Layer
Name
Wet JSC Mars-1 soil simulant (34 wt.% water, step #4 in the wetting sequence)
Type of layer
granular
Thickness
10.0  $\pm$ 2.0  $mm$
Texture
loose granular
Type of porosity
particulate
Formation mode
manual deposition
Temperature
293.0  $K$
Number
7
Arrangement
fluid in porous solid
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Liquid water 0.34 The abundance is measured precisely for the bulk sample but might not be representative of the very surface as vertical gradients of humidity are expected.
Ti-Magnetite 0.1386
Anorthite
Olivine
Ferrihydrite 0.0693
Augite
Orthopyroxenes