Phobos Simulant for Detectability (composed of olivine, anthracite and Titan tholins) | GhoSST

Matter

Name: Phobos Simulant for Detectability (composed of olivine, anthracite and Titan tholins)

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)

Number

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

Matters

Matter

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

Processing steps

Step	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