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Outline• Background of the lunar regolithsimulant effort• Apollo site and sample selection• Results of QEMSCAN ® modalanalysis of lunar material– change in major mineralmodal% with size fraction– comparison of major/traceminerals in sieved vs. thinsection samples9/15/2008 BAE Systems, Marshall SpaceFlight Center2
Outline, cont.• Results of analysis of simulantsvs. Apollo samples• Future, ongoing, and parallel work9/15/2008 BAE Systems, Marshall SpaceFlight Center3
Page 1: Geological Society of America 2008A
Page 5 and 6: Apollo 16 siteLMStation 4:64001/640
Page 7 and 8: Modal analysis of sieved grain moun
Page 9 and 10: Change in modal% by size fraction:
Page 11 and 12: Modal analysis: thin sections versu
Page 13 and 14: Lunar simulants: Mare and Highlands
Page 15 and 16: Overview: Trace mineral modal compa
Page 17 and 18: Parallel workCharacterizing particl

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