3He in permanently shadowed lunar polar surfaces
Abstract
Because of their cryogenic temperatures, analysis indicates that permanently shadowed polar lunar craters may have substantially higher levels of 3He than sunlit lunar surfaces and are conservatively estimated to contain as much as 50 ppb or more.
- Publication:
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Icarus
- Pub Date:
- April 2010
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.12.032
- Bibcode:
- 2010Icar..206..778C