Simulant Publications

Check out some of our favorite papers published on our simulants!

Lunar Simulants

Applicability of Simulants in Developing Lunar Systems and Infrastructure: Geotechnical Measurements of Lunar Highlands Simulant LHS-1

High Fidelity Lunar Agglutinate Simulant

Comparing the Effects of Mineralogy and Particle Size Distribution on the Angle of Repose for Lunar Regolith Simulants

Predictive Modeling of Mass Flow Rates of Lunar Regolith Simulants

Direct Shear Measurements of Lunar Regolith Simulants LHS-1, LHS-1D, LMS-1, and LMS-1D

Quantitative Analysis of the Shear Strength of Lunar Regolith Simulant for Large-Scale Testing Applications

Replicating the Geotechnical Properties of Lunar Highland Regolith Stratigraphy Using High-Fidelity LHS-1 Simulant

Specific Gravity of Exolith Lab Lunar Regolith Simulants

Characterization of novel lunar highland and mare simulants for ISRU research applications

Thermal Mining of volatiles in lunar regolith simulant

Lunar Highlands Engineering Grade Regolith Simulant (LHS-1E) - For space research and testing
The moon's cratered surface - picture taken from orbit
Martian Simulants

Mars global simulant MGS-1: A Rocknest-based open standard for basaltic martian regolith simulants

Interface Direct Shear Tests on JEZ-1 Mars Regolith Simulant

Geochemical Composition of MGS-1 Martian Regolith Simulant and the Effects of Electroconductivity on Germination of Brassica rapa Fast Plants

Radiation Shielding Analysis of Martian Regolith Simulant MGS-1 and Polymers

Absorption Spectra of Martian Dust Simulants

Laboratory experiment of ATP measurement using Mars soil simulant: as a method for extraterrestrial life detection

Mars Global simulant MGS-1 powder displayed with source rock fragments representing Martian geology
mars-rover-on-simulant
Asteroid Simulants

Simulated Asteroid and Planetary Materials at the CLASS Exolith Lab

Simulated asteroid materials based on carbonaceous chondrite mineralogies

Phobos regolith simulants PGI-1 and PCA-1

CI Asteroid Regolith as an In Situ Plant Growth Medium for Space Crop Production

The Asteroid Bennu - Source for Carbonaceous Chondrite (CM-E) and Carbonaceous Chondrite (CI-E) Simulant