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Simulants used in the tests
| Name | Producer | Country | Description | Loose state bulk density (g/cm3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHS-1 | Exolith Lab | The USA | Lunar highlands simulant | 1.36 |
| AGK2010 | AGH | Poland | General lunar simulant (the only analog available in Poland in a large quantity) | 1.35 |
| OPRL2N | Off Planet Research | The USA | Lunar mare simulant | 1.28 |
| JSC 1A | NASA and the Johnson Space Center | The USA | Lunar regolith simulant | 1.56 |
| CHENOBI | Deltion Innovations Ltd. | Canada | General lunar simulant | 1.39 |
| LMS-1 | Exolith Lab | The USA | Lunar mare simulant | 1.62 |
| ESA 06-A | European Space Agency | The EU | Iceland basaltic sand | 1.35 |
| ESA 01-E | European Space Agency | The EU | 3 mm basalt aggregate | 1.53 |
| UoM-B | University of Manchester | GB | Volcanic black dust/slag or iron ore | 1.36 |
| UoM-W | University of Manchester | GB | Crushed, dried, and graded glass sand | 0.95 |
Ferromagnetic fraction after magnetic separation_
| No. | Name | Ferromagnetic fraction (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LHS-1 | 11.44 |
| 2 | AGK2010 | 0.86 |
| 3 | OPRL2N | 97.06 |
| 4 | JSC 1A | 68.66 |
| 5 | CHENOBI | 4.48 |
| 6 | LMS-1 | 47.48 |
| 7 | ESA 06-A | 15.42 |
| 8 | ESA 01-E | 63.78 |
| 9 | UoM-B | 99.70 |
| 10 | UoM-W | 0.00 |