Current design reference missions for the Evolvable Mars Campaign (EMC) call for the use of in-situ resources to enable human missions to the surface of Mars. One potential resource is water extracted from the Martian regolith. Current Mars' soil analogs (JSC Mars-1) have 5-10 times more water than typical regolith on Mars. Therefore, there is a critical need to develop Mars simulants to be used in ISRU applications that mimic the chemical, mineralogical, and physical properties of the Martian regolith.
Mars Simulant Development for In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) Applications
2016 EISD Technology Poster Session (2016 JSC Technology Showcase) ; 2016 ; Houston, TX, United States
2016-11-16
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In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) Development Program
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