Lunar Cold Microtraps as Future Source of Raw Materials—Business and Technological Perspective-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Lunar Cold Microtraps as Future Source of Raw Materials—Business and Technological Perspective

Published:2023-12-06 Issue:24 Volume:13 Page:13030
ISSN:2076-3417
Container-title:Applied Sciences
language:en
Short-container-title:Applied Sciences

Author:

Zwierzyński Adam Jan¹^ORCID,Ciążela Jakub²^ORCID,Boroń Piotr³,Binkowska Weronika⁴

Affiliation:

1. Department of Drilling and Geoengineering, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

2. Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, 50-449 Wrocław, Poland

3. Solar System Resources Corporation Sp. z o. o., 31-153 Kraków, Poland

4. Department of Mineralogy, Petrography and Geochemistry, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

Abstract

The article uses the Lunar QuickMap tool to analyze and select five highly promising cold microtraps on the Moon in terms of the size of the deposits they contain and their accessibility with the use of rovers and other wheeled vehicles. Since the thickness of the layer containing raw materials is subject to high uncertainty, three arbitrary scenarios for the value of this parameter were assumed: pessimistic (1 cm), nominal (5 cm), and optimistic (1 m). For the analyzed sites, a preliminary market valuation of the raw materials contained therein will be obtained at USD 74 billion; USD 370 billion; USD 7403 billion for the assumed pessimistic, normal, and optimistic scenarios, respectively. The article presents a business and technological perspective on the issue of space mining on the Moon. It is also a selected synthesis of the state of knowledge about space mining on the Moon.

Funder

Solar System Resources Corporation Sp. z o. o.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,Computer Science Applications,Process Chemistry and Technology,General Engineering,Instrumentation,General Materials Science

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/24/13030/pdf

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