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Determination of the Thermophysical Characteristics of the Lunar Soil Using Solar Heat

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The possibility of determining the thermophysical characteristics of the lunar soil by a penetrating probe when using solar heat as a heater is considered. The effectiveness of this measurement method is evaluated.

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  1. Lavochkin Association, 141400, Khimki, Moscow oblast, Russia

    K. K. Dudkin

  2. Moscow Aviation Institute, National Research University, Moscow, Russia

    O. M. Alifanov

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Dudkin, K.K., Alifanov, O.M. Determination of the Thermophysical Characteristics of the Lunar Soil Using Solar Heat. Sol Syst Res 54, 630–636 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0038094620070047

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