Martian regolith is the fine blanket of unconsolidated, loose, heterogeneous superficial deposits covering the surface of Mars. The term Martian soil typically...

Regolith (/ˈrɛɡəlɪθ/) is a blanket of unconsolidated, loose, heterogeneous superficial deposits covering solid rock. It includes dust, broken rocks, and...

Martian regolith simulant (or Martian soil simulant) is a terrestrial material that is used to simulate the chemical and mechanical properties of Martian...

Lunar regolith is the unconsolidated material found on the surface of the Moon and in the Moon's tenuous atmosphere. Sometimes referred to as Lunar soil...

in the Martian mid-latitudes because the overlying dusty ice blocks the harmful ultraviolet radiation at Mars’ surface. The Martian regolith is known...

October 17, 2012, at "Rocknest", the first X-ray diffraction analysis of Martian regolith was performed. The results revealed the presence of several minerals...

give a clearer picture as to how the Martian atmosphere works as a whole. It has been suggested that the regolith on Mars has high internal surface area...

combining chitin with Martian regolith. To build this, the biopolymers in the chitin are suggested as the binder for the regolith aggregate to form a concrete-like...

Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) is a robotic space probe set for launch in 2026 to bring back the first samples from Mars' largest moon Phobos. Developed...

Science, she said they tested the ability to grow hops in a simulated Martian regolith using Earthen soil as a control. In 2017, Gerardi joined a private...

lead to stable liquid at the surface. Given the complex nature of the Martian regolith, mixtures of salts are known to change the stability of brines. Modeling...

Sankaran, R.M. (2009). "Particle-size dependent bipolar charging of Martian regolith simulant". Geophysical Research Letters. 36 (13): L13201. Bibcode:2009GeoRL...

paragenetic tephra from a Hawaiian cinder cone has been mined to create Martian regolith simulant for researchers to use since 1998. The largest and most conspicuous...

idea of building space-bricks from biologically solidified lunar and martian regolith, and Gaganyaan astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla. An analog research station...

to the depth of the Martian regolith every billion years. Measurements from the Viking program indicate that the Martian regolith is composed of 60% basaltic...

Masamichi (2008). "Growth of terrestrial cyanobacterium, Nostoc sp., on Martian Regolith Simulant and its vacuum tolerance". Biological Sciences in Space. 22...

from Sithampoondi and Kunnamalai villages in Tamil Nadu. Lunar soil Martian regolith simulant Moon rock McKay, David S.; Carter, James L.; Boles, Walter...

(2011). "Cohesions, friction angles, and other physical properties of Martian regolith from Mars Exploration Rover wheel trenches and wheel scuffs". Journal...

Experiment: A small sample collection system in the forebody would bring Martian regolith into a heating chamber. The sample would then be heated to allow spectroscopy...

Retrieved 11 March 2023. Ben Evans (4 December 2016). "Six Wheels on Martian Regolith: 20 Years Since NASA's Pathfinder Mission Launched to the Red Planet"...

spectral properties of Martian dust, and is believed to be similar in composition and in origin to dusty component of the surface regolith of Mars. The palagonitic...

designed by the University of Arizona, is capable of making images of the Martian regolith with a resolution of 256 pixels/mm or 16 micrometers/pixel. The field...

itself, perhaps from a giant impact event suggested to have created the Martian dichotomy and the Borealis Basin. The second suggests that they are captured...

of life on Earth. Following the completion of the primary OSIRIS-REx (Regolith Explorer) mission, the spacecraft is planned to conduct a flyby of asteroid...

paragenetic tephra from a Hawaiian cinder cone has been mined to create Martian regolith simulant for researchers to use since 1998. Thermal and Evolved Gas...

temperatures and ultraviolet radiation, but also from wind storms and regolith dust. Martian lava tubes could possibly trap volatiles such as water which is...

; Kuzmin, R.O.; Zimbelman, J.R.; Costard, F.M. (1992). Ice in the Martian Regolith in Mars, H.H. Kieffer et al., Eds.; University of Arizona Press: Tucson...

lunar or Martian regolith to ‘get stone from blood’, to rephrase the proverb. We believe that human serum albumin extraterrestrial regolith biocomposites...

to be equivalent to Mars surface pressure. An example of regolith simulant is Martian regolith simulant (further information about Mars analogs List of...

Ecosystems to the Comprehensive Impact of Physical Factors of the Martian Regolith". Moscow University Soil Science Bulletin. 73 (3): 119–123. Bibcode:2018MUSSB...