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Cobalt is a minor component of [[Nickel]]-[[Iron]] meteorites, the pulverized remains of which are scattered over the lunar surface. It c

...t used in terrestrial applications. Lower gravity, high vacuum, radiation, meteorites, [[moonquake|moonquakes]], and dust control will all play large parts in th === Meteorites ===

...articles dispersed in the regolith, the pulverized remnants of nickel-iron meteorites. These particles could be [[Iron_Beneficiation|collected and processed]] to

Quakes caused by the impact of lunar meteorites.

...a couple hundred tons of mass. Smaller objects are considered [[Meteorite|Meteorites]] or [[Comet Debris]]. ...uggest a rocky core and 60-100km deep ocean with a thin covering of dust & meteorites. Farther out the [[spectra]] for water gets stronger and stronger. If an ou

...[lunar soil]] in fairly large quantities. They come from [[nickel-iron]] [[meteorites]], which become pulverized upon impact. These iron particles are tiny (fine

...articles dispersed in the regolith, the remnants of pulverized nickel-iron meteorites. Iron oxides are found predominately on the [[maria]], where they can make

...nd are the result of hyper-velocity impacts by meteorites. The velocity of meteorites upon impact varies, but is generally between 10 and 40 km/sec. This number

...top layer of material and explode. Here it is critical to understand that meteorites act like small explosions and not like bullets. The blast debris will then

...d are the result of hyper-velocity impacts by meteorites. The velocity of meteorites upon impact varies, but is generally between 10 and 40 km/sec. This number ...ass of the bolide multiplied by the square of the velocity. Thus, if two meteorites of the same mass strike the lunar surface, but one has twice the velocity o

...inently gardened by [[Geologic Processes on the Moon/Cratering on the Moon|meteorites]]. This mixing dilutes any natural ore concentrations. Valuable ore bodie ...e Moon. One to two percent of the strikes are by [[iron]] and [[stony iron meteorites]]. One would think these would create ore bodies. Unfortunately they do n

...istinguished from sinuous rilles, which also occur in craters). When large meteorites strike the moon, they produce faults deep beneath that crater’s floor. If

The threat represented by meteorites to a lunar settlement is real, but '''not''' insurmountable.

...and as free iron bits scattered in the regolith. The free iron comes from meteorites and can be magnetically separated from the regolith.

...on from the nickel that is naturally in lunar iron that comes largely from meteorites. Nickel carbonyl and iron carbonyl plate out of vapor at different tempera