Martian Analog (JSC Mars-1 M)
Origin
The JSC Mars-1 sample consists of weathered volcanic ash from the Pu'u Nene cinder cone on the Island of Hawaii (USA).
Main constituent
Palagonite
Color
Brown
Particle size Mie: reff (μm)
2.7
Particle size Mie: veff
0.28
Particle size
The sample was processed at the Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio (CSIC-ICV) to produce a narrow particle size distribution centered at 3-4 micrometers.
Size distribution plot:
Size distribution table
SEM/TEM images:
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
488.00 nm
Scattering matrix (1) table
Scattering matrix (1) plot:
Scattering matrix (2) wavelength in nm
640.00 nm
Scattering matrix (2) table
Scattering matrix (2) plot:
Refractive index
The complex refractive indices of the JSC Mars-1 analogue were retrieved using the JSC Mars-1 XL sample for a wavelength range of 200-2000 nm (see Martikainen et al., 2023). For the wavelengths of the scattering matrix measurements, the values were interpolated as shown by Martikainen et al., (2024).
At 488 nm, n = 1.45 and k =0.00095. At 640 nm, n = 1.5 and k = 0.00065.
Optical Properties
Phase matrices
Angle range (deg)
[3,177]
Reference/s