Exolith Simulant: LHS-1-25A Lunar Highlands Agglutinated Simulant
Mineralogy
| Component | Wt.% |
|---|---|
| Anorthosite | 80.6 |
| Glass-rich basalt | 18.5 |
| Illmenite | 0.3 |
| Iron | 0.3 |
| Pyroxene | 0.2 |
| Olivine | 0.1 |
Simulant Name: LHS-1-25A Lunar Highlands Agglutinated Simulant
Current Status: Available
Developed By: University of Central Florida
Publications: N/A
Current Status: Available
Developed By: University of Central Florida
Publications: N/A
UCF has ceased production of the simulant. The simulant is now offered by Space Resource Technologies, a spin-off company. You can reach Space Resources Technologies at the following email address: info@spaceresourcetech.com
The LHS-1-25A Lunar Highlands 25% Agglutinated Simulant has been developed by the CLASS Exolith Lab. It is a high-fidelity, mineral-based simulant appropriate for a generic or average highlands location on the Moon with an intermediate regolith maturity. The simulant consists of 75% LHS-1 Lunar Highlands Simulant and 25% Anorthosite Agglutinates, by weight. The addition of agglutinates increases fidelity of LHS-1 in terms of glass composition, magnetic properties, and mechanical properties.
