Electrostatic charging of the lunar surface

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dc.creatorPhillips III, James R.
dc.creatorDove, Adrienne R.
dc.creatorBuhler, Charles R.
dc.creatorJohansen, Michael R.
dc.creatorCalle, Carlos I.
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-21T00:06:18Z
dc.date.available2022-06-21T00:06:18Z
dc.date.issued7/10/2022
dc.descriptionJames R. Phillips III, NASA Kennedy Space Center, US
dc.descriptionAdrienne R. Dove, University of Central Florida, US
dc.descriptionCharles R. Buhler, NASA Kennedy Space Center, US
dc.descriptionMichael R. Johansen, NASA Kennedy Space Center, US
dc.descriptionCarlos I. Calle, NASA Kennedy Space Center, US
dc.descriptionICES510: Planetary and Spacecraft Dust Properties and Mitigation Technologiesen
dc.descriptionThe 51st International Conference on Environmental Systems was held in Saint Paul, Minnesota, US, on 10 July 2022 through 14 July 2022.en_US
dc.description.abstractLunar regolith dust particles accumulate charge and interact electrostatically with rover wheels, astronaut boots, and equipment. We have developed instrumentation for in situ measurements of the electrostatic charge developed by the interactions of lunar regolith dust with the space-rated materials on these devices. This instrument is also capable of measuring the distribution of electric fields on or near the lunar surface and the ion currents present near the lunar surface. We also report on our efforts to characterize the charging behavior of lunar dust in low gravity environments. This behavior is nonintuitive due to complex interactions between individual dust grains. We are developing an experiment to study this interaction in a microgravity vacuum environment. Better understanding of this interaction will allow for improved dust mitigation on the lunar surface.
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dc.identifier.otherICES-2022-214
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2346/89752
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher51st International Conference on Environmental Systems
dc.subjectelectrostatics
dc.subjectcharging
dc.subjectlunar regolith
dc.subjectdust mitigation
dc.subjectmicrogravity
dc.subjectvacuum
dc.subjectinstrumentation
dc.titleElectrostatic charging of the lunar surface
dc.typePresentationen_US

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