Ice in the polar regions of the Moon
- 10 May 1981
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Journal of Geophysical Research
- Vol. 86 (B5) , 3949-3950
- https://doi.org/10.1029/jb086ib05p03949
Abstract
Recent laboratory measurements of the erosion of H2O ice are used to estimate the loss rates of possible ‘trapped’ volatiles in the cold lunar polar regions. We conclude that a significant accumulation of water ice is unlikely to occur.Keywords
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