Distribution of water phase near the poles of the Moon from gravity aspects

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985815%3A_____%2F22%3A00556103" target="_blank" >RIV/67985815:_____/22:00556103 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216208:11310/22:10443498 RIV/61989100:27350/22:10251562
Result on the web
<a href="http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0330964" target="_blank" >http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0330964</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08305-x" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41598-022-08305-x</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Distribution of water phase near the poles of the Moon from gravity aspects
Original language description
Our Moon periodically moves through the magnetic tail of the Earth that contains terrestrial ions of hydrogen and oxygen. A possible density contrast might have been discovered that could be consistent with the presence of water phase of potential terrestrial origin. Using novel gravity aspects (descriptors) derived from harmonic potential coefficients of gravity field of the Moon, we discovered gravity strike angle anomalies that point to water phase locations in the polar regions of the Moon. Our analysis suggests that impact cratering processes were responsible for specific pore space network that were subsequently filled with the water phase filling volumes of permafrost in the lunar subsurface. In this work, we suggest the accumulation of up to similar to 3000 km(3) of terrestrial water phase (Earth's atmospheric escape) now filling the pore spaced regolith, portion of which is distributed along impact zones of the polar regions of the Moon. These unique locations serve as potential resource utilization sites for future landing exploration and habitats (e.g., NASA Artemis Plan objectives).
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10308 - Astronomy (including astrophysics,space science)

Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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