not in any way limiting other modifications and improvements will readily suggest themselves to such skilled persons having the benefit of this disclosure in the following description like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout referring now to fig1 a side veiw of a regolith container 14 is disclosed the container 14 has a first end 16 that is open and a second end 18 that is substantially closed the container has a length 10 and a diamerter 12 in the preferred embodiment the length 10 can extend to sixty yards and the diameter of the opening 16 is approximately 14 inches in the prefered embodiment the container 14 is substantially cylindrical however alternative shapes and geometries are also possible as dictated by the specific requirements of each case also the container 14 can be filled by any number of methods known within the art without modification ot the container 14 the container 14 can be constructed from materials that are malliable to a degree and resistant to radiation and penetration by debris it will be appreciated by those of skill in the art that such materials can be chosed based upon the specific environment of the extraterrestrial mass furthermore the dimensions can be varied to accommodate a variety of situations fig2 illustrates a funnel 20 attached to the open.