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Polar ice on the Moon

by Oded Aharonson (Weizmann Institute of Science)

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Lamarck 522 (IPGP - Campus des Grands Moulins)

Lamarck 522

IPGP - Campus des Grands Moulins

35 rue Hélène Brion, 75013 Paris
26
Description

Lunar volatiles, especially water, hold the key to sustaining long-term human presence on the Moon and beyond. I will cover the latest discoveries in volatile stability, distribution, sources, and transport. Due to the Moon's monotonic decrease in spin axis obliquity, perennially shadowed regions near the poles have shrunk with time.   Thus, comparing the observations against theoretical models affords the opportunity to constrain the history of ice accumulation in these regions.  These constraints offer both fundamental insights and practical value.

For more information, see: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-026-02822-9

Home page: https://www.weizmann.ac.il/EPS/aharonson/home

Videoconference link: https://visio.numerique.gouv.fr/owk-pims-txt