Publication Date:
2011-08-16
Description:
A lunar soil simulant was used in research on predicting the performance of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) on the moon. The simulant was prepared from ground basaltic rock whose grain size distribution was matched to the lunar soil samples collected by Apollo 11 and 12. The strength characteristics of the simulant, i.e., internal friction angle, cohesion, and cone penetration resistance, were tested in triaxial tests, trenching tests, and cone penetration resistance tests. Subsequent soil tests and LRV performance on the moon proved that the lunar soil strength characteristics could be successfully simulated.-
Keywords:
LUNAR AND PLANETARY EXPLORATION
Type:
Geotechnique; 24; Mar. 197
Format:
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