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This paper presents the preparation and characterization of an S-type asteroid regolith simulant (SARS-1) based on the mineral composition of Itokawa particles. The simulant is synthesized using pure oxides and exhibits silicate diffraction peaks similar to Itokawa with an average elemental absolute error of about 2%. It has a bulk density of 1.95 ± 0.14 g/cm³ and a compressive strength ranging from 141.19 ± 30.85 MPa. The simulant also mimics the porosity of Eros (23.03%) and the microscopic morphology of Itokawa regolith particles. The study explores the feasibility of separating SARS-1 from metal components using magnetic and electrical separation in space environments. The provided text appears to be a series of URLs, likely from a scientific paper or document hosted on Elsevier's platform. These URLs point to figures, supplementary materials, and other content related to the paper. The main paper's title and abstract are not included in the text, so it is not possible to provide a detailed summary of the content. The URLs suggest that the paper includes multiple figures, tables, and supplementary data, which are commonly used in scientific publications to support the main find

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