TY - JOUR
TI - Investigation of simulation and mechanical characterization of water-bearing lunar polar regolith
AU - Zhang Xing-Wang
AU - Sun Qi-Chen
AU - Pang Yong
AU - Wang Chu
AU - Wang Lu-Si
AU - Zhao Zeng
AU - Wang Guo-Xin
AU - Fang Jin
AU - Hao Hai-Chun
AU - Zeng Ting
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2025
VL - 29
IS - 2
SP - 1325
EP - 1331
PT - Article
AB - It is of great significance for human to find the direct evidence of water  existing on the Moon and understand the Moon better. China plans to launch  the Chang'e-7 in 2026 to carry out unmanned sampling and in-situ analysis in  the Lunar south pole. In order to ensure the success of the mission, it is  necessary to carry out sampling simulation experiments adequately on the  ground. However, the simulation of water-bearing lunar regolith is the basis  for the experiment. In this paper, the simulation and preparation process of  water-bearing lunar regolith are studied in terms of the physical and  mechanical properties. The uniformity of water distribu­tion and low  temperature water migration characteristics of water-bearing lunar regolith  is analyzed. On the basis, the mechanical properties of the water-bearing  lunar regolith are tested. The mechanical properties such as compressive  strength, tensile strength and shear strength of the water-bearing lunar  regolith are obtained, which provide support for the polar sampling tests.