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Energetic Neutral Atom (ENA) Emission Characteristics at the Moon and Mercury From 3D Regolith Simulations of Solar Wind Reflection

Wurz, P.; Fatemi, S.; Vorburger, A. +3 more

The reflection of solar wind protons as energetic neutral atoms (ENAs) from the lunar surface has regularly been used to study the plasma-surface interaction at the Moon. However, there still exists a fundamental lack of knowledge of the scattering process. ENA emission from the surface is expected to similarly occur at Mercury and will be studied…

Spectral Analysis of Mare Ingenii Basin (Lunar Farside)

Massironi, Matteo; Combe, Jean-Philippe; Tosi, Federico +8 more

Mare Ingenii is a site of great interest for lunar geology as it is one of the few basaltic plains on the farside of the Moon. It is located within the outer edge of the South Pole-Aitken basin, the largest and oldest impact basin in our Solar System. Mare Ingenii includes two large craters, Thomson and Thomson M, and a prominent swirl, a high-alb…

Mineralogy of Surface Materials at the Chang'E-5 Landing Site and Possible Exotic Sources From In Situ Spectral Observations

Yang, Maosheng; Qian, Yuqi; Horgan, Briony +2 more

China's Chang'E-5 (CE-5) mission landed at 43.06°N and 51.92°W on 1 December 2020, within the Northern Oceanus Procellarum region of the Moon. The CE-5 landing site is situated within a young lunar basalt unit estimated to be around 2.0 Ga. A comprehensive understanding of the lunar regolith composition within the CE-5 region is pivotal as it furn…