Research Article

A Proposal for Long-Term Missions of Small Lunar Rovers Using an MLI Curtain System

Table 2

Thermal model variables for lunar surface modeling.

Modeling variablesValue

Moon surface IR emissivity0.97
Moon albedo [12]
Density of fluff (kg/m3)1000
Conductivity of fluff (W/m/K)
Density of regolith (kg/m3)2000
Conductivity of regolith (W/m/K)
Specific heat of fluff and regolith (J/kg/K)1050
Imposed heat flow (W/m2)0.031