Abstract: A total of 51 model tests of cratering and soil loosening were conducted using small charges of pentaerythritol tetranitrate detonated at different depths of burial and different gravitational accelerations in a lunar soil ...

Abstract: Twelve model tests of chemical explosives (1 g and 0.25 g) of PETN were conducted at 1 g (

Abstract: The utilization of explosives for excavation on the lunar surface is under serious consideration as a part of the design for construction of temporary and permanent bases. An excavation research program has shown that ...