Investigating the moon's regolith records in preparation for surface mission investigations

Funder	Science and Technology Facilities Council
Recipient Organization	The University of Manchester
Country	United Kingdom
Start Date	Sep 30, 2022
End Date	Jul 05, 2026
Duration	1,374 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Student; Supervisor
Data Source	UKRI Gateway to Research
Grant ID	`2778753`

Grant Description

The project goals are to determine how the upper portion of the highlands regolith has been disturbed by impact events, when these disturbances occurred, characterise interactions between the Moon and the space environment, and investigate the source(s) of volatiles in the lunar regolith.

Findings will provide evidence for the recent impact history of the Moon and the evolution of the regolith, which are both high priority lunar science goals, and will assist in planning and surface science activities for the PROSPECT mission Science Team.