Lunar Volatiles and their characterisation by L-VRAP (the Lunar Volatiles Resources Analysis Package)
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A. D. Morse (1), S. J. Barber (1), K. R. Dewar (1), J. M. Pillinger (1), S. Sheridan (1), I. P. Wright (1), E. K. Gibson (2), J. A. Merrifield (3), C. J. Howe (4), L. J. Waugh (5) and C. T. Pillinger (1) (1) Planetary & Space Sciences, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes. MK7 6AA UK, (2) Astromaterials Research Office, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, USA, (3) Fluid Gravity Engineering, 1 West Street, Emsworth, PO10 7DX, UK, (4) RAL Space, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX, UK, (5) EADS Astrium Ltd., Gunnels Wood Rd., Stevenage SG1 2AS, UK ([email protected])
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