Martian Analog (MGS-1 S)

Categories
MICRON-COSMIC ANALOGS
MARTIAN ANALOGS
Summary: AEROSOLS
Cosmic analogs subcategories
Martian dust
Origin

The MGS-1 (Mars Global Simulant) is made by sourcing individual minerals, including a proper treatment of the X-ray amorphous component. It was developed by the University of Central Florida.

Main constituent
Plagioclase
Practical significance

The MGS-1 analog is a mineralogical standard for basaltic soils on Mars, developed based on quantitative mineralogy from the MSL Curiosity rover.

Particle size Mie: reff (μm)
0.4
Particle size Mie: veff
0.06
Particle size

The sample was processed at the Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio (CSIC-ICV) to produce a narrow particle size distribution of submicron particles.

Size distribution plot:
Size distribution MGS-1 S
Size distribution table
size_MGS1S.txt
Imaging
SEM
SEM/TEM images:
MGS-1 S SEM Images
Color
Gray
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
488.00 nm
Scattering matrix (1) table
matrix_MGS1S_488nm_3.txt
Scattering matrix (1) plot:
Scattering matrix elements MGS-1 S - 488 nm
Scattering matrix (2) wavelength in nm
640.00 nm
Scattering matrix (2) table
matrix_MGS1S_488nm_3_0.txt
Scattering matrix (2) plot:
Scattering matrix elements MGS-1 S - 640 nm
Angle range (deg)
[3,177]
Reference/s
Martikainen et al., 2024