Jezero Delta Simulant (JEZ-1) - Perseverance Landing, Martian Regolith

The Jezero Delta Simulant (JEZ-1) was made to simulate the Jezero Crater deltas being investigated by the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. Space Resource Technologies is able to simulate this from orbital data of the Jezero Crater and was quintessential for the preparation of the Perseverance Landing.  The Perseverance Rover’s main mission is to seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of regolith to possibly return to Earth. This mission will bolster the understanding we have of Martian Regolith, and further propel ISRU Research around the world, of which Space Resource Technologies will be a leader. The simulant is a mixture of MGS-1 mineralogy with smectite clay, Mg-carbonate, and additional olivine that have all been detected from orbital remote sensing in the Jezero Delta deposits. The state of lithification, mineralogy, and grain size distribution are likely variable throughout the Jezero Deltas; JEZ-1 represents unconsolidated material but can be compacted under various