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Hannah Sargeant is a planetary scientist whose work is shaping the future of human and robotic exploration of the Moon. Her research focuses on three key areas: lunar resource utilization, surface trafficability, and mission architecture for sample return. Sargeant’s most-cited paper, “Analysis of Lunar Boulder Tracks: Implications for Trafficability of Pyroclastic Deposits” (2019, 36 citations), provides critical insights into the geomechanical properties of lunar pyroclastic deposits—valuable targets for in-situ resource utilization. By studying boulder tracks, she assesses whether rover and human traverses can safely navigate these terrains. She also co-authored a high-resolution geologic map of the Schrödinger basin on the lunar far side, supporting a human-assisted sample return mission concept (2021, 11 citations). More recently, Sargeant led a mission concept study for the LUVMI-X rover, assessing the distribution of water ice and other volatiles at the lunar south pole (2022, 9 citations). Her work bridges fundamental lunar science with practical exploration engineering, making her a leading voice in the next era of Moon exploration.