Thanks to these NASA engineered simulants, you and your students will be able to see and feel what the surface of the Mars and the Moon is actually like- how cool is that!
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Mars Simulant Sand
This set includes two important samples of regolith engineered to be chemically and physically identical to the surface dust of planet Mars.
The surface of Mars is covered by sand and dust, formed by the erosion of iron-rich igneous rocks. Known as “Regolith”, this material can be coarse, or an incredibly fine powder-like dust. You will receive a simulant of each!
Martian Regolith Simulant Sand is engineered to be chemically and physically identical to the surface dirt, also known as regolith, on the planet of Mars. It gets its distinct red color from the relatively high iron content. It’s that high iron content is what gives Mars its reddish color. Your simulant sand is an average of surface dirt based on data collected by Curiosity and Opportunity rovers. It was developed so NASA/JPL could prepare for Martian missions by testing rover wheel designs, growing crops, and making bricks with the material on the Red Planet.
Lunar Dust Simulant
This set includes two samples of regolith engineered to be chemically and physically identical to the surface of the Moon. Each of the samples you receive will be identical to the surface dust from the two primary regions of the Moon:
- Lunar Highlands Regolith Simulant: Based on the brighter and older regions of the moon which include most of the moon’s craters.
- Lunar Mare Regolith Simulant is based on the darker regions of the moon, most of which are facing Earth. These areas are basins formed by lava flows after intense bombardment about 4 billion years ago.
