Zhurnal Radioelektroniki - Journal of Radio Electronics. eISSN 1684-1719. 2023. №9
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30898/1684-1719.2023.2.9

LUNAR REGolith simulation at microwaves

D.P. Skulachev, A.S. Kosov

Space Research Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences

119317, Russia, Moscow, Profsoyuznaya str. 84/32

The paper was received December 22, 2022

Abstract. А remote measurement of the lunar regolith temperature from a lander is expected in the near future. A special bench for experimental testing of the experiment details has been created. The test bench simulates the measurement of the temperature of the lunar regolith at depths down to 1 m. The design features and thermal characteristics of the device are considered. The simulator operates at normal atmospheric pressure and provides a temperature drop from 20 to 100 Celsius in a meter-long regolith layer. It is planned to create a test bench that provides operation in a vacuum and a temperature drop from minus 150 to minus 30 Celsius.

Key words: antenna, microwaves, radiometer, regolith, remote sensing, simulator, temperature.

Financing: Government contract № 1921730301771217000241361/217/2258-З-2019

Corresponding author: Skulachev Dmitry Petrovich, dskulach@mx.iki.rssi.ru

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Skulachev D.P., Kosov A.S. Lunar regolith simulation at microwaves. Zhurnal radioelektroniki [Journal of Radio Electronics] [online] 2023. №2. https://doi.org./10.30898/1684-1719.2023.2.9 (In Russian)