Matter
- Name
- Phobos Simulant for Detectability (composed of olivine, anthracite and Titan tholins)
- Family
- solid
- Database
- Experimentalists
- Level
- from laboratory repository
- Origins
- laboratory
- Provider
- PSD was prepared by A. Wargnier following Wargnier et al. (2023) Astronomy and Astrophysics 1334, A146
- Preparation
- other method
- Method
- mixture of three components: olivine, anthracite and Titan Tholins
- Phase type
- solid
- Component type (group)
- mineral (silicate mineral), sedimentary rock (organic-rich sediment)
- Type of porosity
- particulate
- Title
- Preparation of the Phobos Simulant for Detectability
- Matters
- Matter
- Phobos Simulant for Detectability (composed of olivine, anthracite and Titan tholins) (this matter)
- Processing steps
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Step Date Type Process Changes #1 mechanical mechanical crushing of the anthracite, olivine et Titan tholins #2 mechanical mechanical selection of grains size for anthracite (< 1 μm), olivine (50 - 100 μm) et Titan tholins (400 nm #3 mixing mixing PSD is composed of 77 vol. % of olivine, 20 vol. % of anthracite and 3 vol. % of Titan tholins