LRS Lunar Mare Simulant

The LRS Lunar Mare Simulant (LRS-M) is a standard lunar regolith simulant developed by Maana Electric to replicate the basaltic material found in the lunar maria, based on Apollo average maria samples. It is composed of roughly 90% glass-rich basalt and 10% anorthosite, with a mean particle size of 75 microns (ranging from under 10 to 1,400 microns), and major oxide content including approximately 46.96 wt% silicon dioxide, 15.65 wt% aluminum oxide, 5.98 wt% magnesium oxide, and 9.85 wt% calcium oxide, along with trace elements such as chromium, manganese, nickel, strontium, and zirconium. Reflecting the high iron and titanium content typical of lunar mare regions, LRS-M is designed for in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) research, giving teams a terrestrial equivalent for testing hardware and processes intended for lunar operations.