Rutgers Professors Can Discuss Moon Rocks and Lunar Habitats

New Brunswick, N.J. (July 15, 2019) – With the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 liftoff and landing this week, Rutgers University–New Brunswick professors can provide insight on moon rocks and habitats that could be built on the moon.

Juliane Gross, an associate professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences in the School of Arts and Sciences, works with lunar rocks collected during Apollo missions and studies the lunar crust.

Haym Benaroya, a distinguished professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the School of Engineering, specializes in designing structures for extreme environments and has spent most of his career focusing on lunar settlement and space exploration issues. Benaroya, who wrote “Turning Dust to Gold: Building a Future on the Moon and Mars” and “Building Habitats on the Moon”

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