HOW WE USED NASA LUNAR SET IN PLANETARY MATERIAL SCIENCE ANALOG STUDIES ON LUNAR BASALTS AND BRECCIAS WITH INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS OF STEELS AND CERAMICS.

Analog studies play important role in space materials education. Various aspects of analogies are used in our courses. In this year two main rock types of NASA Lunar Set were used in analog studies in respect of processes and textures with selected industrial material samples. For breccias and basalts on the lunar side, ceramics and steels were found as analogs on the industrial side. Their processing steps were identified on the basis of their textures both in lunar and in industrial groups of materials.