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1 ol.:(Scientific Reports | (2023) 13:23053 | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50391-y www.nature.com/scientificreports Material aspects of sintering of EAC 1A lunar regolith simulant Juan Carlos Gin s Palomares 1 *, Miranda Fateri 1, Tim Schubert 2, Lilou de Peindray d Ambelle 3, Sebastian Simon 4, Gregor J. G. Gluth 4, Jens G nster 3 & Andrea Zocca 3 * Future lunar exploration will be based on in situ resource utilization (ISRU) techniques. The most abundant raw material on the Moon is lunar regolith, which, however, is very scarce on Earth, making the study of simulants a necessity. The objective of this study is to characterize and investigate the sintering behavior of EAC 1A lunar regolith simulant. The characterization of the simulant included the determination of the phase assemblage, characteristic temperatures determination and water content analysis. The results are di This paper investigates the sintering behavior of EAC-1A lunar regolith simulant, focusing on its mineralogical composition, water content, and thermal properties. Key findings include XRD analysis identifying major phases like forsterite, plagioclase, and diopside, Karl-Fischer titration revealing

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