Journal
JOURNAL OF GEOTECHNICAL AND GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Volume 129, Issue 10, Pages 956-959Publisher
ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2003)129:10(956)
Keywords
soils; particle size distribution; classification; silts; sand
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Meteorite impact on the lunar surface produces a consistent, broadly graded soil. In this note, the geotechnical and geological systems are compared to characterize lunar soil. In geotechnical terms, the lunar soil particle size distribution is described as sandy silt/silty sand, well-graded. In geologic terms, it is described as very fine sand, very poorly sorted, nearly symmetrical, and mesokurtic. Because of its broad particle size distribution, lunar soil may be internally erodible.
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