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How lunar topography shapes exosphere simulations
A new paper by Alexander Peschel has been published in The Planetary Science Journal. The study presents a numerically efficient method to incorporate lunar surface topography into Monte Carlo exosphere simulations by sampling local slope and azimuth distributions. Applied to helium, neon, and argon, the approach shows that surface topography can lead to shallower trajectories and modified loss rates, underlining its relevance for modeling the lunar exosphere. Read the article here.