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Jan 5, 2023
Lunar Dust Simulants and Their Applications
Authors: A. Madison [email protected], Z. Landsman [email protected], J. Long-Fox [email protected], A. Metke [email protected], K. Krol [email protected], P. Easter [email protected], C. Sipe [email protected], L. Weber [email protected], and D. Britt [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Earth and Space 2022
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Lunar dust is a known hazard to further surface exploration of the Moon. Due to the jagged shape of lunar dust particles and the small particle size, lunar dust poses serious danger to astronauts and equipment sent to the surface of the Moon. To develop dust mitigation solutions, a high-fidelity regolith analog is required in a particle size relevant to dust applications. Exolith Lab developed lunar highlands dust simulant (LHS-1D) and lunar mare dust simulant (LMS-1D) as analogs to test ISRU dust solutions. Both LHS-1D and LMS-1D are made from the same mineral recipe as their parent simulants. This allows them to accurately replicate the chemical composition and mineralogy of lunar regolith. They are processed to be extra-fine, which makes them ideal for lunar dust applications studies.
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Dept. of Physics and Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL; Exolith Lab, Univ. of Central Florida, Oviedo, FL. Email: [email protected]
Dept. of Physics and Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL; Exolith Lab, Univ. of Central Florida, Oviedo, FL. Email: [email protected]
Dept. of Physics and Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL; Exolith Lab, Univ. of Central Florida, Oviedo, FL. Email: [email protected]
Dept. of Physics and Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL; Exolith Lab, Univ. of Central Florida, Oviedo, FL. Email: [email protected]
Dept. of Physics and Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL; Exolith Lab, Univ. of Central Florida, Oviedo, FL. Email: [email protected]
Dept. of Physics and Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL; Exolith Lab, Univ. of Central Florida, Oviedo, FL. Email: [email protected]
Dept. of Physics and Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL; Exolith Lab, Univ. of Central Florida, Oviedo, FL. Email: [email protected]
Dept. of Physics and Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL; Exolith Lab, Univ. of Central Florida, Oviedo, FL. Email: [email protected]
Dept. of Physics and Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL; Exolith Lab, Univ. of Central Florida, Oviedo, FL. Email: [email protected]
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