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CHEN Xiren, TANG Junyue, JIN Guanghao, YUAN Runqi, LUO Shilin, ZHANG Zhiheng, LIU Ziheng, TIAN Ye, JIANG Shengyuan, HE Huaiyu, LI Jiannan, GONG Xuejian. Research on Micro Quantitative Sampling Calibration Method for In-situ Exploration of Icy Lunar Regolith in the South Pole of the Moon (in Chinese). Chinese Journal of Space Science, 2026, 46(2): 1-13 doi: 10.11728/cjss2026.02.2025-0108
Citation: CHEN Xiren, TANG Junyue, JIN Guanghao, YUAN Runqi, LUO Shilin, ZHANG Zhiheng, LIU Ziheng, TIAN Ye, JIANG Shengyuan, HE Huaiyu, LI Jiannan, GONG Xuejian. Research on Micro Quantitative Sampling Calibration Method for In-situ Exploration of Icy Lunar Regolith in the South Pole of the Moon (in Chinese). Chinese Journal of Space Science, 2026, 46(2): 1-13 doi: 10.11728/cjss2026.02.2025-0108
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Research on Micro Quantitative Sampling Calibration Method for In-situ Exploration of Icy Lunar Regolith in the South Pole of the Moon

doi: 10.11728/cjss2026.02.2025-0108 cstr: 32142.14.cjss.2025-0108
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    State Key Laboratory of Robotics and Systems, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001

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    Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029

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    Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin 150028

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    Beijing Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering, Beijing 100094

  • Received Date: 2025-07-01
  • Rev Recd Date: 2025-12-11
    • Available Online: 2026-01-13
    Abstract
  • Due to the inherent limitations of current remote sensing techniques, the actual occurrence and accurate abundance of water ice in lunar regolith cannot be directly identified, making in-situ verification urgently necessary. The Chang’E-7 mission of China’s Lunar Exploration Program plans to conduct water ice detection at the lunar south pole, where an in-situ micro-sampling device mounted on the rover will perform quantitative collection of lunar regolith for the volatiles in-situ measurement instrument. However, the uncertainty of lunar surface conditions leads to considerable dispersion in sampling mass. Moreover, water ice sublimation loss caused by tool-soil temperature difference and mechanical interactions during sampling will further reduce the detection accuracy. To ensure the reliability of detection data from the volatiles measurement instrument, this paper proposes calibration methods for sampling mass and water ice loss. Icy lunar regolith simulant is prepared via vapor deposition during sampling, and sampling mass calibration experiments are carried out using a self-developed calibration device. Preliminary results show that sampling mass varies significantly with regolith particle size distribution. Further research will be conducted on the physical mechanism of icy lunar regolith sampling under multi-factor coupling conditions. This study aims to provide a high-confidence physical response parameter spectrum for accurate interpretation and scientific analysis of Chang’E-7 in-orbit data.

     

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