Planetary Simulant Database
Free Resource for Regolith Simulant Information
Mineralogy
| Simulant variety | Material |
|---|---|
| SSC-1 | Quartz |
| SSC-2 | Garnet (GMA Garnet Group) |
Bulk Chemistry
No data available
Physical Properties
| Property | SSC-1 | SSC-2 |
|---|---|---|
| Grain size | 63 μm-1.3 mm | 30-90 μm |
| Friction angle (deg) | 39.44-43.97 | 40.94-43.34 |
| Cohesion (Pa) | 617-907 | 1022-2247 |
SSC-1/2 Surrey Space Centre
Simulant Name: SSC-1/2 Surrey Space Centre simualnts
Availability: May Be Available
Fidelity: Basic
Developed By: Surrey Space Centre
Available From: N/A
Publications: Scott, G. P. and C. M. Saaj (2012), The development of a soil trafficability model for legged vehicles on granular soils. Journal of Terramechanics, 48, 419-438.
The SSC-1 and SSC-2 simulants are two basic simulants developed by the Surrey Space Centre in the United Kingdom to test a trafficability model for legged vehicles. SSC-1 was made of a quartz sand, and SSC-2 was made of a garnet sand.
The source materials may still be available from commercial suppliers so that other users could reproduce the same geotechnical properties of the simulants.
Images
Photographs of SSC-1 (left) and SSC-2 (right) from Scott and Saaj 2012
