Lunar Enterprise Daily

Weekend Edition / 19-21 May 2012

LED Editor — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:47:12 +0000

LRO CRaTER Scientists Discuss Implications Of Recent Solar Flare

UNH Scientists Harlan Spence (R) & Nathan Schwadron (L), PI & Deputy PI Of LRO CRaTER Instrument Are Available To Discuss Implications Of Powerful Solar Flare That Erupted 16 May; Enormous Sunspot 160,000km Across Could Create Damaging Radiation Storms Over Earth In Next Several Days; Primary Goal Of LRO CRaTER Instrument Is To Characterize Global Lunar Radiation Environment And Its Biological Impacts

Image Credit: NASA, UNH, dailymail.co.uk

Friday / 18 May 2012

LED Editor — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:39:14 +0000

New Technologies / Ways Of Thinking Needed For Next Mining Gold Rush

University Of New South Wales Professor Leonhard Bernold Outlines How Earth Mining Systems Will Not Be Adequate On Moon Due To Dust, Lower Gravitational Acceleration (1.6m/s² vs 9.8m/s²), Minimal Atmosphere / Water, Etc; Proposes Using Suction Extraction With Pneumatic Transportation For Lunar Mining; System Uses Airflow To Transport Material By Venturi Process Through Glass Pipes Manufactured Through ISRU & Joined In-Situ

Image Credit: nextbigfuture.com, amazon.com, nova.org

Thursday / 17 May 2012

LED Editor — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:04:21 +0000

EPSC 2012 Seeking Lunar Session Abstracts

Abstract Submission Deadline Is 23 May For European Planetary Science Congress 2012; Conference Organizers Seeking Submissions For Following Lunar Sessions: Lunar Volatiles, Lunar Science & Exploration – A Global Approach, Lunar Science & Google Lunar X Prize, Moon As Tool For Public Engagement; EPSC 2012 Will Be Held In Madrid, 23-28 September

Image Credit: epsc2012.eu

Wednesday / 16 May 2012

LED Editor — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:46:27 +0000

LRO Provides Proof Of Recent Lunar Geologic Activity

Scarps & Graben Imaged By LRO Show Moon Was Actively Shrinking & Growing More Recently Than Previously Believed; Lobate Scarps On Lunar Surface Less Than 10m High / Several Km Long Indicate Distance Between Moon Surface & Center Shrank About 100m; Graben (L) Show Evidence Of Lunar Expansion; Scientists Believe Features To Be Around 50M Years Old, Compared To 4.5B Year Old Moon

Image Credit: NASA

Tuesday / 15 May 2012

LED Editor — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:50:25 +0000

Lunabotics Competition Paving Way For Human Lunar Outpost

66 Undergraduate & Graduate School Teams From Around The World Will Compete In 3rd Annual NASA Lunabotics Competition 21-27 May At Kennedy Space Center; Teams WIll Have 10 Minutes To Maneuver Through Obstacle Course Of Lunar Regolith Simulant, Collect As Much Regolith As Possible; NASA Awarding Bonus Points For Autonomous Robots; Lunar Mining / ISRU Critical For Development Of Lunar Outpost

Image Credit: NASA, tuscaloosanews.com