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X-ray computed tomography (CT) scans | Lunar Simulant Atlas

Needs reviewLiterature-derived experiment

X-ray computed tomography (CT) scans

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

90%

Confidence

1

Literature sources

4

Linked simulants

35

Linked properties

Record profile

Measurement type

geotechnical

Application

Experiment

Primary source

The Luna Analog Facility testbeds (ESA, EAC): contemporary characterization work of highland (lunar) and mare (EAC-1) lunar regolith simulants

Review state

needs review

Linked simulants

EAC-1mentionedNeeds review Lunar90lunar highland simulantNeeds review Lunar250lunar highland simulantNeeds review Lunar2000lunar highland simulantNeeds review

Related properties

Particle morphologyimaged by SEM100%Chemical compositionanalyzed by SEM-EDS100%Mineralogycharacterized by XRD100%density2.88 kg cm 3100%Particle size distributionDv (10) = 6 m; Dv (50) = 131 m; Dv (90) = 432 m100%

Evidence snippets

X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) scans were conducted to generate three-dimensional (3D) images of solid particles.

Source literature

Main reference: The Luna Analog Facility testbeds (ESA, EAC): contemporary characterization work of highland (lunar) and mare (EAC-1) lunar regolith simulants

E. Facility, U. Oxfordshire, E. Team, U. Bay, E. Computing, U. Pontypridd, U. Cornwall, I. Pelton, I. Toklu, C. Zhang, P. Cafaro, I. Bari | 2024 | Frontiers in Space Technologies

DOI 10.3389/frspt.2024.1510635

Extraction state

90%

1 source

Needs review

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Particle size range40-120 m m

100%

Bulk density0.99 g/cm³100%

Tapped density1.18 g/cm³100%

Particle densitymeasured by gas pycnometry100%

Wear ratemeasured by abrasion, wear, or tribological testing100%

water content0.090 wt%100%

plagioclase compositionhigher calcium composition compared to plagioclase in many lunar simulants, including the NU-LHT series of simulants [17 ]100%