Geotechnical properties of NT-LHT-2M lunar highland simulant

Xiangwu Zeng, Chunmei He, Allen Wilkinson

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Abstract

Future lunar explorations require a thorough understanding of the geotechnical properties of lunar soils. However, the small amount of lunar soil that was brought back to earth cannot satisfy the needs. A new lunar soil simulant, NU-LHT-2M, has been developed to simulate lunar regolith in the lunar highlands region. It is characterized to help the development of regolith-moving machines and vehicles that will be used in future missions to the moon. The simulant's particle size distribution, specific gravity, maximum and minimum densities, compaction characteristics, shear strength parameters and compressibility have been studied; and the results are compared with the information about lunar regolith provided in the Lunar Sourcebook.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)213-218
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume23
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2010

Keywords

  • Exploration
  • Geotechnical
  • Geotechnical engineering
  • Lunar simulant
  • Moon
  • Space exploration

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