Planetary Simulant Database
Free Resource for Regolith Simulant Information
Mineralogy
Liu et al. (2017) state that the mineralogy is close to lunar soil and MLS-1.
Bulk Chemistry
| Oxide | Wt.% |
|---|---|
| SiO2 | 44.92 |
| TiO2 | 2.87 |
| Al2O3 | 17.23 |
| FeO | 13.09 |
| MnO | 0.34 |
| MgO | 4.37 |
| CaO | 9.44 |
| Na2O | 3.97 |
| K2O | 3.01 |
| P2O5 | 0.54 |
| LOI | 0.4 |
| Total | 100 |
Physical Properties
No data available
NEU-1 Northeastern University Lunar Simulant
Simulant Name: NEU-1 Northeastern University Lunar Simulant
Availability: May Be Available
Fidelity: Standard
Developed By: Northeaster University, Shenyang, China
Available From: N/A
Publications: Liu, A. et al. (2017), Lunar Soil Simulant Electrolysis Using Inert Anode for Al-Si Alloy and Oxygen Production. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 164, H126-H133.
Li, C. Y. (2016), Preparation and characterization of Northeastern University lunar soil simulant (NEU-1). Northeastern University Thesis, Shenyang.
This simulant was prepared from cinder and basalt near Jinlong Peak (Jinlin Province, China). The preparation and details of the simulant are likely described in the thesis by C. Y. Li, which we do not currently have access to.