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NU-LHT-2M | Lunar Simulant Atlas

Simulants

NU-LHT-2M

Lunar highlandUnited StatesAvailability: requestFidelity: Not extracted yetProducer: NASA

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Chemical composition

32 measurements | 10 source tables

Reference	SiO₂wt%	TiO₂wt%	Al₂O₃wt%	FeOwt%	Fe₂O₃wt%	MgOwt%

McCloy (2011) Simultaneous measurement of temperature and emissivity of lunar regolith simulant using dual-channel millimeter-wave radiometry	46.70	0.41	24.4	-	4.16	7.90	13.6	1.26	0.08	0.07	-	0.15	-	-
Details Specific note Oxide composition of JSC-1AF, NU-LHT-2M, and BCR-2 Method Composition reported as weight percent of oxides; uncertainty columns report standard deviation Table Table 2 Page Page 6
Schrader (2008) Extant and Extinct Lunar Regolith Simulants: Modal Analyses of NU-LHT-1M and -2M, OB-1, JSC-1, JSC-1A and -1AF, FJS-1, and MLS-1	46.6^*	0.115^*	21.55^*	-	-
Schrader (2008) Extant and Extinct Lunar Regolith Simulants: Modal Analyses of NU-LHT-1M and -2M, OB-1, JSC-1, JSC-1A and -1AF, FJS-1, and MLS-1	-	-	-	5.08^*	-	-	-	-	-
Schrader (2008) Extant and Extinct Lunar Regolith Simulants: Modal Analyses of NU-LHT-1M and -2M, OB-1, JSC-1, JSC-1A and -1AF, FJS-1, and MLS-1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Abbondanti Sitta (2018) 3D printing of Moon highlands regolith simulant	46.60^*	0.115^*	21.55^*	5.65^*	-
Reiss (2020) Thermogravimetric analysis of chemical reduction processes to produce oxygen from lunar regolith	37.16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reiss (2020) Thermogravimetric analysis of chemical reduction processes to produce oxygen from lunar regolith	-	-	14.94	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reiss (2020) Thermogravimetric analysis of chemical reduction processes to produce oxygen from lunar regolith	-	-	-	-	-	-	11.16	-	-	-
Reiss (2020) Thermogravimetric analysis of chemical reduction processes to produce oxygen from lunar regolith	-	-	-	-	-	5.34	-	-	-	-
Reiss (2020) Thermogravimetric analysis of chemical reduction processes to produce oxygen from lunar regolith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.68	-	-
Reiss (2020) Thermogravimetric analysis of chemical reduction processes to produce oxygen from lunar regolith	-	-	-	-	4.61	-	-	-	-	-
Reiss (2020) Thermogravimetric analysis of chemical reduction processes to produce oxygen from lunar regolith	-	0.31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reiss (2020) Thermogravimetric analysis of chemical reduction processes to produce oxygen from lunar regolith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.08
Reiss (2020) Thermogravimetric analysis of chemical reduction processes to produce oxygen from lunar regolith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sargeant (2021) Hydrogen reduction of lunar samples in a static system for a water production demonstration on the Moon	48 ± 0.64	0.37 ± 0.02	23.62 ± 0.34	3.59 ± 0.44	4.03 ± 0.5
Zhou (2024) Properties and Characteristics of Regolith-Based Materials for Extraterrestrial Construction	46.60	0.115	21.55	5.08	-	9.50
Miller (2009) Lunar soil as shielding against space radiation	44.2^*	0.32^*	27.9^*	4.22^*	-
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	46.70^*	0.41^*	24.40^*	ND^*
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	44.70^Highland soils — Ri46.70^Highland soils — Ci71.29^Highland soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri0.023^Highland soils — [\|Ri - Ci\|Ri]/ΣRi²43.77
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	2.78^Highland soils — Ri0.41^Highland soils — Ci0.08^Highland soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri0.000^Highland soils — [\|Ri - Ci\|Ri]/ΣRi²
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	-	26.80^Highland soils — Ri24.40^Highland soils — Ci70.50^Highland soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri13.26^
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	-	-	10.91^Highland soils — Ri26.63^Highland soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri0.029^*Highland soils — [\|Ri - Ci\|Ri]/ΣRi²
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	-	-	-	0.00^Highland soils — Ri4.16^Highland soils — Ci0.00^*Mare soils — Ri
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	-	-	-	-	8.80^Highland soils — Ri7.90^Highland soils — Ci12.07
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.14^*
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	-	-	-	-	-	12.58^Highland soils — Ri13.60^Highland soils — Ci
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.47^Highland soils — Ri1.26^
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.18^*Highland soils — Ri
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lucena (2025) Laser-based directed energy deposition with mullite: A necessary step for lunar regolith printing	46.7^*	0.41^*	24.4^*	0.07^*

Property literature coverage for NU-LHT-2M

Peer-reviewed scientific publications reporting measurements, characterization methods, and experimental evidence for NU-LHT-2M.

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Papers

4 papers with accepted evidence

Planetary Soil Simulant Characterisation: NU-LHT-2M Study Case to Support Oxygen Extraction Lab Tests with a Low-Temperature Carbothermal Process

G. Zanotti, I. Troisi, A. Dottori, M. R. Lavagna | 2024 | Aerospace

DOI 10.3390/aerospace11040295

Bulk densityChemical compositionDifferential scanning calorimetryModal mineralogyParticle size distributionShear strength

Simulants: NU-LHT-2M

Experiments and methods: Bulk density measurement, Consolidation / oedometer testing, DSC, Helium pycnometry, Powder rheometry, Shear cell powder flow, XRD

Open paper

A petrological and spectral characterisation of the NU-LHT-2M lunar highlands regolith simulant in preparation for the PROSPECT test campaign

D. J. Martin, K. L. Donaldson Hanna, K. H. Joy, J. J. Gillis-Davis | 2022 | Planetary and Space Science

DOI 10.1016/j.pss.2022.105561

Modal mineralogyParticle sizeParticle size distribution

Simulants: NU-LHT-2M

Experiments and methods: Laser diffraction particle sizing, Particle size distribution, XRD

Open paper

Thermogravimetric analysis of chemical reduction processes to produce oxygen from lunar regolith

P. Reiss, F. Kerscher, L. Grill | 2020 | Planetary and Space Science

DOI 10.1016/j.pss.2019.104795

Chemical compositionParticle sizeParticle size distributionThermogravimetry

Simulants: NU-LHT-2M

Experiments and methods: Particle size distribution, Sieve analysis, TGA, XRF

Open paper

Lunar Regolith Simulant User’s Guide: Revision A

A. Slabic, J. E. Gruener, R. N. Kovtun, D. L. Rickman, L. Sibille, H. A. Oravec, J. Edmunson, S. Keprta | 2010 | NASA Technical Memorandum

DOI pending

Bulk densityMagnetic susceptibilityParticle shapeParticle size distribution

Simulants: NU-LHT-2M

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