Line-of-Sight as a key element of exploration missions into lunar volcanic pits, caves, and tubes
Open Access
- 1 June 2026
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Acta Astronautica
- Vol. 248, 271-280
Abstract
No abstract availableFunding Information
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (PZ00P2_209123)
- Center for Space and Habitability, Universität Bern
- University of Bern
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