Jeff Plescia on the Lunar Surface

“The fourth presentation in the Moon 101 series, Dr. Jeff Plescia discusses – dust, rocks, slopes, trafficability (geotechnical properties); formation and evolution of regolith, interface with bedrock; crater size-frequency distributions, exotic components, highland/mare mixing, vertical and lateral transport of material; chemical and mineral composition, physical state, properties, and surface characteristics.” [^ https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/moon101/#surface]

Presented at the NASA Johnson Space Center: July 16, 2008

Video:

https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/moon101/plesciaSurface/

Slides:

https://spudislunarresources.nss.org/moon101/moon_101_surface.pdf