Matter
Name
JSC Mars-1 (200-400 µm grains)
Family
Family
solid
Database
Experimentalists
Level
local matter
Origins
laboratory
Provider
Office of the Curator, NASA Johnson Space Center
Preparation
sieved fraction
Phase type
solid
Component type (group)
mineral (silicate mineral), mineral (non-silicate mineral), igneous rock (volcaniclastic sedimentary rock or sediment)
Shape
loose powder
Texture
compact glassy
Type of porosity
open pores
Grain sizes
Grains Size min Size max Size median Size width Size mass fraction Grain shape
#1 200.0 ${\mu}m$ 400.0 ${\mu}m$ 1.0 None
Size method
dry sieving
Number
6
Mode of mixing
homogeneous mixing
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Ti-Magnetite 0.21 $\pm$ 0.04
Anorthite
Olivine
Ferrihydrite 0.105 $\pm$ 0.01
Augite
Orthopyroxenes
Title
Preparation of JSC Mars-1 (grains larger than 400 µm)

Precursors

Matters

Produced matter

Matter
JSC Mars-1 (200-400 µm grains) (this matter)
Processing steps
Step Date Type Process Changes
#1 mechanical dry sieving using a 200-µm sieve and a 400-µm sieve only grains of size comprised between 200 and 400 µm are in the final powder