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Apollo 15 Preliminary Science Report | Lunar Simulant Atlas

Needs reviewLiterature-derived experiment

Apollo 15 Preliminary Science Report

Reference linked to Historical Soil Mechanics Data, with source literature and related extracted records kept visible.

80%

Confidence

1

Literature sources

4

Linked simulants

10

Linked properties

Record profile

Measurement type

Reference

Application

Historical Soil Mechanics Data

Primary source

Simulating lunar highlands regolith profiles on Earth to inform infrastructure development and ISRU activities on the Moon

Review state

needs review

Linked simulants

LHS-1Simulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review LMS-1Simulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review LHS-1EtestedNeeds review GRC-1Simulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review

Related properties

Bulk density0.99 g/cm³100%Tapped density1.18 g/cm³100%cohesion1.07100%Bearing capacityEstimated using CPT100%Shear strengthmeasured by direct shear or shear-box testing100%

Evidence snippets

Apollo 15 Preliminary Science Report, Chapter 7: Soil Mechanics Experiment, NASA Special Publication SP-289, 1972.

Source literature

Main reference: Simulating lunar highlands regolith profiles on Earth to inform infrastructure development and ISRU activities on the Moon

M. P. Lucas, C. R. Neal, J. M. Long-Fox, D. Britt | 2024 | Acta Astronautica

DOI 10.1016/j.actaastro.2024.08.019

Extraction state

80%

1 source

Needs review

Back to experiments

geotechnical propertiesmeasured

100%

Crystallization temperature795.7100%

Penetration ResistanceMeasured using Mini-DCP and CPT methods.100%

density profilereplicated95%

Excavation resistancemeasured from digging, cutting, bucket, or blade forces70%