Lunar Regolith - Revision history

Farred: fix spelling

2013-06-05T02:37:26Z

fix spelling

207.224.85.91: fixing typo, removing vandalism

2011-07-06T19:01:58Z

fixing typo, removing vandalism

173.236.34.6: /* Related Articles */

2011-06-28T07:51:53Z

219.141.175.194: /* External Links */

2011-06-28T04:05:59Z

External Links

207.224.85.91: fixing link

2011-05-30T17:53:55Z

fixing link

207.224.85.91: adding content taken from ''Uses for Regolith'' article

2011-05-30T17:44:22Z

adding content taken from ''Uses for Regolith'' article

Jarogers2001 at 08:51, 2 January 2009

2009-01-02T08:51:41Z

67.63.172.166: /* Related Articles */

2008-12-20T09:02:45Z

67.63.172.166: /* Related Articles */

2008-10-19T20:23:53Z

Jarogers2001: 9 revision(s)

2008-10-19T05:23:37Z

9 revision(s)

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
-The layer of debris which blankets most of the moon is commonly refered to as [[exd:Regolith|regolith<sup><b>exd</b></sup>]].  Billions of years of bombardment from space have created a highly comminuted (this means it has been broken into ever smaller grains and particles) surface through a process sometimes referered to as "impact gardening" or "space weathering."  It is estimated that the regolith varies in thickness from 3 to 5 meters over the younger "maria" to approximatly 10 to 20 meters thick in the older "highlands."  Below the impact regolith is a layer of "mega-regolith" consisting of highly fractered bedrock that is tens of kilometers thick.
+The layer of debris which blankets most of the moon is commonly referred to as [[exd:Regolith|regolith<sup><b>exd</b></sup>]].  Billions of years of bombardment from space have created a highly comminuted (this means it has been broken into ever smaller grains and particles) surface through a process sometimes referred to as "impact gardening" or "space weathering."  It is estimated that the regolith varies in thickness from 3 to 5 meters over the younger "maria" to approximately 10 to 20 meters thick in the older "highlands."  Below the impact regolith is a layer of "mega-regolith" consisting of highly fractured bedrock that is tens of kilometers thick.
 <BR/><BR/>
 The portion of the regolith of a size less than 1cm is generally referred to as Lunar Soil, which is a misnomer in terrestrial geologic terms.  The term "lunar soil" should not be confused with terrestrial use of the word ''soil'', and no implication of organic content is intended.  When pertaining to lunar science, the terms are used interchangeably.  The dusty, abrasive portion is referred to as [[Lunar Dust]] or "Fines."

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
-The layer of debris which blankets most of the moon is commonly refered to as [[exd:Regolith|regolith<sup><b>exd</b></sup>]].  Billions of years of bombardment from space has created a highly comminuted (this means it has been broken into ever smaller grains and particles) surface through a process sometimes referered to as "impact gardening" or "space weathering."  It is estimated that the regolith varies in thickness from 3 to 5 meters over the younger "maria" to approximatly 10 to 20 meters thick in the older "highlands."  Below the impact regolith is a layer of "mega-regolith" consisting of highly fractered bedrock that is tens of kilometers thick.
+The layer of debris which blankets most of the moon is commonly refered to as [[exd:Regolith|regolith<sup><b>exd</b></sup>]].  Billions of years of bombardment from space have created a highly comminuted (this means it has been broken into ever smaller grains and particles) surface through a process sometimes referered to as "impact gardening" or "space weathering."  It is estimated that the regolith varies in thickness from 3 to 5 meters over the younger "maria" to approximatly 10 to 20 meters thick in the older "highlands."  Below the impact regolith is a layer of "mega-regolith" consisting of highly fractered bedrock that is tens of kilometers thick.
 <BR/><BR/>
 The portion of the regolith of a size less than 1cm is generally referred to as Lunar Soil, which is a misnomer in terrestrial geologic terms.  The term "lunar soil" should not be confused with terrestrial use of the word ''soil'', and no implication of organic content is intended.  When pertaining to lunar science, the terms are used interchangeably.  The dusty, abrasive portion is referred to as [[Lunar Dust]] or "Fines."
@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
-Gosh, I wish I would have had that information ealreir!
+==Related Articles==

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:51, 28 June 2011
Line 18:		Line 18:


−	~~==Related Articles==~~	+	Gosh, I wish I would have had that information ealreir!
−	*[[Geologic Processes on the Moon]]
−	*[[Lunar Dust]]
−
−	~~All of my qusetions settledthanks~~!

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:05, 28 June 2011
Line 22:		Line 22:
	*[[Lunar Dust]]		*[[Lunar Dust]]

−	~~==External Links==~~	+	All of my qusetions settledthanks!
−	*Lunar Soil at Wikipedia.org [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_soil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_soil]
−	*PERMANENT.com [http://permanent.com/ http://permanent.com/]
−	*ISRU on the Moon. by Larry Taylor [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar_knowledge/LTaylor.pdf http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar_knowledge/LTaylor.pdf] (PDF)<BR/>
−
−	~~[[Category:Selenology]]~~
−	~~[[Category:ISRU]]~~

@@ Line 14: / Line 14: @@
 *[[Sintered Brick Construction]]
 *[[Sintered Regolith]]
-*[[Volatile scavenging]]
+*[[Volatile]] scavenging
 *[[Heat Sink|Heat sink]] fluid

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:23, 19 October 2008
Line 17:		Line 17:

	==Related Articles==		==Related Articles==
		+	*[[Geologic Processes on the Moon]]

	==External Links==		==External Links==