Refrigeration of Lunar Samples destined for Thermoluminescence Studies

Abstract

I wish to provide quantitative data supporting the need for refrigeration of lunar samples, retrieved by both manned and unmanned missions, which are meant for thermoluminescence (TL) investigations. The same arguments apply to freshly fallen meteorites. This need for low-temperature storage does not seem to be generally appreciated, with the result that a good deal of useful information is irretrievably lost.