Planetary Simulant Database
Free Resource for Regolith Simulant Information
Mineralogy
Reproduced from the TLS Data Sheet
| Mineral | Modal Abundance |
|---|---|
| Plagioclase | 35.4 |
| Olivine | – |
| Pyroxene | 23.5 |
| Ilmenite | 14.5 |
| Glass | 20 |
Bulk Chemistry
Reproduced from the TLS Data Sheet
| Oxide | Wt. % |
|---|---|
| Al2O3 | 13.6 |
| BaO | – |
| CaO | 11.9 |
| Cr2O3 | 0.3 |
| FeO Total | – |
| K2O | 0.16 |
| MgO | 7.8 |
| Na2O | 0.47 |
| P2O5 | 0.05 |
| SO3 | – |
| SiO2 | 42.2 |
| SrO | – |
| TiO2 | 7.8 |
Physical Properties
Reproduced from the TLS Data Sheet
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Particle Density (g/cm3) | 1.065 |
| Cohesion | 3.05 |
| Internal friction angle | 29 |
Thailand Lunar Simulant
Simulant Name: TLS-01 Thailand Lunar Simulant
Availability: May Be Available
Fidelity: Basic
Developed By: SPACEZAB
Available From: SPACEZAB ([email protected])
The Thailand Lunar Simulant (TLS) is a lunar surface environment simulant produced by the SPACEZAB company as a tool for researching and developing lunar technologies. An online reference describes how it was sourced from a basalt quarry in Chanthaburi province, and that the chemistry of this basalt is a suitable analog for lunar mare samples returned by Apollo. The basalt was then processed using a Los Angeles Abrasion Machine, and sieved to remove the <15 mm size fraction to use as the simulant.
