Summary

The paper discusses the selection of samples and the development of standards and crushing protocols for creating lunar highland regolith simulants, specifically the Shawmere anorthosite and OB1 simulants. These simulants are intended for use in experiments related to lunar exploration and research. The paper discusses the use of Shawmere anorthosite and OB-1 as lunar highland regolith simulants. OB-1 is a simulant made from crushed Shawmere anorthosite and olivine slag, with properties similar to Apollo 16 regolith. The paper provides major element oxide data, grain size distribution, and CIPW norm data for the simulants. This paper describes the development of two lunar highland regolith simulants, Shawmere anorthosite and OB-1, based on a terrestrial anorthosite from Canada. The simulants are characterized for their mineralogical and physical properties, with comparisons to Apollo 16 lunar soils. Crushing protocols are detailed to achieve a grain size distribution similar to lunar regolith. This paper describes the development of a lunar highland regolith simulant, OB-1, based on Shawmere anorthosite and olivine slag. OB-1 is a blend of 42% olivine glass and 58% anorthosite by m

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