MASC-2

Origin

The samples were produced using Mojave Mars Simulant 2 (MMS2) powder (Peters et al. 2008).

Main constituent
MMS2
Color
Brown-reddish
Particle size Mie: reff (μm)
1.25
Particle size Mie: veff
1.37
Size distribution plot:
Size distribution MMS2 (MASC-2)
Size distribution table
size_MMS2_powder_0.txt
Particle shape

We studied four 0.2 × 0.4 cm (radius × height) cylindrically shaped aggregates with different surface roughnesses: MASC-1, MASC-2, MASC-3 and MASC-4. 

SEM/TEM images:
MASC-2 SEM image
Images:
MASC-2 AFM Patch-2
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
640.00 nm
Scattering matrix (1) table
Matrix_MASC-2_640nm.txt
Scattering matrix (1) plot:
Scattering matrix elements MASC-2 640 nm
Refractive index

m(640 nm) = 1.5 +i 0.0003

Angle range (deg)
[94,177]
Reference/s
Frattin et al., 2025