Selenology

Homestead Database

Selenology is the study of Luna’s geology. Well, technically it covers all areas of Lunar study. But that just seems silly to me. Luna is too complex to have everything lumped into one field of study. Anyway, as far as Lunar Homesteading is concerned selenology deals with the composition and processes of the solid material that makes up Luna. Just like geology does for Earth.

Basic Selenology

Characterization

Regolith

  • Regolith
  • Lunar regolith dust
  • Iron fines
  • Nanophase iron
  • Agglutinates
  • Regolith simulants

Mega-regolith

Basalt

  • Lunar basalt
  • Pyroxene
  • Plagioclase
  • Olivine
  • Metal Oxides
    • Ilmenite
    • Spinel
    • Armalcolite

Selenological processes

  • Space weathering
  • Ballistic sedimentation

Lunar selenological features

  • Basins
  • Craters
  • Mountains
  • Lunar Lava Tubes

Lunar ice

  • Lunar ice

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