Lunar Permafrost: Dielectric Identification

A simulator of lunar permafrost at 100°K exhibits a dielectric relaxation centered at approximately 300 hertz. If permafrost exists in the moon between 100° and 213°K it should present a relaxation peak at approximately 300 hertz. For temperatures up to 263°K it may go up to 20 kilohertz.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science
Main Author: Alvarez, Román
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1973
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.179.4078.1122
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.179.4078.1122
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Summary:A simulator of lunar permafrost at 100°K exhibits a dielectric relaxation centered at approximately 300 hertz. If permafrost exists in the moon between 100° and 213°K it should present a relaxation peak at approximately 300 hertz. For temperatures up to 263°K it may go up to 20 kilohertz.