Roberto Bugiolacchi

Prof. Roberto Bugiolacchi


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Academic Career Length

21Years (2006-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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9 July 2020 in Nature Communications
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JLJialong Lai
Jialong Lai
YXYi Xu
Yi Xu
RBRoberto Bugiolacchi
Roberto Bugiolacchi
XMXu Meng
Xu Meng
LXLong Xiao
Long Xiao
LXLuyuan Xu
Luyuan Xu
The unequal distribution of volcanic products between the Earth-facing lunar side and the farside is the result of a complex thermal history. To help unravel the dichotomy, for the first time a lunar landing mission (Chang’e-4, CE-4) has targeted the Moon’s farside landing on the floor of Von Kármán crater (VK) inside the South Pole-Aitken (SPA). We present the first deep subsurface stratigraphic structure based on data collected by the ground-penetrating radar (GPR) onboard the Yutu-2 rover during the initial nine months exploration phase. The radargram reveals several strata interfaces beneath the surveying path: buried ejecta is overlaid by at least four layers of distinct lava flows that probably occurred during the Imbrium Epoch, with thicknesses ranging from 12 m up to about 100 m, providing direct evidence of multiple lava-infilling events that occurred within the VK crater. The average loss tangent of mare basalts is estimated at 0.0040-0.0061.

1 September 2008 in Icarus
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RBRoberto Bugiolacchi
Roberto Bugiolacchi
JGJ Guest
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19 October 2021 in Geophysical Research Letters
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YQYuqi Qian
Yuqi Qian
Long XiaoLong Xiao
Long Xiao
JHJames W. Head
James W. Head
CWChristian Wöhler
Christian Wöhler
RBRoberto Bugiolacchi
Roberto Bugiolacchi
SZSiyuan Zhao
Siyuan Zhao
Chang'e‐5 successfully returned ∼1,731 g of lunar samples on December 17, 2020. We systematically studied the morphology and morphometry of craters surrounding the Chang'e‐5 site based on high‐resolution images. A key ejecta source crater database was produced, incorporating their morphometrical parameters, excavation depth, target rock types, and ages from either crater counting, crater morphology or degradation methods. We found that (a) the regolith at the Chang'e‐5 site is ∼4–6 m thick, (b) ejecta are primarily from five proximal craters, including Xu Guangqi, dominantly with ages <200 Ma; (c) distal materials are mainly from Harpalus, Copernicus, Aristarchus, and Mairan G craters; (d) the drill samples are likely to be mainly from Impact Crater (IC)‐261 and IC‐265 particles at the top and the contribution of Xu Guangqi increases with depth; (e) the ejecta of Xu Guangqi would buried preexisting materials but probably overturned by postimpacts.

1 July 2012 in Icarus
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MBMegha Bhatt
Megha Bhatt
UMUrs Mall
Urs Mall
RBRoberto Bugiolacchi
Roberto Bugiolacchi
SMSusan McKenna-Lawlor
Susan McKenna-Lawlor
MBMarek Banaszkiewicz
Marek Banaszkiewicz
KUKjetil Ullaland
Kjetil Ullaland

12 October 2016 in Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
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XZXunyu Zhang
Xunyu Zhang
YWYunzhao Wu
Yunzhao Wu
ZOZiyuan Ouyang
Ziyuan Ouyang
RBRoberto Bugiolacchi
Roberto Bugiolacchi
YCYuan Chen
Yuan Chen
ZTZesheng Tang
Zesheng Tang

30 June 2023 in Geophysical Research Letters
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LZLing Zhang
Ling Zhang
YXYi Xu
Yi Xu
RLRenrui Liu
Renrui Liu
RCRuonan Chen
Ruonan Chen
RBRoberto Bugiolacchi
Roberto Bugiolacchi
RGRui Gao
Rui Gao
Mars' surface is characterized by a weathered layer of regolith and exposed rock exposures that are the results of long‐term geological processes. The Mars Rover Penetrating Radar (RoPeR) on board the Zhurong rover of China's first Mars mission (Tianwen‐1) has been investigating the fine structure and dielectric properties of the martian regolith in the southern Utopia Planitia. The permittivity of the regolith within 5 m of the landing zone is , and the average loss tangent is 0.0060 ± 0.0002, 0.0087 ± 0.0002, and 0.0114 ± 0.0002 using the geometric compensation of R2, R3, R4, respectively. The permittivity distribution map has been derived to show permittivity varying with depth and location. The high dispersion of both permittivity and loss tangent values along the traverse path indicates relatively heterogeneous material distribution on the landing site compared to an airless body such as the Moon.