Matter
Name
Phobos Simulant for Detectability (composed of olivine, anthracite and Titan tholins)
Family
solid
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
Number
3
Mode of mixing
homogeneous mixing
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
polyaromatic carbonaceous matter
Titan Tholins obtained by radio-frequency plasma discharge in a gas mixture (95% N2:5% CH4)
olivine
Title
Preparation of the Phobos Simulant for Detectability

Precursors

Matters

Produced matter

Matter
Phobos Simulant for Detectability (composed of olivine, anthracite and Titan tholins) (this matter)
Processing steps
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