GCD-1 | Lunar Simulant Atlas

Geomechanical

Strength, friction, shear, hardness, rheology, repose angle, fracture, and impact behavior.

2 measured1 source

compressive strength 1Mechanical strength 1

compressive strengthnot specified1 source for this simulantPreparation and evaluation of GCD-1 lunar regolith simulant based geopolymer activated by solid sodium silicate

Mechanical strengthtested for geopolymer or alkali-activated regolith products1 source for this simulantPreparation and evaluation of GCD-1 lunar regolith simulant based geopolymer activated by solid sodium silicate

Physical

Density, porosity, thermal behavior, surface area, friability, and permeability.

1 measured1 source

Porosity 1

Porositynot specified1 source for this simulantPreparation and evaluation of GCD-1 lunar regolith simulant based geopolymer activated by solid sodium silicate

Grain specific

Grain size, distribution, shape, magnetic grain behavior, and electrostatic charging.

1 measured1 source

particle size distribution 1

particle size distributiond50 = 6.21 m1 source for this simulantPreparation and evaluation of GCD-1 lunar regolith simulant based geopolymer activated by solid sodium silicate

Chemical

Glass composition, bulk chemistry, oxide chemistry, volatile minerals, and surface reactivity.

5 measured1 source

Al/Si ratio 1Ca/Si ratio 1chemical composition 1mineral composition 1

mineral compositioninvestigated by XRD1 source for this simulantPreparation and evaluation of GCD-1 lunar regolith simulant based geopolymer activated by solid sodium silicate

Ca/Si ratio0.221 source for this simulantPreparation and evaluation of GCD-1 lunar regolith simulant based geopolymer activated by solid sodium silicate

Al/Si ratio0.281 source for this simulantPreparation and evaluation of GCD-1 lunar regolith simulant based geopolymer activated by solid sodium silicate

chemical compositionbasalt, anorthite, albite, pyroxene, ilmenite, slag, and fly ash1 source for this simulantPreparation and evaluation of GCD-1 lunar regolith simulant based geopolymer activated by solid sodium silicate

mineral compositionbasalt, anorthite, albite, pyroxene, ilmenite, slag, and fly ash1 source for this simulantPreparation and evaluation of GCD-1 lunar regolith simulant based geopolymer activated by solid sodium silicate

Mineralogical

Mineralogical composition, modal mineralogy, grain-size dependent mineralogy, and soil texture.

0 measured0 sources

No measurements yet

Multicategory

Cross-cutting lunar soil features such as solar particles and agglutinates with nanophase iron.

0 measured0 sources

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Other

Extracted properties that do not clearly fit the workshop categories yet.

8 measured1 source

Al2O3 content 1CaO content 1FeO content 1K2O content 1MgO content 1P2O5 content 1SiO2 content 1TiO2 content 1

SiO2 contentclose to Apollo 141 source for this simulantPreparation and evaluation of GCD-1 lunar regolith simulant based geopolymer activated by solid sodium silicate

Al2O3 contentclose to Apollo 141 source for this simulantPreparation and evaluation of GCD-1 lunar regolith simulant based geopolymer activated by solid sodium silicate

CaO contentclose to Apollo 141 source for this simulantPreparation and evaluation of GCD-1 lunar regolith simulant based geopolymer activated by solid sodium silicate

TiO2 contentclose to Apollo 141 source for this simulantPreparation and evaluation of GCD-1 lunar regolith simulant based geopolymer activated by solid sodium silicate

FeO contentdeviations from Apollo 141 source for this simulantPreparation and evaluation of GCD-1 lunar regolith simulant based geopolymer activated by solid sodium silicate

MgO contentdeviations from Apollo 141 source for this simulantPreparation and evaluation of GCD-1 lunar regolith simulant based geopolymer activated by solid sodium silicate

K2O contentdeviations from Apollo 141 source for this simulantPreparation and evaluation of GCD-1 lunar regolith simulant based geopolymer activated by solid sodium silicate

P2O5 contentdeviations from Apollo 141 source for this simulantPreparation and evaluation of GCD-1 lunar regolith simulant based geopolymer activated by solid sodium silicate