Layer
Name
Layer #1
Type of layer
granular
Thickness
20.0  $\pm$ 1.0  $mm$
Texture
loose granular
Type of porosity
particulate
Density
0.5 $\pm$ 0.1 $g.cm^{-3}$
Formation mode
manual deposition by sieving
Temperature
140.0  $K$
Comments
The layer was produced by manual deposition of the icy spheres by sieving through a 400 µm sieve on the sample holder pre-cooled with liquid nitrogen, in a freezer.
Number
1
Arrangement
single material
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Water ice and Smectite intra-mixture spherical particles 67±31 μm 1.0