LMS-1D Lunar Mare Dust Simulant

1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds

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Developed By: University of Central Florida
Available From: CLASS Exolith Lab

Spec Sheet 

The LMS-1D Lunar Mare Dust Simulant has been developed by the CLASS Exolith Lab for dust mitigation experiments and other applications where very fine dust is needed. LMS-1D is made of the same base material as LMS-1, our high-fidelity, mineral-based simulant appropriate for a generic or average mare location on the Moon. The simulant is not made of a single terrestrial lithology, but accurately captures the texture of lunar regolith by combining both mineral and rock fragments (i.e., polymineralic grains) in accurate proportions. This dust simulant contains only particles finer than 30 μm.

Mineralogy

Bulk Chemistry

This table shows the relative abundances of each element detected by X-ray fluorescence (XRF). The relative abundances of elements detected by XRF in geological samples are quantified as oxides. In the simulant, these elements are contained in the minerals described in the Mineralogy table above, and not necessarily in oxide form. These data are from the Hamilton Analytical Lab.

_{*Loss on ignition}

_{**Excluding volatiles and trace elements; see spec sheet.}

Physical Properties

Mean Particle Size: 7 µm

Particle Size Range: 0 µm – 35 µm

Bulk density*: 0.7 g/cm3

Grain Density: 3.03 g/cm3

Void Ratio: 3.33

Porosity: 76.9%

Angle of Repose (Avg): 46.54°

*Note that bulk density is not an inherent property and depends on the level of compaction