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Penetration resistance measurement | Lunar Simulant Atlas

Needs reviewLiterature-derived experiment

Penetration resistance measurement

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

85%

Confidence

1

Literature sources

3

Linked simulants

11

Linked properties

Record profile

Measurement type

Laboratory

Application

Experiment

Primary source

Dynamic Cone Penetration Test in Lunar Highlands Regolith Simulant

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

Related properties

density2.88 kg cm 3100%Penetration depthnot specified100%Penetration ResistanceMeasured using Mini-DCP and CPT methods.100%DCPT GradientCalculated from penetration resistance and depth measurements.80%regolith thickness10-15 m90%

Evidence snippets

ASAE S313.3 Soil Cone Penetrometer 2004 ASAE S313.3 Soil Cone Penetrometer, (2004).

Source literature

Main reference: Dynamic Cone Penetration Test in Lunar Highlands Regolith Simulant

K. Šļumba, B. T. Scott, M. B. Jaksa, P. InSight | 2026 | Acta Astronautica

DOI 10.1016/j.actaastro.2026.01.055

Extraction state

85%

1 source

Needs review

Back to experiments

Hammer Strike Energy0.23 J to 5.88 J

95%

Hammer Mass1.497 kg95%

Hammer Drop Height200 mm95%

Conversion Coefficientvariable100%

Relative Density Rangenarrow100%

Cohesion and shear strengthmeasured70%