Microwaving Moondust with COMSOL

摘要

COMSOL permits calculation of the extraction of water from permafrost. In 1999, NASA's Lunar Prospector revealed concentrated hydrogen signatures in permanently shadowed craters at the lunar poles. While scientists have long speculated about the source of vast quantities of hydrogen at the poles, recent discoveries made by NASA's Lunar CRater Observing and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) are shedding new light on the question of water on the moon. Preliminary data from LCROSS indicates the mission successfully uncovered water during the Oct. 9,2009 impacts into the permanently shadowed region of the Cabeus crater near the moon's south pole. These findings could have far-reaching implications, as exploration is being expanded past low-Earth orbit.