Layer
Name
MGS-1 Mars global simulant (180-2000 µm size fraction)
Physical characteristics
Type of layer
granular
Thickness
20.0  $\pm$ 2.0  $mm$
Texture
loose granular
Type of porosity
particulate
Formation mode
manual deposition
Temperature
293.0  $K$
Number
11
Arrangement
homogeneous mixing
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Anorthosite 0.271
Glass-rich basalt 0.229
Pyroxene 0.203
Olivine 0.137
Mg-sulfate 0.04
Ferrihydrite 0.035
Hydrated silica 0.03
Magnetite 0.019
Anhydrite 0.017
Fe-carbonate 0.014
Hematite 0.005