Volume 2, Issue 1 No AccessBearing capacity of simulated lunar surfaces in vacuumE. C. BERNETT, RONALD F. SCOTT, L. D. JAFFE, E. P. FRINK and H. E. MARTENE. C. BERNETT California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CalifSearch for more papers by this author, RONALD F. SCOTT California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CalifSearch for more papers by this author, L. D. JAFFE California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CalifSearch for more papers by this author, E. P. FRINK California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CalifSearch for more papers by this author and H. E. MARTEN California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CalifSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:17 May 2012https://doi.org/10.2514/3.2219SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee PDF for referencesCited byInfluence of atmosphere on lunar rover performance analysis based on soil parameter identificationJournal of Terramechanics, Vol. 74Thermal and mechanical properties of evacuated powdersPowder Technology, Vol. 3, No. 1Lunar surface strengthIcarus, Vol. 6, No. 1-3Lunar Surface Strength: Implications of Luna 9 LandingScience, Vol. 153, No. 3734Preliminary Mobility Tests of a Scale Model Lunar Roving Vehicle1 February 1966Strength of the lunar dust7 December 2012 | Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 70, No. 24Bearing strength of “fairy castle” structures7 December 2012 | Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 70, No. 24 What's Popular Volume 2, Number 1January 1964 Crossmark TopicsAerodynamicsBoundary LayersFluid DynamicsFluid MechanicsFrictionMaterial PropertiesMaterialsMaterials and Structural MechanicsMaterials Synthesis and ProcessingMechanical PropertiesShock WavesSurface PropertiesVortex Dynamics KeywordsTurbulent Boundary LayerMoving ShockShock TubeStationary FluidFriction CoefficientMaximum Shear StressesMechanical PropertiesEarthJet Propulsion LaboratoryThermal ConductivityPDF Published online17 May 2012