Study and Trade-Off Review of New Concepts for Lunar Hydro Analysis

Abstract

This paper reviews and presents a trade-off study between three new concepts to study the presence of water on the Moon. The concepts are all different concerning the method of application. The first concept confirms the presence of water on the Moon through a comparative ratio study of water formation by hydrogen bombardment at varying intensity. The second concept studied is the Moon Orbiter which confirms the presence of water by studying the spectrum of radio waves from faraway stars over the permanently shadowed regions of the Moon. The third concept is the close site study in which the presence of water is confirmed by heating the surface of the Moon with the help of a reflector array. A trade-off study is conducted between various factors for example feasibility, application location of the experiment on the surface of the Moon, cost-effectiveness, and timeline. These are the basic factors that the concepts are studied on, but the trade-off between other critical factors is also done to select and present the best as well as a feasible method to check the presence of water on the surface of the Moon. Study is conducted to set a base level for standardizations for all future space missions to be conducted in this or any other domain. The efficiency of the mission can be studied through the projections and metrics carried out in this paper.