Needs reviewLiterature-derived experiment

Mineralogy Analysis

Mineralogical Property linked to Experiment, with source literature and related extracted records kept visible.

95%

Confidence

Literature sources

Linked simulants

Linked properties

Record profile

Measurement type

Mineralogical Property

Application

Experiment

Primary source

Study on geomechanical properties of lunar soil simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for chandrayaan mission

Review state

needs review

Linked simulants

JSC-1Asubject_of_studyNeeds review NU-LHT-1MSimulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review NAO-1Simulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review LSS-ISAC-1lunar highland simulantNeeds review

Related properties

Bulk chemistrySiO2: 46.9% (LMS-1), 42.8% (BPY-N), 41.3% (Apollo 11); Al2 O3: 12.4% (LMS-1), 11.5% (BPY-N), 13.7% (Apollo 11); FeO: 8.6% (LMS-1), / (BPY-N), 15.8% (Apollo 11); Fe2 O3: / (LMS-1),100%Particle size distributionDv (10) = 6 m; Dv (50) = 131 m; Dv (90) = 432 m100%Thermal StabilityHigh100%Bulk density0.99 g/cm³100%Tapped density1.18 g/cm³100%

Evidence snippets

Mineralogy Major Minerals Percentage of major minerals in Lunar Highland Soil Samples (Apollo-16 return) Percentage of major minerals in Sittampundi Anorthosite rock Samples (1 to 5) Plagioclase 80 95