Abstract: A magnetic transport system for regolith particles on the Moon and Mars was developed, taking advantage of the fact that lunar and Martian regolith particles are magnetic. A multistage coil gun mechanism was used to realize ...

Abstract: Lunar regolith is magnetic due to the nanophase iron trapped in the surface rim of the regolith. Therefore, technologies are being developed to capture and transport regolith using magnetic force for future in situ resource ...