Jaroslav Klokočník3, Nicholas Hasson4,5
1Institute of Hydrogeology, Engineering Geology and Applied Geophysics, Faculty of Science, Charles University, 12843, Prague, Czech Republic. kletetschka@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Our Moon periodically moves through the magnetic tail of the Earth that contains terrestrial ions of hydrogen and oxygen. A possible density contrast might have been discovered that could be consistent with the presence of water phase of potential terrestrial origin. Using novel gravity aspects (descriptors) derived from harmonic potential coefficients of gravity field of the Moon, we discovered gravity strike angle anomalies that point to water phase locations in the polar regions of the Moon. Our analysis suggests that impact cratering processes were responsible for specific pore space network that were subsequently filled with the water phase filling volumes of permafrost in the lunar subsurface. In this work, we suggest the accumulation of up to ~ 3000 km3 of terrestrial water phase (Earth's atmospheric escape) now filling the pore spaced regolith, portion of which is distributed along impact zones of the polar regions of the Moon. These unique locations serve as potential resource utilization sites for future landing exploration and habitats (e.g., NASA Artemis Plan objectives).
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