Persistently illuminated regions at the lunar poles: Ideal sites for future exploration
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If LPSB illumination conditions were unstable, a slightly heavier PV+NFR+Li-S system would guarantee the minimum night-time stable power supply.
“If, however, the LPSB illumination conditions were unstable [64,66], a slightly heavier PV+NFR+Li-S system would guarantee the minimum night-time stable power supply.”
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- Authors
- Speyerer, E. J., & Robinson, M. S.
- Affiliations
- Arizona State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Speyerer, Emerson J.
- Venue
- Icarus
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2013-01
- Volume
- 222
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 122-136
- ISSN
- 0019-1035 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1966850901
- Semantic Scholar
- af10b1bd03b2cd6ffa8fa54b6a189516c1ba983c
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- FWCI
- 1.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Icarus (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Planetary Science and Exploration
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astro and Planetary Science
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
- Keywords
- lunar poles, permanently shadowed regions, lunar eclipse, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, lunar surface
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