Summary

This paper describes the development of a lunar highland soil simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) and its geomechanical properties for the Chandrayaan mission. The simulant is compared with Apollo-16 lunar highland soil. Key properties include cohesive modulus of deformation, frictional modulus of deformation, sinkage exponent, cohesion stress, angle of internal friction, shear deformation modulus, and bulk density. The study includes particle size distribution, bulk density, shear strength parameters, and direct shear tests. The provided text appears to be a mix of metadata and content related to a scientific paper or article, likely related to lunar or planetary geology, given the mention of 'Lunar and Planetary Science' and the use of terms like 'Lunar and Planetary Science Conference'. The text includes information about the paper's title, authors, and publication details, as well as references to figures and supplementary materials. It also contains some corrupted or incomplete data, such as URLs and image references, which may be part of a digital archive or repository. The paper likely discusses the geomechanical properties of lunar regolith or similar planetary materials, given the conte

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