Plasma Reduction of Lunar Regolith for In-Space ... - ISRU - Nasa
Plasma Reduction of Lunar Regolith for In-Space ... - ISRU - Nasa Plasma Reduction of Lunar Regolith for In-Space ... - ISRU - Nasa
Lunar Regolith Simulant(a) XRD pattern of plasma processed JSC-1 simulant showing predominant presenceof amorphous or glassy phase and (b) after background reduction shows the presenceof graphite (C), Fe (bcc), Mg, and hexagonal quartz (SiO 2 ), and potentially additionalreduced metallic species in a non-crystalline state.Plasma Processes, Inc 10-11-07
Agglutinate & Volcanic GlassAnalogue ParticlesAgglutinate ((a) A2)and (b)Spherical Particle((a) A1)(a) (b)Spot number Mg Al Si Ca Fe Ti O (balance) Total(b) 1 Matrix 3.330 9.880 21.900 8.460 6.790 1.080 48.380 100(b) 2 Bright spots 3.090 0.960 21.480 0.530 68.740 0.700 4.500 1001 0.001 10.380 34.110 0.015 0.072 0.004 55.410 1002 2.076 4.010 16.330 6.630 5.110 0.738 65.110 1003 3.450 4.630 16.740 6.930 7.140 1.349 59.760 1004 3.810 7.660 22.820 8.340 8.930 1.284 47.150 1005 0.787 4.810 12.250 3.790 10.890 0.632 66.850 100EDS analysis of S06-215 showing elemental iron on agglutinate surface (a – A2) anddispersed within agglutinate (b – 2). Shown in view (a) (3000x) are spherical particlessimilar to lunar volcanic glass (A1) and agglutinate similar to lunar agglutinates (A2).View (b) is a cross sectional view of a particle similar to A2 showing elemental iron onthe surface of the agglutinate and dispersed within it (arrow 2) and the matrix material(arrow 1).Plasma Processes, Inc 10-11-07
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<strong>Lunar</strong> <strong>Regolith</strong> Simulant(a) XRD pattern <strong>of</strong> plasma processed JSC-1 simulant showing predominant presence<strong>of</strong> amorphous or glassy phase and (b) after background reduction shows the presence<strong>of</strong> graphite (C), Fe (bcc), Mg, and hexagonal quartz (SiO 2 ), and potentially additionalreduced metallic species in a non-crystalline state.<strong>Plasma</strong> Processes, <strong>In</strong>c 10-11-07
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