NU-LHT-2M

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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^*

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^*

46.70^*

0.41^*

24.40^*

ND^*

44.70^*Highland soils — Ri46.70^*Highland soils — Ci71.29^*Highland soils — |Ri - Ci|Ri0.023^*Highland soils — [|Ri - Ci|Ri]/ΣRi²43.77

2.78^*Highland soils — Ri0.41^*Highland soils — Ci0.08^*Highland soils — |Ri - Ci|Ri0.000^*Highland soils — [|Ri - Ci|Ri]/ΣRi²

26.80^*Highland soils — Ri24.40^*Highland soils — Ci70.50^*Highland soils — |Ri - Ci|Ri13.26^*

10.91^*Highland soils — Ri26.63^*Highland soils — |Ri - Ci|Ri0.029^*Highland soils — [|Ri - Ci|Ri]/ΣRi²

0.00^*Highland soils — Ri4.16^*Highland soils — Ci0.00^*Mare soils — Ri

8.80^*Highland soils — Ri7.90^*Highland soils — Ci12.07

0.14^*

12.58^*Highland soils — Ri13.60^*Highland soils — Ci

0.47^*Highland soils — Ri1.26^*

0.18^*Highland soils — Ri

Lucena (2025) Laser-based directed energy deposition with mullite: A necessary step for lunar regolith printing

46.7^*

0.41^*

24.4^*

0.07^*

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NU-LHT-2M

Chemical composition

Property Classification & Literature Review

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Papers

Additive Manufacturing of Lunar Regolith: A Review

Demonstration of the low-temperature carbothermal process for producing oxygen from lunar regolith: Terrestrial test campaign

Laser-based directed energy deposition with mullite: A necessary step for lunar regolith printing

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

Properties and Characteristics of Regolith-Based Materials for Extraterrestrial Construction

Research progress on the adaptability of lunar regolith simulant-based composites and lunar base construction methods

Microwave permittivity and permeability measurements on lunar simulants at low temperatures

Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures

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

A Global Thermal Conductivity Model for Lunar Regolith at Low Temperatures

Hydrogen reduction of lunar samples in a static system for a water production demonstration on the Moon

Determining the feasible conditions for processing lunar regolith simulant via laser powder bed fusion

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

3D printing of Moon highlands regolith simulant

A combined model of heat and mass transfer for the in situ extraction of volatile water from lunar regolith

Assessing Toxicity and Nuclear and Mitochondrial DNA Damage Caused by Exposure of Mammalian Cells to Lunar Regolith Simulants

Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) generation by lunar simulants

Flowability of lunar regolith simulants under reduced gravity and vacuum in hopper-based conveying devices

Characterization of lunar dust and a synopsis of available lunar simulants

Simultaneous measurement of temperature and emissivity of lunar regolith simulant using dual-channel millimeter-wave radiometry

Lunar Regolith Simulant User’s Guide: Revision A

Lunar soil as shielding against space radiation

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