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gr3 | Lunar Simulant Atlas

Needs reviewLiterature-derived experiment

gr3

High-resolution image linked to Experiment, with source literature and related extracted records kept visible.

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Confidence

9

Literature sources

18

Linked simulants

167

Linked properties

Record profile

Measurement type

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Application

Experiment

Primary source

A novel approach to increase flowability of planetary regolith: Spray drying of Martian simulants for powder-based ISRU fabrication

Review state

needs review

Linked simulants

JSC-1Asubject_of_studyNeeds review JSC-2Asubject of prior electrolysis studiesNeeds review JSC-1mentionedNeeds review LHS-1Simulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review

Related properties

temperature900°C100%Reduction productscomplex alloys including Al/Fe, Al/Fe/Si, and Ca/Al/Si phases100%Electrolysis duration5 h100%phase compositionmetallic iron100%Chemical compositionanalyzed by SEM-EDS100%

Evidence snippets

gr3_lrg.jpg

gr3.sml sml 18745 123 219 IMAGE-THUMBNAIL

gr3.jpg

1-s2.0-S0273117724006100-gr3.jpg

gr3.sml gr3 gr3.sml sml 74751 163 48 IMAGE-THUMBNAIL

gr3 gr3.jpg jpg 104810 209 622 IMAGE-DOWNSAMPLED

Source literature

Main reference: A novel approach to increase flowability of planetary regolith: Spray drying of Martian simulants for powder-based ISRU fabrication

C. He, P. Junge, R. Kleba-Ehrhardt, O. Goerke, C. Rupprecht, A. Gurlo, D. Karl | 2025 | Acta Astronautica

DOI 10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.07.054

On the measurement of shape: With applications to lunar regolith

R. P. Wilkerson, D. L. Rickman, J. R. McElderry, S. R. Walker, K. M. Cannon | 2024 | Icarus

DOI 10.1016/j.icarus.2024.115963

FJS-1testedNeeds review

NU-LHT-2MmentionedNeeds review

LMS-1Simulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review

TUBS-MSimulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review

TUBS-TSimulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review

NU-LHT-4MsimulantNeeds review

NU-LHT-3MSimulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review

NU-LHT-1Dlunar dust simulantNeeds review

density2.88 kg cm 3

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Particle size distributionDv (10) = 6 m; Dv (50) = 131 m; Dv (90) = 432 m100%

Oxygen Extractionelectrochemical reduction95%

Thermal StabilityHigh100%

Identifiergr95%

Flowabilityimproved via spray drying100%

Viscosityadjusted via clay mineral content100%

Mass spectrometry monitoring of drilling operations in water-doped lunar simulant under cryogenic conditions

R. Ayala, M. A. Crabtree, M. L. Hancock, A. Jarnot, J. E. Captain, J. Kleinhenz, E. Rezich, K. Zacny, V. Vendiola, Z. Mank, K. C. Wright, J. L. Winfield, T. Orlando, B. Jones, P. Metzger, J. W. Quinn | 2026 | Advances in Space Research

DOI 10.1016/j.asr.2026.02.047

Electrodynamic dust shield efficiency characterisation under UV in vacuum for lunar application

Y.-C. Wang, F. Cipriani, F. Johansson, M. Sperl, M. Adachi | 2024 | Advances in Space Research

DOI 10.1016/j.asr.2024.07.082

Cathodic Reduction Process in Low-Temperature Electro-Deoxidation for Metal Extraction from NEU-2 Lunar Regolith Simulant

Y. Zhou, J. Li, K. Xie, A. Liu, Z. Li, X. Hu, Z. Shi | 2026 | Electrochimica Acta

DOI 10.1016/j.electacta.2026.148680

Sensing technologies for the challenging Lunar environment

E. Chatzitheodoridis, C. D. Georgiou, M. Ferus, E. Kalaitzopoulou, H.-A. Stavrakakis, I. Markopoulos, M. Holynska | 2024 | Advances in Space Research

DOI 10.1016/j.asr.2024.06.033

Lunar soil-analogue VI-75 for large-scale experiments

E. Slyuta, E. Grishakina, V. Makovchuk, I. Agapkin | 2021 | Acta Astronautica

DOI 10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.06.047

A review towards the design of extraterrestrial structures: From regolith to human outposts

N. Kalapodis, G. Kampas, O.-J. Ktenidou | 2020 | Acta Astronautica

DOI 10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.05.038

Regolith as substitute mold material for aluminum casting on the Moon

J. Baasch, L. Windisch, F. Koch, S. Linke, E. Stoll, C. Schilde | 2021 | Acta Astronautica

DOI 10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.01.045

Extraction state

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9 sources

Needs review

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