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Performance of a small and low-cost chamber to simulate lunar surface environment |
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| Institution: | 1. Space Physics Laboratory, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Trivandrum 695022, India;2. Central Instruments Laboratory, University of Hyderabad, Prof. C R Rao Road, P.O. Central University, Hyderabad 500046, Telangana, India;3. Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad 380009, India;1. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, Stockholm 106 91, Sweden;2. The Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmoparticle Physics, AlbaNova University Centre, Stockholm 106 91, Sweden;3. Department of Physical Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 739–8526, Japan;4. Max Planck Institut for Physics, Munich D-80805, Germany;5. University of Geneva, Geneva CH-1211, Switzerland |
| Abstract: | The performance of a small and low-cost metal chamber built to simulate the pressure and temperature conditions of lunar surface was assessed and the results are presented. This chamber is intended for studying the physical properties of lunar surface and subsurface (using soil simulants) and also to validate the technology readiness of certain newly developed payloads planned for future lunar surface missions (Lander/Rover). It is possible to reach down to ～10?7 Pa under specific conditions and maintain the temperature of the sample under investigation to lunar day and night temperatures. The designed system has been subjected to various tests to evaluate its performance and suitability for carrying out experiments in a simulated lunar environment. |
| Keywords: | Vacuum chamber Lunar surface Planetary environment Simulation Surface properties |
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