L-DAP Lunar Dust Analysis Package

The Lunar Dust Analysis Package or L-DAP comprises a number of instruments intended to measure the microscopic properties of lunar dust including: -The size distribution of the lunar dust -The structure of the dust grains -The presence and abundance of key components (eg: nanophase Fe) -The presence and concentration of specific minerals -The percentage mass of key elements -The abundance and distribution of H2O, OH and hydrated minerals -Electrophysical properties and magnetic field and permittivity. The package comprises: -A combined Raman and Laser Induced Breakdown (LIB) spectroscope, consisting of a Raman optical head and spectrometer located within the package and an additional combined Raman-LIBS external optical head mounted to the Lunar Lander robotic arm which shares the spectrometer with the package-internal Raman system -Anopticalmicroscope(OM) -AnAtomicForceMicroscope(AFM) -A sample delivery mechanism which delivers the dust from input chutes on the outside of the package to the microscopes and spectroscopes. -Asupportingstructureandthermalhardware/equipment 6. ElectronicsandelectricalinterfacestotheLander.