Utilization of lunar materials

Attention is given to lunar core studies, surface soil studies, and surfaces process studies. Also considered are mare basalts, with emphasis on mineralogy and petrology, chemical and isotopic studies, and constraints and models of basalt evolution, along with breccia and highland samples with attention given to geochronology, boulders and consortium studies and the formation of highland samples. Remote sensing and photogeology of the moon, crustal bombardment, physical properties of the moon, and comparative planetology are also discussed.Sponsored by NASA through the Lunar Science Institute and the Johnson Space CenterSpecial Session organized and abstracts edited by David R. CriswellPAERTIAL CONTENTS: Metallic iron as a potential fuel for production of heat on the lunar surface / C. B. Sclar and J. F. Bauer--Effects on the lunar atmosphere resulting from large-scale manned operations / R. R. Vondrak and J. W. Freeman--Solar-cosmic-ray variability / R. C. Reedy--Large-scale processing of lunar materials / K. A. Ehricke--Geotechnical engineering on the moon / W. D. Carrier and J. K. Mitchell--Formation of water and methane, catalyzed by lunar dust / A. L. Cabrera, M. B. Maple, S. K. Asunmaa and G. Arrhenius--Portable lunar surface shelters of liquid metal-textile composites / A. J. Bauman and F-D. Tsay--Chemical engineering on the moon / R. H. Condit--Design of equipment for vapor phase processing of metals / K. E. Drexler--Processing lunar soil for structural materials / P. Grodzka--A way to compare costs of building rotating structures in space / C. H. Holbrow--Powder metallurgical components from lunar metal / A. D. Romig, Jr. and J. I. Goldstein--The moon base power satellite: a preliminary analysis – / B. R. Sperber