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NASA's return to the moon, Mars and beyond creates an immediate need for materials science and technology research to enable safe human travel and work on future lunar exploration and long-duration missions. Part of the research will require the use of lunar regolith and Martian soil simulants for materials experiments, prototype testing and dust mitigation of transportation equipment, advanced life support systems and in situ resource processing. To support the exploration community's immediate needs, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center has contracted ORBITEC to produce and distribute 16 metric tons of lunar regolith simulant. Known as JSC-1A, this new simulant is based on the former JSC-1 mare regolith simulant. This material is available to approved NASA researchers and projects as the supply remains. Other researchers, educators, students and interested commercial parties may also purchase simulant from an additional 15 tons of JSC-1A distributed by ORBITEC. ORBITEC has also produced eight tons of JSC Mars-1A, a Martian soil simulant that approximates the spectral reflectance of the bright areas on Mars. For more technical information about these simulants: [ NASA’s Draft Characterization of JSC-1A Standard ] [ NASA’s Characterization of JSC-1AF (Fines) ] [ Material Safety Data Sheet of JSC-1A, JSC-1AF and JSC-1AC ] [ Technical Paper on JSC Mars-1 ] [ Material Safety Data Sheet of JSC Mars-1A ] For a resource guide with great educational activities for learning about the moon: [ The Moon: A Resource Guide on astrosociety.org ] | |||
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JSC MARS-1A SIMULANT JSC Mars-1A is a palagonite tephra collected from the slopes of the Pu’u Nene cinder cone on the Island of Hawaii. Palagonitic tephra from this cone has been repeatedly cited as a close spectral analog to the bright regions of Mars. The chemical composition is compared to that of a typical Mars surface sample analyzed at the Viking lander 1 site.  Additional shipping charges for international orders will be applied in a separate billing. Additional shipping charges for international orders will be applied in a separate billing. Additional shipping charges for international orders will be applied in a separate billing. Additional shipping charges for international orders will be applied in a separate billing.  Additional shipping charges for international orders will be applied in a separate billing. Additional shipping charges for international orders will be applied in a separate billing. Additional shipping charges for international orders will be applied in a separate billing. Additional shipping charges for international orders will be applied in a separate billing. *International shipping charges are $42 for each order of up to 4 kg. Additional charges will be applied at the time of shipping. |
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JSC LUNAR-1A SIMULANT JSC-1A standard lunar mare regolith simulant is the 1 mm and lower particle size simulant most commonly used by NASA. It has been produced to support NASA’s future exploration of the lunar surface. JSC-1A was mined from a volcanic ash deposit located in the San Francisco volcano field near Flagstaff, Arizona. The simulant shipment includes an MSDS with chemical and mineral characteristics. Additional shipping charges for international orders will be applied in a separate billing. Additional shipping charges for international orders will be applied in a separate billing. Additional shipping charges for international orders will be applied in a separate billing. Additional shipping charges for international orders will be applied in a separate billing. *International shipping charges are $42 for each order of up to 4 kg. Additional charges will be applied at the time of shipping. |
