Published April 20, 2020 | Version v1

Complied data for specific heat capacity of lunar regolith

  • 1. Applied Science and Technology, University of California, Berkeley; Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
  • 2. Planetary Science Institute; Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Methodist University
  • 3. Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles

Description

This is the complied data for specific heat capacity used in Figure 8 of:

Woods‐Robinson, R., Siegler, M. A., & Paige, D. A. (2019). A Model for the Thermophysical Properties of Lunar Regolith at Low Temperatures. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets124(7), 1989-2011.

 

Recorded data originally come from papers:

Apollo 11 soil 10021: Robie, R. A., Hemingway, B. S., & Wilson, W. H. (1970). Specific heats of lunar surface materials from 90 to 350 degrees Kelvin. Science167(3918), 749-750. 

Apollo 14 (14163), 15 (15301), 16 (60601) soils: Hemingway, B. S., Robie, R. A., & Wilson, W. H. (1973). Specific heats of lunar soils, basalt, and breccias from the Apollo 14, 15, and 16 landing sites, between 90 and 350 K. In Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings (Vol. 4, p. 2481). 

Breccia Rock 10046:  Morrison, J. A., & Norton, P. R. (1970). The heat capacity and thermal conductivity of Apollo 11 lunar rocks 10017 and 10046 at liquid helium temperatures. Journal of Geophysical Research75(32), 6553-6557.

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